Birthday venues

Cissbury Barns, Cissbury, Nepcote, Findon, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 0SR

Great for: Weddings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Exclusive use, Barn venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Outdoor ceremony licence
• Walled gardens
• Stretch tent
• Licensed bar
• Pétanque court
• AV equipment
• Wi-Fi
• On-site accommodation
• Bridal apartment
• Patio heaters

Restored early 19th-century flint barns on a family estate in the South Downs near Findon, hired exclusively. Ceremonies for 120 in the East Barn or the licensed woodland Glade, dinner for 120 in the West Barn, 200 in the evening, no corkage and three places to stay.

Horsted Place Hotel, Little Horsted, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 5TS

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Team building, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 80 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Exclusive use
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Bar
• Meeting rooms
• Gardens
• Golf
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Victorian Gothic country house hotel near Uckfield in East Sussex, with 17 rooms and gardens next to the East Sussex National golf courses. It is licensed for weddings and can be hired exclusively, and its Garden Room seats 80 for receptions, meetings and parties.

Pangdean Old Barn, Pangdean Farm, Pyecombe, Brighton, West Sussex BN45 7FJ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Exclusive use, Barn venue

• Up to 220 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Outdoor ceremonies
• In-house catering
• Licensed bar
• No corkage
• Walled garden
• PA system
• AV equipment
• Stage
• Free parking
• Wheelchair accessible

Exclusive-use, oak-framed Sussex barn built in 1720 on a 1,000-acre working farm in the South Downs, five miles north of Brighton, with ceremonies for up to 220 in the Old Barn, 70 in the Stable or outdoors in Mulberry Lodge, reception seating for 190, a flint walled garden, in-house bespoke catering and no corkage.

The Barn at Botley Hill, Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9QH

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Barn venue

• Up to 160 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Outdoor ceremony space
• Gardens
• Bar
• PA system
• Bridal preparation room
• Shepherd huts
• Approved caterers
• Parking

Three barns on the Titsey estate at the top of the Surrey Hills near Warlingham, run by a family business since 2019 and hired exclusively. Ceremonies take place in the red-brick Oakley Barn or the gardens, and the glass-fronted Main Barn seats 144 at long tables, with 160 in the evening. Three shepherd huts sleep guests on site.

Trunkwell House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, Berkshire RG7 2AT

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house

• Up to 350 guests
• Exclusive use
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Marquee
• Rooms to stay
• Bridal suite
• In-house catering
• Dry hire
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Gardens
• Parking
• Accessible facilities

Privately owned, exclusive-hire Victorian country house venue in 34 acres of Berkshire countryside near Reading, with a licensed summer pavilion, a Garden Marquee for up to 350, six boutique bedrooms, and over 25 years of hosting weddings, corporate events, team building, parties and Christmas.

Taplow House Hotel & Spa, Berry Hill, Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire SL6 0DA

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Team building, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 60 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Exclusive use
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Private dining
• Spa
• Outdoor pool
• Wi-Fi
• AV equipment
• Free parking
• Dog friendly

Family-owned, four-star Grade II listed Georgian country house hotel and spa near Maidenhead and Windsor, with exclusive-use weddings and conferences across all 30 bedrooms, the garden-view Grenfell Room for private dining and meetings, the Garden Room and Drawing Room, a five-bubble spa and delegate packages.

Long Furlong Barn, Long Furlong, Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3XN

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Exclusive use
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Gardens
• AV equipment
• Air-conditioning
• Wi-Fi
• Rooms to stay
• Parking

Grade II listed 1880 barns on the Jenkin family's farm near Worthing. Ceremonies for 130 in the licensed Cartshed or under an oak arch outdoors, receptions for 130 seated and 200 standing in the Granary, plus parties, Christmas nights and corporate events.

The Night Yard, Highland Court Farm, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent CT4 5HW

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue

• Up to 240 guests
• The Glasshouse
• Under the Eaves ceremony area
• Grass courtyard
• The Gallery
• The Snug
• Vintage chill-out corner
• Staffed and licensed bar
• Getting-ready suite
• Courtyard fire pit
• PA with wireless microphones
• Prop hire
• Parking for 80 cars

Restored 1898 brick cattle shelter on Highland Court Farm near Canterbury, with a modern glasshouse, courtyard and fruit orchards. Hired exclusively for weddings of up to 140 seated and 240 evening guests, plus corporate events and Christmas parties.

Ardington House, Church Street, Ardington, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Team building, Exclusive use, Country house, Riverside venue, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Riverside marquee
• Rooms to stay
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Tennis court
• Fly fishing
• Walled gardens
• Helicopter landing site
• Free parking
• Wi-Fi
• Dog friendly

A Georgian house built in 1719–21 near Wantage, home to the Baring family since 1939 and hired out exclusively with its walled gardens, Temple Island and a furnished riverside marquee for 200. Twelve bedrooms sleep up to 25, and the house hosts weddings, house parties, company retreats and filming.

Ward Avenue, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 8AZ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Exclusive use, Conference venue

• Up to 240 guests
• Bar
• Gardens
• Marquee
• Dance floor
• Civil ceremony licence
• Meeting rooms
• AV equipment
• Approved caterers
• Exclusive use
• Office space
• Outdoor bar
• Parking

Grade II* listed Georgian manor in Northwood Park, Cowes, given to the town by the Ward family in 1929 and now run by a charitable trust. Six function rooms include a Ballroom licensed for ceremonies of 140 with views to the Solent. Exclusive hire seats 240 conference-style or 170 to 200 for dining and dancing.

