Recently had my son's 5th birthday party here, we chose the monster crafts package and it was fantastic! The children loved it and Kirsty was amazing keeping all the little ones entertained. Great crafts and fabulous party food and delicious cakes for the grown ups 😋 Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a party venue for all age groups 👍🏻
Designate the Gate hosted our Christmas party and we couldn't have asked for more. From the beautiful, intimate setting, to the delicious food, gorgeous mulled wine and the activities to keep the children occupied, all delivered in such a friendly way. Everyone commented on what a lovely place it was and we really were made to feel at home. If you are looking for a venue for any time of event we would wholly recommend it here. Thank you Kirsty and co for all you did.
Attended a workshop hosted at Designate today.
As a venue, it was just brilliant.
Lovely, lovely food and a very warm welcome from Kirsty & Andy.
It was also the perfect place for a small workshop. All the technology you might need to conduct a seminar was there, but it’s also beautifully decorated, comfy, warm and with really delicious cakes.
Loved my veggie lunch - we’ll be back, & thank you!
Just had a great day at Designate The Gate at a Marketing workshop. The venue was a welcome change from the usual bland meeting rooms.
Our hosts Andy and Kirsty were excellent and the lunch and refreshments homemade and delicious.
I could recommend Designate The Gate as a great venue for business meetings and workshops.
I just had a surprise 40 family party on a Sunday afternoon. Designate is a great space which suited all the different ages from my 90 year old gran who enjoyed drinking tea by the fire to the kids who really enjoyed the craft session. The warmness from the hosts was truly special, they couldn't do enough for us. The food, curry and cakes was, delicious, they catered for our dairy and gluten free needs. Thank you so much, it was a day to remember
Held my 40th birthday party here last night. It could not have been better. The venue looked so pretty, the food was absolutely delicious. It was relaxed and elegant and Andy and Kirsty looked after all the guests brilliantly. Just perfect. Thank you so much.
Great venue for a party. We had a 7th birthday Teddy Bear picnic party theme. The guests enjoyed crafts, puzzles, a treasure hunt and a tasty picnic. All girls entertained throughout.
We all loved it. Thank you. �
We ate here while visiting Matlock on Saturday, the staff were really friendly and helpful, and it was such a lovely, cosy place with the sofas, blankets, and roaring fire. The staff told us that they were opening for he general public on the third long weekend of every month. We would totally have a party here as the decor is super cute. Thanks Designate! 🙂
Really nice and cozy place...highly recommended to come and chill�
Superb home cooked food,lovely warm friendly welcome atmosphere.You have to visit!☺ x
Excellent venue - had a lovely time yesterday for Helen and Barney's wedding - great service and food... will definitely be back again - love my clock �
I had my daughters birthday party here it was amazing and the girls loved the craft and tea party. Truly unique and the staff were lovely. Thank you so much x
They provided vegan dishes today at the #nationalhillclimb champs. Thank you so much for doing so. Tasty bean chilli and pumpkin soup to keep me warm whilst watching the climbers beast Bank road.
We had a cocktail evening here last Thursday, it was amazing. Thank you so much for making it perfect for the birthday girl. Will defiantly be back �
Don't miss a visit to this place
Quirky and well worth a trip
Loved today
This was my 3rd stay at Designate @ the gate. My first time was for a hen weekend (12 of us) post covid and we had the most amazing time. Party in the beach garden with great food and drinks.
2nd time with the other half, we had a lovely relaxing weekend and this time with my 2 daughters who loved the quirky/cosy left room. We enjoyed a pack lunch from Kirsty on our walk and ate at The Fishpond and The Remarkable Hare, both recommended.
I’ll definitely be back for a 4th time.
Love it here xx
We absolutely loved our stay in the snug, it was clean, spacious and gloriously quirky. Kirsty and Andy hosted our wedding reception for us and have been outstanding from start to finish. The food was gorgeous, the setting was beautiful and the service was top tier. A lot of our guests commented on how great it is there and how it was a perfect venue for an intimate wedding. We really felt looked after by Kirsty and Andy, they were really friendly, they helped us get set up and tidied up for us after, i feel they offered the best service throughout and we couldnt be anymore thankful to them. Thank you so much for the best time.
Stayed here for a night, great night's sleep. Quirky room with everything included in a great location. Would definitely stay again. 👌
Top venue for wedding nights, birthday partys etc. Outside space is stunning with a 'beach'. There's 3 superb overnight rooms that sleep 5 upwards in each. Kirsty and Andy provide an insanely warm welcome.
Wow! We booked the private room for 11 of us to gather together and ordered the tapas menu. Seriously, there was so much food we didn’t eat all of it and we can eat! One of our party is a self confessed fuss pot, she was able to order a pizza, and another is gluten intolerant, and was catered for without question. When one of our party was unable to come at the last minute, there was no problem! The atmosphere was just like being at home, the fire was lit, there are armchairs to relax in and Kirsty and her husband were the perfect hosts, attentive without being intrusive. A wonderful venue, definitely worth a visit. 10/10
A group of us went to Designate and had a fabulous tapas style menu in the cosy private room with comfy sofas and open fire - it really was like the comforts of home with none of the cleaning and washing up. The food was delicious and varied and Kirsty was really accommodating about different dietary requests, last minute changes and making us feel really welcome and relaxed. Nothing was too much trouble. It ticked all our boxes and we had a fantastic time - will definitely go again!
Fabulous evening Christmas Crafting with a delicious 3 course meal
Glad we dropped in for a drink, based on a recommendation from a local. Really nice place, friendly staff, great beer, chilled out atmosphere. Look forward to sampling the food next time I'm visiting.
Just had a great ukelele workshop weekend. Really well organised and good fun. A lovely interesting venue with good food all home cooked and a good bar! Would recommend a visit - look on the website for events.
Really lovely spot with great food and atmosphere. Extremely nice staff. We had a lovely evening next to the fire at their film night. Definately worth making the walk from town.
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