Forss House Hotel
Idyllic country house wedding venue in Scotland, perfect for small weddings & elopements
Idyllic Scottish Highland wedding venue hidden amongst 20 acres of beautiful woodland.
Award-winning fine dining for up to 26 guests.
Perfect for intimate ceremonies and microweddings.
14 unique countryside bedrooms to choose from for your bridal suite.
Spectacular waterside location.
An entirely bespoke day: wedding menu, flowers, photography, ceremony room and so much more!
Prices & Key Facts
Prices
Price Band: ££ - £££
Typical Price: £5,000
Price Range: £1,500 - £10,000
Hire Price Range: £1,500 - £10,000
Per Person Price Range: £150 - £200
Capacity
Guests for a ceremony: 26
Guest Capacity (min/max): 2 / 26
Guests for sit down meal: 2 - 26
Accommodation
Accommodation Rooms: 14
About Forss House Hotel
Discover the magic of perfectly petite weddings, hosted in the hidden Highlands. Redefining romance... Tucked away amidst 20 acres of wonderful woodlands, below a waterfall, on a loop of the gently meandering River Forss, our idyllic Scottish country house hotel is home to micro weddings, runaway "I do" moments, romantic vow renewals, and soul-stirring elopements that redefine romance.
Where country-cosy meets glittering elegance, Forss House is home to award-winning fine dining and heartwarming hospitality. For small weddings, filled with love, we are the perfect Scottish wedding venue. We can host up to 26 guests for dining, or can create a truly special elopement wedding - just for 2.
A wedding at Forss House Hotel in Caithness is an invitation to realise your dreams of a deeply special celebration. You'll design your day from start to finish - choosing seasonal menus to be enjoyed by the flicker of candlelight and selecting perfectly matched wines - ensuring your celebration is a feast for both the heart and palate.
As the sun sets on your special day you can toast your love beneath the vast starlit Caithness skies (one of the best places in Scotland to see the Northern Lights!) and enjoy one last dram of whisky from one of the best stocked whisky bars in the north, before slinking off to bed. Will you choose a Radclyffe Room with a giant copper tub for two? Or a riverside suite where you can whisper sweet nothings without interruption? Well... apart from the soul-stirring rush of the waterfall, outside your window.
Let Forss House be a chapter in your unique love story.
The Details
Venue Type
Boutique hotel
Country House
Elopements
Historic
Intimate Venue
Outdoor / Garden
Small Hotel
Unique & Unusual
Weekend Hire
Additional Facilities
Walled Garden
Contact & Location
Forss House Hotel
Forss House Hotel, Thurso, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7XY, Highland, United Kingdom
FAQs
Absolutely! Forss House is a relaxed and intimate venue. Exclusive use will give you run of the grounds, the main house, and all 14 bedrooms. For the ultimate country house wedding experience, we recommend exclusive use! We offer exceptionally competitive prices for exclusive use weddings.
As a Scottish wedding venue, we don't actually require a license! In Scotland it is the individual (e.g. the registrar) who holds the license, as opposed to the venue. This means that you can get married anywhere (with the landowner's permission!) With that in mind, we have complete flexibility on where you hold your ceremony - in the main house, the gardens, by the waterfall, or in the surrounding grounds.
Definitely! Outdoor weddings are available at Forss House Hotel. You can get married on the lawns, in the surrounding grounds, or at the edge of the meandering River Forss.
No. We have an exceptionally talented culinary team, and are the only restaurant in Caithness with 2AA Rosettes. All catering is taken care of by our team, and our Head Chef will design a menu that reflects your taste, the season, and any dietary requirements.
We encourage exclusive use of the venue, starting the day before your ceremony. In this instance, you will be able to access the hotel from 12:00. Otherwise, access will be available from the morning of your ceremony. Our friendly team will do everything they can to help ensure everything goes smoothly, and will help you plan these aspects.
Yes! We allow fireworks at our wedding venue.
Yes! We allow biodegradable confetti and dried petal confetti at our wedding venue.
Yes, candles are allowed at our wedding venue.
Absolutely! In fact, there is a choice of bridal suites! We recommend one of our Radclyffe Bedrooms - Brimside, Torran and Cairnmore - located in the main house, they are our most luxurious bedrooms. These suites feature roll-top tubs, his and hers sinks, and garden views.
Yes, we have 14 bedrooms in the main house and gardens, plus a 4 riverside suites located in separate cottages.
Yes, we can recommend additional accommodation in Thurso and surrounds.
Definitely! Forss House Hotel is a very dog-friendly hotel, in fact we even have our own pup on site. You are very welcome to invite your four-legged friends to your wedding.
Our Sustainability Commitments
Forss of Nature... Forss House is a special destination that is part of the Original Collection. As a collection, we understand the importance of our responsibility to future generations. We are acutely aware that the choices we make at The Forss House Hotel, if they're not environmentally driven, could affect this. We don't do 'green' by halves; we're evolving our operations to protect our natural environment from any adverse effects our hotel could have. We are making eco-conscious changes, implementing them in every aspect of the hotel. We are committed to continuous improvements in our business in across these core areas of sustainability: Energy Efficiency, Carbon Reductions, Purchasing Policies, and Single Use Plastic Elimination. Detailed ethics, sustainability and purchasing policies can be found on our website. We welcome the opportunity to discuss eco-friendly weddings and celebrations.