Cowdray Estate, Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0AQ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Exclusive use

• Up to 150 guests
• Exclusive hire
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Marquee space
• Gardens
• Golf course
• Indoor pool
• Outdoor pool
• Tennis court
• Restaurant
• Café
• Free parking

A 16,000-acre estate at Midhurst in the South Downs, home of Cowdray Park Polo Club. Cowdray House is hired exclusively with 22 bedrooms and Buck Hall for 150, the Walled Garden takes 10 to 100, and the golf clubhouse seats 80.

Pylewell House, Pylewell, East End, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 5SJ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Team building, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Gardens
• Beach access
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Kitchen for caterers
• Meeting rooms
• Outdoor event space
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Seventeenth-century country house on the Solent near Lymington, hired on an exclusive basis with private beach access and views to the Isle of Wight. Ceremonies take place under a sail structure or in the Colefax and Fowler drawing room, and the Pavilion seats 200. Weekend weddings include 13 bedrooms for 26 guests.

Fontwell Park Racecourse, Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel BN18 0SY

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Exclusive use, Stag and hen

• Up to 700 guests
• Horseracing
• Civil ceremony licence
• Marquee
• Restaurant
• Private suites
• Bar
• Gardens
• Viewing balcony
• Wi-Fi
• Free parking

Jumps racecourse in 65 acres between Arundel and Chichester, with the UK's only figure-of-eight steeplechase. Weddings in Fontwell House for 80 by day and 120 in the evening, the Premier Suite for 300, and multicultural weddings for up to 700 with a marquee.

Selden Barns, Old Selden Farm, 146 Selden Lane, Patching, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UL

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Licensed bar
• Walled garden
• Rooms to stay
• Bridal suite
• AV equipment
• Wi-Fi
• Free parking
• EV charging
• Wheelchair accessible

Family-owned, exclusive-use flint and brick barns in the South Downs National Park between Worthing and Arundel, with three licensed ceremony spaces for up to 100 indoors and 200 outdoors, a fairy-lit main barn with a Victorian mahogany bar, walled gardens, on-site cottage bedrooms and space for weddings, corporate events and parties.

Christine House, London Road, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent ME8 8PT

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Conference venue, Wakes

• Up to 450 guests
• Beulah Suite
• Rhema Suite
• Citrine Suite
• Beulah Lounge with bar
• Reception Area
• Bridal suite
• Professional kitchen
• In-house catering
• Cocktail service
• Civil ceremony licence
• On-site parking
• Overflow parking

Event venue on London Road, Rainham, with its own civil ceremony licence. Two suites join into the Beulah Suite for 450 seated, and an in-house kitchen cooks multicultural menus for weddings, conferences and parties.

Nurstead Court, Nurstead Church Lane, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent DA13 9AD

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Country house

• Up to 200 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Bar
• In-house catering
• Gardens
• Marquee
• Dance floor
• Exclusive use
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Private dining
• Sound and lighting
• Wi-Fi
• Parking

Grade I listed manor house near Gravesend, built in 1320 and home to the Edmeades family for 400 years, in 300 acres of Kent farmland. It is always hired exclusively. Ceremonies take 75 in the Drawing Room, and the garden marquee seats 120 for dinner and 200 in the evening. Ten guests can stay in Stable Cottage and three shepherd's huts.

Hampden House, Hampden Road, Great Hampden, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 9RD

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Exclusive use, Country house

• Up to 100 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Estate church
• Gardens
• Terrace
• Bridal suite
• Bar
• Wi-Fi
• Parking

Grade I listed Chiltern house shaped over 650 years by the Hampden family, 40 minutes from London. Weddings take exclusive use of the house, with four licensed ceremony spaces and a 14th-century church on the estate. Packages start at £22,500, and the house also hosts corporate, charity and private events.

The Warnham Barn, Rookwood, Robin Hood Lane, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3RR

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Team building, Barn venue

• Up to 100 guests
• Oak-beamed function barn
• Fully licensed bar
• Mezzanine meeting room
• Private veranda
• Terrace
• Dance floor
• Pitch and putt course
• FootGolf
• Complimentary wifi
• In-house catering
• Free car park

Restored 17th-century Sussex barn at Rookwood golf course, walking distance from Horsham town centre. Seats 80 for a wedding breakfast and 100 for an evening party, with a licensed bar, a mezzanine meeting room and pitch and putt on the doorstep.

Duncton Mill, Dye House Lane, Duncton, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0LF

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Celebrations, Birthdays, Exclusive use

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Licensed wooden lakeside lodge
• Three licensed outdoor ceremony areas
• Level marquee pitch
• Lakeside decking
• Four lakes
• Mains electricity (extra charge)
• Marquee package
• Fishing tackle hire
• Management living on site

Family-run lakeside venue in the South Downs National Park near Petworth, with four lakes across 12 acres. A licensed wooden lodge and three licensed lakeside spots for ceremonies, a level marquee pitch for receptions, and private fishing days for companies.