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Last update: October 2024

The Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa is a stunning hotel wedding venue set in Leek, Staffordshire, amid the picturesque Staffordshire Peak District. Every celebration is tailored to you, from intimate civil ceremonies and partnerships and vow renewals to luxurious wedding breakfasts. With beautiful gardens, stunning views over the Roaches, and surrounding countryside, this venue is the perfect location to host your special day.

Facilities and Capacity

The Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa has been owned by the Kirk family since 1981. Over the last 43 years, the Kirk family has gained a wealth of experience in planning and hosting successful wedding celebrations. These premises are now operated by the second generation.

Our Wedding Hosts are Wendy, Lisa & McCaila, all of whom have celebrated their marriages here at The Shoes! Between our team we have 54 years of service here, now that’s a wealth of wedding experience! You’re in safe hands!

The location in which this venue is set means that the views from the gardens are magnificent. Patios and outside seating for those long summer nights with stunning backdrops for photographs allow you to make the most of breath-taking views of the Staffordshire Peak District. You can get ready onsite in our huge en-suite preparation suite, complete with outdoor rooftop terrace and bathroom, lit mirrors, and makeup and hair stations.

Services Offered

The Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa has a long-standing team of Wedding Hosts that is dedicated to ensuring your every need is met. You can be assured of more personal service as these professionals join you in your wedding preparations. This venue also boasts 20 boutique-style accommodation rooms. You and your loved ones may also enjoy services at the Mill Wheel Spa on these premises.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Small hotel
Pub or restaurant
Unusual weddings
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Health suite

Other features:

Accessible facilities
Car parking
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for The Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa

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Emma
Emma A. Sent on 06/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

My Dream fairytale wedding!!!

Our wedding day was at the AMAZING Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa on Saturday 12th October 24.

I was cinderella for the day and married my prince! From the moment we woke until we went bed it was a magical day... We initially booked our wedding in January 23 when we first visited the venue we knew it was the one. Everything about it just felt perfect. Before we got married we would often visit the venue for some food or a cheeky spa overnight stay. This venue has everything to offer and is very affordable price too. We had our final meeting with Lisa and she explained everything that would happen on the day and made us free at ease before the big day.

The staff are all absolutely amazing and always went above and beyond for us . We are forever grateful for making our day so special and for all the memories that we will treasure forever. So a massive thank you to all the entire team at Three horseshoes!!!! We can't wait to see you soon ❤️❤️. Special mention to McCaila, Kirsty & Chelsea who looked after us all day. You are an absolute credit to the three horseshoes and amazing at what you do!!! You made me relax and enjoy every single second of my wedding.. The whole day was perfectly organised and I didn't worry about anything.

Overall we were so overwhelmed with how perfect the day went.

The three horseshoes gets a massive recommend from us for anyone to get married here!!!!!!

Thank you from the new Mr & Mrs Adams ❤️


Alexandra
Alexandra B. Sent on 22/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect day

Three horseshoes was amazing from first contact all through the day and beyond. Everything ran like clockwise and the staff could be more helpful. Amazing venue, food, music and views. Couldn't ask for anything else. Excellent value for money.
MR Tom
Mr Tom R. Sent on 05/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Summer Wedding

The Three Horseshoes have been the most amazing venue and team. They have been so helpful and responsive from the start and couldn’t do enough to help our day run smoothly.

The venue is beautiful, the food exceptional. Can’t recommend enough. On the day the team made sure we were relaxed and had everything we needed.

We had lots of young families at our wedding so the climbing frame was a hit!
Louise
Louise G. Sent on 02/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Louise & Jason Green

We had the best day and everything was brilliant from start to finish. The staff dealt with every request and were very helpful and friendly. We would recommend anyone wanting a well organised day to book their wedding at the three horse shoes…
The venue is perfect and the gardens with the spectacular backdrop of the roaches is beautiful for photos. We stayed for an extra night to make use of the spa to relax and enjoy a discounted minimoon which was the best decision after a busy day. Thank you for making it such a memorable day.
Lianne
Lianne Sent on 07/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding was just perfect!

Thank you all so much for making our wedding day just perfect!

From arriving the night before with our family and friends, we were made to feel so welcome and it just relaxed us all straight away!
Even while we were having our evening meal, our lovely waiter introduced himself and said he would be looking after us on our wedding day.

