Frequently asked questions
No question is too silly, so get in touch if we have not answered all of your questions.
What does the venue include?
Depending on your chosen package.. a whole weekend of fun, starting on Friday and taking you right through to Sunday! Our stunning woodland venue includes: a marquee barn & dance floor, a bar area under the gazebo, woodland ceremony space with gazebo, camp site, Bridal Bell Tent & two shepherds huts & other pitched tents. The celebration field is available for tipi’s & marquees or as an extra space for games or your ceremony. Some accommodation has an additional cost.
Are we licensed for marriage?
Registered for a Registrar? Yes we are fully licensed to hold your legal wedding ceremony on our events venue and field. Lots of beautiful options.
How can we help create your perfect occasion?
We definitely can. We would be pleased to help you create your perfect day. We can source your marque or tipi. Sort your decorating needs from the barn to the ceremony space. We offer many in-house options, including great tasting & beautifully presented food options. Where we can’t supply your food needs we have great suppliers to hand. Let us take the stress out of booking different suppliers. Use us to fulfil many of your needs from guest favours & food to the pub price bar. We ask that you either have a bring and share bar or we provide this service for you.
We provide a wonderful selection of GF, DF and vegan foods. Check out all the options here. Other catering option, with extensive ‘free from’ options can be found here.
Can we have music?
You can use our sound system and have your own playlist ready to dance the night away, well at least til 11pm, or you can have you chosen band play fully amplified music up to10.30pm, a Temporary Events Notice will be required for this, £35. You can then switch to a silent disco or acoustic guitar music & any guest not staying the night must have vacated no later than 12 midnight. So take off your shoes and dance…..get out the guitars and play all day.
Catering?
BBQ the night before, we have a gas BBQ that can be hired for £125 or use the selection of BBQ’s provided on your pitches, or let us get the pizza oven going. We offer a fresh and unique approach to catering; choose from our beautiful selection or ask us about making your desired wedding breakfast, design your own menu for your day, be comfortable and stay within your desired budget. This gives you absolute flexibility and gets away from the traditional costs and restrictions imposed by normal in-house caterers. We have wonderful GF, DF & vegan options too, check them out here.
Check out our upgrades & extras page for details of all we currently have listed, but don’t forget, if you have a menu idea, we will do all we can to make it happen. Our food is beautifully presented, but uncomplicated & fantastic value. We won’t be beaten on price or service. We are dedicated to making your celebration perfect.
Corkage?
We will not charge you corkage when you are using our bar and simply want your table wine serving with you main meal, we do ask that if you are having our cash only, pub price bar, that you don’t provide more than one bottle of wine per 6 guest and one glass of fizz per guest. We do have a minimum take on the bar, so we need to encourage your guests to use us. We try to stay competitive and want to provide for all your guests needs. If you feel your guest numbers will not make good enough use of the bar, please have a bring and share bar. We do ask that you don’t bring any other bar onto our events venue.
Can we organise the finer details and bookings for you?
Yes we can…We will relieve you of the burden of all the organisation from bookings to decorating. We have gathered together some very special, key suppliers. We have seen their work, checked their credentials and know they provide a service second to none, at very competitive rates. We seek to assist you with all your organisational requirements by managing all your individual bookings including your Marque or Tipi. We look forward to being part of making your day perfect by organising specific elements, compèring & getting guest where you want them to be!
What happens if it rains?
If it rains, the barn can hold up to 80 people comfortably, we also have a 6x4m marque & gazebo. We can also get out the umbrellas, or take off our shoes and simply dance!
Can we bring our dog?
Yes you absolutely can, they are an important member of your family and we would welcome their presence at your celebration.
Do we have exclusive use of the venue?
Yes absolutely…depending on your chosen package you will get exclusive use of your venue for the day of your ceremony.
Can we source our own suppliers?
Yes you can, we pride ourselves in having fabulous, competitively priced providers, however you are welcome to source your own. We make a communication charge for outside providers who are off our providers list. £100 per outside catering supplier. We will provide for all your bar needs.
Can we let of fireworks or Chinese lanterns?
We do NOT allow the use of fireworks or Chinese lanterns. We are located in a beautiful rural location but as a responsible member of the rural community, our priority has to be the well being of local residents & livestock. Sparklers are welcome.
Can we book a bank holiday?
Sorry in general we say no you can’t, but exceptions can be made and a Bank Holiday weekend will incur a surcharge starting from £600 depending on the package chosen, the ceremony day & which month the bank holiday falls in.
Can we alter the packages listed?
Absolutely….Use our packages as a starting point, but please contact us to see how we can tweak things to make your day extra special, and of course if you haven’t already been to see us we’d love you to arrange a visit.
Who gets to set up?
You do….we anticipate you will set everything up yourselves if you have not booked us to supply any of your decoration, catering or bar needs. We leave you a furnished, clean setting and let you get that set up as desired. We anticipate you will take your chairs to the ceremony space yourselves and return them. When we do the decorating we will take them to the ceremony space and decorate them, but ask that you return them to the events venue.
You can organise the campsite as desired, we will leave you to arrange your guests and allocate their spaces.
Who gets to clear up?
You do….we anticipate you will leave the venue looking as you found it.