You probably were not born in a barn, but you can still get married in one! And who wouldn’t want to? The high wooden ceilings come alive when strewn with lights. The ample, rectangular floor-space allows for long, inclusive tables of feasting and merriment. As a wedding photographer, I’ve seen how beautiful the images turn out from weddings in barns. Wooden interiors go well with any décor and colour theme. And flowers and foliage look particularly bountiful and earthy in a rustic barn. See here a list of the 5 best barn wedding venues in Oxfordshire and its nearby surrounds.
Plan Your Wedding at One of These Beautiful Barn Wedding Venues in Oxfordshire
Tythe
This gem of a wedding venue sits in a small village called Launton. It is just a 30-minute drive from Oxford’s city centre. The venue offers several barns and well-kept gardens to frolic in. Moreover, a beautiful 17th-century farmhouse accommodates up to 14 guests.
A range of adaptable facilities allow their planners scope to help your vision to come to fruition. The largest barn can house 200 guests for the wedding party and up to 150 for a sit-down wedding breakfast. Parking is easy, with space for 75 cars on the grounds. The venue also accommodates large vehicles such as coaches or buses.
Choosing Tythe solves many tricky wedding logistics with ease. The venue managers provide a DJ, plus professional sound and lighting systems. They can transform the barn into a lively dance venue in no time. The barn’s natural acoustics also make it perfect for a live band. Their in-house caterers ensure your guests enjoy a sumptuous meal. The idyllic working farm setting enchants guests to no end from the moment they arrive.
The Great Barn
A more than viable alternative is The Great Barn – also just a 30-minute drive from Oxford’s city centre. The venue accommodates 130 guests for the ceremony. Additionally, it hosts 144 guests for a sit-down wedding breakfast and 175 for an evening reception.
Venue hire is always exclusive, allowing your loved ones to enjoy an intimate time in this stunning, country setting. Experienced, in-house planners will ensure that your wedding day goes smoothly. The venue hire provides cutlery, crockery, tables and seating for both indoor and outdoor use. It also provides napkins, glassware, lights, and a PA system. Consequently, this leaves minimal chances for things to go wrong on the day.
With the details of your day organized, you can enjoy adding personal touches with less stress and more fun. Three cottages are available for overnight stays and can accommodate 10 guests. This ensures your close friends and family can easily relax and fully enjoy the scenic venue.
Old Luxters Barn
Just a 40-minute drive from Oxford’s city centre is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. People know this area as the Chiltern Hills. Within these beautiful hills is a little town called Hambleden. Within this little town is a jewel called the Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery. And within this winery and brewery is a barn. The barn of your dreams, maybe. The rugged wooden beams against the white plastered walls create a light and elegant atmosphere with a rustic touch.
Old Luxters Barn hosted opera evenings in the past, providing it with excellent acoustics for live music. The venue also provides a full PA system for seamless plug-and-play performances. You can arrange the chairs in a horseshoe or gallery layout, which seat between 60 and 114 guests.
As a working vineyard, the venue hosts drinks receptions in its picturesque outdoor spaces. Couples can take stunning photographs among the vines and overlooking the valley. Every hire includes a stretch marquee for your drinks reception or your dance floor-of-a-lifetime. Onsite farmhouse accommodation can sleep 10. The little town of Hambleden offers a range of overnight options for your other guests.
Caswell House
A 30-minute drive West of Oxford’s city centre will transport you into the idyllic world of the Cotswolds. Nearby the little town of Burford is a fantastic wedding venue called Caswell House. White stone sets it and English countryside drapes it. As well as being a flat venue, perfectly navigable by wheelchair, Caswell House it is also thoughtfully eco-sustainable. Solar panels and a wood-pellet boiler power the venue sustainably. Pure spring water and a reed filtration system supply the grounds. This eco-conscious venue is kind to both you and the environment.
For a very low carbon footprint, this venue can host a whopping 200 guests for the evening festivities. It can also host 140 guests for the ceremony and wedding breakfast. Venue hire allows you exclusive access to 3 medieval barns for dancing and dining, inclusive of a PA system. It also gives you access to all the indoor and outdoor furniture you could need. The site can accommodate 28 adult guests and 8 children in style. And the lucky couple receives their beautiful honeymoon suite for free.
Cogges Manor Farm
Only a 25-minute drive from Oxford’s city centre will take you to our biggest venue yet. Cogges Manor Farm offers 2 beautiful barns built in the 1700s. Their wheat barn seats 200 guests for a wedding breakfast, while the barley barn accommodates fewer. The hire includes the barley barn, which can serve as a dance floor. You can also use it for the ceremony or a children’s area.
With over 1,000 years of history, this sprawling manor offers a remarkable setting. Producers recently chose the venue as a filming location for Downton Abbey and Colette. The magical walled garden and impressive manor house rival the beauty of the picturesque grounds. Just imagine the photographs. You and your guests enjoy exclusive use of the grassy, walled courtyard with the barns. Celebrations can begin at any time of day, but Cinderella’s carriage calls at midnight.
Which of these barn wedding venues in Oxfordshire is right for you?
To barn or not to barn…? Think of the lighting! There’s just something about the glow of warm light in a timbered room. Clusters of fairy lights and foliage overhead make it even more magical. A good photographer ensures that future photographs do justice to these gorgeous barn wedding venues in Oxfordshire. Feel free to look through my photography website. Discover how I can help make your day that bit more special.
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