On the day itself, we didn’t feel rushed and we were able to relax and get ready in the gorgeous preparation suite.

The ceremony was perfect, with guidance from Lisa before and throughout, nothing was too much too trouble and we got married with all our favourite people around us.

Even a thunderstorm didn’t stop us from enjoying our drinks reception outside, as the canopy was quickly opened to save our guests (and us) from becoming drowned rats!

The wedding breakfast was perfect, everything came out hot and so delicious, I think you’ll be getting a lot of new customers!

The reception was perfect too, the big roast went down a treat as did all of the other food. The space in the room was ideal for those who wanted to dance and those who wanted to sit and talk.

We wouldn’t have chosen anywhere else and it means the world to us that we could get married and feel like part of the Three Horseshoes family! We can’t wait to come back and visit as Mr and Mrs Hadfield!

Thank you all again so much, it was such an amazing day x
Julie
Julie S. Sent on 13/04/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Mrs Roberts

Wonderful Day ! Is the best way I can describe my wedding day at the Three Horseshoes. Lisa was very precise with her planning, but followed my instructions for the room layout perfectly. The food was outstanding, we had Leek soup, Roast Beef , Sticky Toffee Pudding . Plenty of food and high quality. We used the bridal preparation room , and I would recommend this . Fantastic facility.
The venue location is beautiful and can’t be faulted. It rained on our day but still managed to get so me beautiful photographs.
My only criticism would be they reconsider the check in times for rooms . We felt it was too late , and guest travelling from a distance had to use disabled rest rooms to get changed even when they had a room booked for the same day .
However the quality and cleanliness of the rooms were first class.
Rachael
Rachael R. Sent on 12/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mr and Mrs Boswell

Me and my husband had our wedding at the Three Horse Shoes Inn on the 22nd July 2023. They could not be more accommodating if they tried, any queries I had before the wedding was answered straight away. The day run smoothly with absolutely no hitch at all, the food was also amazing. Everything from start to finish was organised brilliantly. I can’t thank the whole team enough for making our special day the best day ever.
Robert
Robert M. Sent on 02/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing venue and staff

We got married at the three horse shoes in October 2023.

And WOW, the venue and staff were fantastic, we could of not hoped for our day to have gone any smoother.

we booked our wedding approx. 3 years prior to our wedding day, and from the first booking, straight through to our big day, the communication was fantastic.
we found the staff really friendly and very helpful.

With so much planned on our big day with venue decorators, singing waiters, live entertainment for the evening, a piano singer, we didn't know how all this was going to work.
But the venue staff made it work.
Wendy, Lisa and McCaila were our main contacts and was with us every step throughout our big day, you were all amazing, thank you so much for making our day so special.
also a massive well done to all the staff at the venue.

We could not have wished for anything more from the Three horse shoes.
The food was amazing, and the scenery for our wedding photo's was beautiful..

Thank you all so much and we both look forward to seen you all, when we return to visit again for our anniversary Spa Day.

Love Mr & Mrs Matner
Clare
Clare N. Sent on 21/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding

We held our wedding here on 10/02/2024 and truly had the most magical day! Nothing was too trouble for the staff, they took care of every little detail of the running of the day so that we could both fully enjoy it.
The room looked absolutely stunning and they had everything set up exactly as I pictured it in my head, the food was amazing and all the guest commented on how fantastic it was.
Really glad we chose the three horseshoes for our wedding and would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
Di Smith
Di Smith Sent on 28/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Unforgettable day. Great venue.

We cannot praise the staff at the venue enough for their help and professionalism through our day. They took care of everything I wanted and I didn’t need to worry about a thing. I didn’t use a venue dresser and chose to create my own centrepieces and aisle displays etc. I was worried about getting these all set up in the way I wanted them but I left them instructions and they displayed everything exactly as I had hoped. The food was beautiful and the service was exceptional. I genuinely can’t thank the staff enough for their help. The only tiny criticism is I feel the wedding preparation suite could be part of all packages they offer (it’s included in some but not all). At 250.00, it’s quite expensive if you literally need if for an hour before the ceremony. All in all THANK YOU to everyone at The Shoes. I would urge anyone to use this venue for their own special day.
Katie
Katie F. Sent on 14/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

What a wonderful wedding

A wonderful wedding from start to finish. If you are looking for a wedding on a budget or a small intimate wedding like we did… look no further! The Three Horseshoes cater for all weddings both big and small! What a perfect venue with wonderful customer service! We would choose this again and again! Thank you so much for your hospitality!

