My mam and Geoff got married last Saturday and the night before all of the girls decided that we would stay in a cottage right next to the wedding venue. They were getting married at The Angel View Inn. They have rooms there, but as there was so many of us (12 I think) we were able to get the cottage for the night.

‘Edrose Cottage’ the sign said. It was such a quaint little place. The outside was rustic and old looking, but inside was modern and clean. I loved that all of the rooms had their own en-suites. I was a little worried beforehand whether there would be enough mirrors and bathrooms for everyone getting ready on the morning of the wedding. (There were plenty and no major disasters thankfully.)

I had a little peek through the gardens too. I always turn into a little kid, wanting to explore the nature and things. The garden was amazing. There were just massive apple trees everywhere. The floor was littered with them. There was a plum tree and blackberry bushes too. It went on for ages and right at the end was a little fence and just beyond it you could see the Angel of the North. There were gorgeous flowers and a bird house too. Honestly just looking through the garden made the stay worth it.

The Angel View Inn is a gorgeous place anyways. They have a lovely bar area, serve great food and appear to be right in the countryside. There’s normally the odd horse in the fields too. I've been for Sunday lunch and a posh meal before and the food didn't disappoint.

As for the cottage, it was great to have everyone all together, especially all of the girls, there was family that I’d never seen in a while and it’s very rare that we all get to spend time together and do stuff. So it was a nice treat.

A lot of us spent most of the night up at the actual wedding venue as we were prepping for the big day, sorting out decorations and things. It was a laugh though and we even got a few bottles of bubbly to help us along.

Afterwards we all went back to the cottage for girly chit chat, lots of pizza and sweet things and a few more glasses of fizz. 

Although we were only there for one night (and most of the night was spent elsewhere) I really enjoyed my stay. Like I said, it was great chilling and catching up with everyone. It was also like a treat to make the wedding more special if that makes sense. Sure we could have got a posh car and went from home to the venue, but where's the fun in that.

Have any of you stayed at the Angel View Inn recently?