Balmule House

This is our 4th stay and have already planned our 5th and 6th! Looking forward to trying out the Trout Pond on our next trip. The livestock make the country living a great treat when taking morning and evening walks. The staff are super responsive and very accommodating for our special events that we host on-site!

Balmule House was the venue selected by my daughter and son-in-law for their wedding. There are so many fantastic things to say, that it’s a challenge to put them in an order. The house and grounds are beautiful which includes a walled garden, a running stream and waterfall. This was a wedding for 50 guests, and larger weddings are well accommodated with a marquee in the grounds. The house was perfect for our size of wedding with a central area for music and dancing and adjacent rooms for relaxing and comfort and family and guests moved between these throughout the day and night. We used all of the 10 bedrooms which are over two floors - beautiful large rooms with en-suite bathrooms with several that are almost the same size as the room itself. There are also small kitchen areas in each floor too which is very convenient. It was all just perfect for the wedding but it was the owner, Franc, and his team - Colin and Grant, who brought the weekend to beyond perfection. They were an ever-present supportive presence in the background for everything that was needed for us and our guests. From a constant supply of teas and coffees, to providing one guest with a needle and thread, to hanging up a mirror ball when we couldn’t find a place on our stands, they went over and above the call of duty to make sure everything was taken care of, right into the early hours of both evenings, and they appeared to enjoy providing this exceptional level of service. During the day, they demonstrated mastery in changing rooms around - from breakfast room to ceremony room to evening cafe style room, and wedding dinner room, to next day’s breakfast room, they managed this as smoothly as changing sets during a theatre production. On our arrival, they unloaded vehicles, made sure that everything went to the correct rooms, valet parked our vehicles. On our departure morning, nothing was rushed, and they remained exceptionally helpful right up until we left. There was a lot of packing up but Franc and team made sure that we felt we were under no time pressure and were always present to help. For large events, external caterers are required and Seven Events Scotland also did a perfect job. It was their first time in Balmule House and Franc and team worked perfectly with them to deliver a seamless service. Their food and service was excellent, but for our breakfasts and dinner on the set up evening, Grant, who is chef at Balmule, demonstrated his exceptional skills in cooking, presentation and also adapting - due to the storm, a supplier couldn’t deliver a specific ingredient and the adaptation that Grant made, resulted in a dessert that actually exceeded the original! This is one review that I can’t think of too many things to say, but with only one shot at capturing such an important memory as my daughter’s wedding - Franc, Colin and Grant and the setting of Balmule House, made it not only perfect, but also relaxed and stress free. We’re now wondering what other celebrations

This house is stunning. We attended as a party of 20 guests. The house comfortably accommodated all of us and still felt spacious. We took advantage of the dry weather and explored the beautiful grounds, the magical garden which is lit at light and creates a wonderful peaceful escape. All the rooms are luxurious and with their own coffee facilities. The kitchen is spacious and well equipped. The owner & care taker were attentive and super responsive and nothing was too much trouble. We are booked to come back it’s that good 👌