We couldn’t actually stay here on our wedding night due to dog commitments so we were given a voucher! A peaceful location a stones throw away from Leek! We love this place. With views to die for! Thank you!
Teresa
Teresa H. Sent on 14/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Venue

We had our wedding at The Three horseshoes Inn September 10th 2022 and it exceeded all of our expectations. Wendy and all of the staff went above and beyond to help ensure our wedding day went as smoothly as possible.
Any questions we had prior to our wedding day were very promptly answered and help was always available for us.
All of our guests complimented the excellent food quality and the service was so efficient for all of our 93 guests ensuring that we all ate together. Drinks remained flowing during the day and the staff were so polite and friendly it really made our day for our guests to be so well looked after.
The rooms to stay over are all excellent and tastefully decorated with a variety of prices available for all budgets.
Enchanted decorated the wedding venue for us and it took our breath away it was way beyond our expectations absolutely stunning and very classy.
The change over from the ceremony to the wedding breakfast room was so quick by all of the waiting on staff and it was all completed whilst we were having our photographs in the absolutely stunning gardens. Really these views over the roaches are absolutely stunning as well as many areas of the Three horseshoes garden areas to have some beautiful photographs taken.
We were also impressed by the bridal suite where I was able to share getting ready having hair & makeup done with my sisters and close friends, this room is amazing it has dressing tables, ensuite shower room, a lounge area and an elevated outdoor terrace with seating areas where we enjoyed a glass of prosecco whilst getting ready.
Wendy was amazing at keeping me informed with what would happen next and she also kept the groom informed too. She was such a calming influence and helped to ensure that I was ready to walk down the aisle looking my best, she made sure my wedding dress was fanned out at the back and gave me good advice regards holding the bouquet. A lovely touch was how the waiting on staff were lined up to greet me as I entered the area ready to walk towards the aisle with my Nephew who was giving me away, it all added to the experience of making our day so special, magical and very classy.
Last but not least we definitely recommend their own DJ Nicky he was brilliant and played all of the music we had requested.
Everything we could have ever wished for was all catered for at this venue and we both definitely recommend having your wedding here or any special parties or anniversaries. Excellent value for our wedding and very reasonably priced for the quality and all that is available for everything you need on your wedding day.
Melissa
Melissa B. Sent on 19/04/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The Three HorseShoes

The most perfect venue for everything for the most magical day you want. All the staff are so very helpful and friendly, they can’t do enough for you from beginning to end, plus also the build up to your day, anything you needed to ask was no trouble at all for them. They made us feel so at ease & relaxed, & everything just ran so smoothly being in their capable & experience hands.
The setting inside and the views outside for your photos are just breathtaking.
We would definitely recommend The Three HorseShoes to anybody wanting their wedding there.
J
Jodie F. Sent on 05/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Venue

We had our wedding at The Three Horseshoes on the 18th October and from start to finish everything was perfect. From booking and having meetings with the venue to the actual day was just fantastic service! Lisa who we had our final meeting with just put our minds at rest and explained what would happen on the day in full detail and listened to everything we wanted. McCaila who was our wedding coordinator on the day was absolutely fantastic! I was so nervous and she instantly put my mind at rest and made sure everything run exactly how it should! She even threw my veil in the air for pictures and got so involved it was amazing! All the staff involved on the day were brilliant! The food was amazing and they even catered for my little girl who is dairy and soya intolerant, nothing was too much trouble! We 100% recommend The Three Horseshoes and it was the best decision we made to get married at this beautiful venue!! Thank you to everyone at the horseshoes who made our day so magical!
A
Amelia B. Sent on 20/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have asked for a better day!

We booked the three horse shoes through a bespoke company and from the get go it was amazing, the communication was top notch they did what we wanted on the day as if nothing else mattered, Kirsty was fab talked us through the day, took my stress away! she had everything under control, the food was outstanding the value and the quality had everyone talking about it!

The evening was amazing and just a big thank you to all the staff that were so patient with all the ferals(children) you really did make everything so much easier!
We just want to say a big thank you to each and everyone one of you who helped and contributed to our very special day!
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