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Last update: June 2025

🌿Bake Barn Where Country Charm Meets Contemporary Style Offering Endless Possibilities

Looking for a wedding venue that blends historic charm with modern style? Welcome to Bake Barn - a beautifully restored stone threshing barn tucked away in the Wiltshire countryside. Originally built centuries ago, this one-of-a-kind space was transformed in 2010 into a stunning venue that’s now a favourite for stylish weddings and unforgettable celebrations.

The main barn is nothing short of breathtaking. Think high, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and huge arched windows that flood the space with natural light and frame the countryside beyond. At one end, there’s a grand stone fireplace with cozy hearth seating; at the other, a striking wall-mounted clock. The neutral stone walls and wooden floors let you put your own stamp on the space, whether you're dreaming of rustic romance or modern elegance. Plus, there's a fully equipped professional kitchen on-site - a caterers dream!

Step through the separate entrance lobby (complete with cloakroom and stylish restrooms), and you’ll find a hidden gem upstairs: The Beaters Loft. This light-filled, loft-style space has countryside views, cool industrial vibes with metal beams, a private kitchenette and its own bathroom. It’s perfect for getting ready, private moments, or a wet weather back-up for your ceremony or throw an afterparty.

Outside, there’s a gorgeous gravel courtyard, enclosed by a traditional dry-stone wall and a lawn that's an ideal spot on which to errect a marquee. Across the courtyard sits the Loggia - an open-fronted stone building with stunning views. One half is ideal for setting up a bar with its rustic oak door and stone charm, while the other offers overhead seaters and a giant fire bowl—perfect for late-night chats under the stars.

Here’s the best part: the entire venue is licensed for civil ceremonies. Say your vows in the courtyard, beneath the beams of the barn, in the cozy loft, or even under a marquee on the lawn. Whether your guest list is intimate or full-on party mode, you’ve got complete flexibility to create the day that reflects you.

🌿Key Details:

Type of Venue: large barn with separate spacious first floor room, outside courtyard, open-fronted barn and lawn.

Guest Numbers: maximum of 150 guests seated inside for dinner.

Licensed for Civil Ceremonies: yes.

Exclusive Use: yes.

Access: for 4.5 days - if your event is on a Saturday, we give you access from Thursday morning until midday Monday, so why not make a weekend of it?

Loo Facilities: disabled, ladies and gents loos, plus baby changing and cloakroom.

Kitchen Facilities: professional catering kitchen.

Parking: on site.

Camping: lots of space for camping - why not set up a bell tent village?

Dry Hire: you will need to hire everything you want to use ie. tables and chairs, stretch tent, marquee etc.

Noise Restrictions: none.

Time Curfew: none.

Suppliers : you are free to use whomever you want and we have a long list of recommended suppliers that we will share with you.

Accommodation: there is a selection of accommodation close by, including on the estate, we don’t manage it, but we can give you a list of what’s available.

Location and Transport: 15 miles west of Salisbury, with easy access from the A303. The nearest train station is Tisbury, which goes into London Waterloo and is only a 10 minute car journey away.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Unusual weddings
Historic
Landmark
Marquees and tents
Woodland and festival
Barn
Outdoor license
Tipis and yurts
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Fire ceremony
Civil ceremony licence
Religious ceremony license

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Private catering allowed
Buffet meal facilities

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Pet-friendly
Elephant baraat permitted
Horse baraat permitted
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Reviews for Bake Barn

Ben
Ben C. Sent on 24/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect venue for our wedding

We just had our wedding at Bake Barn and we would 100% recommend it. It is the perfect place for a dry hire wedding if you are looking for a beautiful indoor space with great and versatile outdoor setting. There are no noise restrictions so we were able to have a proper party! Lots of parking space, a great kitchen for caterers and a good list of experienced suppliers to help you make it work for you. The team were also incredibly supportive in all the preparation and clean-up.
Georgina
Georgina Sent on 13/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding venue

We had the most incredible wedding day at Bake Barn - it truly is a stunning venue. The barn itself is beautiful and has so much character, while also giving you the freedom to really make it your own thanks to the dry hire setup. It allowed us to bring our vision to life completely, which made the day feel so personal and unique.

The surrounding area is absolutely gorgeous, with rolling countryside all around. It’s such a peaceful and special place, and all our guests commented on how beautiful the setting was.

We honestly couldn’t have asked for a better venue - everything came together perfectly, and it’s a day we’ll never forget.
Beth
Beth Sent on 30/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect setting for our perfect wedding

Couldn't recommend having your wedding (or any big event) at Bake Barn!! Having a dry hire venue really gave us creative control on making the venue sparkle even more than it already did. The space was huge and amazing, so much room to add so many touches, and even in its bare bones it's simply stunning. The kitchen was incredible, our caterers were incredibly happy with the space!! The main barn was the perfect setting for our Breakfast, and the outdoor Loggia was the perfect cosy corner to rest our tired dancing feet. Oonagh from the Fonthill estate was SO incredibly helpful and patient with us, she helped provide us with so much info and answer our many questions quickly and promptly, and gave us very clear instructions on how to use the venue (clean, lock up, electrics etc) - we were in very safe hands and it really helped keep some of the chaos calm haha! Wish we could do it all again, truly was the perfect setting for our big day.
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Connie Sent on 25/06/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

The most idyllic wedding location BEST EVER

We just had our wedding here in the most spectacular location at the beginning of June. We absolutely fell in love with the place when we went to view it and booked straight away without viewing anywhere else.

The location is gorgeous in the middle of lovely fields, you really feel like you have the whole place to yourself. The major appeal was also that the venue doesn't have a curfew so you can party until the early hours of the morning.

Oonagh the events coordinator was so helpful and responsive and let us visit as often as we liked to measure up and take our parents etc. She was also so quick to fix any issue that arose in the lead up to the day.

So please we have our wedding here, the guests loved it and it felt truly magical.
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Harriet Sent on 07/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The most picturesque and versatile venue.

We never write reviews; but how could we not after the wonderful and memorable experience we have just had.

Bake Barn is an extremely robust venue set in the heart of Wiltshire; amongst several thousands of acres. With its secluded location and carefully thought-out facilities, this venue is suitable for an array of events (especially weddings).

We wanted a venue that would allow us the flexibility to use our own caterers, decorations and timings for food, drink and music. After contacting many venues with our requirements, we became disgruntled in the fact that we would not be able to fulfil our idea of what we wanted for a wedding. Alas, we contacted the Fonthill Estate Team and arranged a visit; due to the friendly yet professional nature of the team and their philosophy behind wedding arrangements we were delighted to be able to book Bake Barn for our wedding in August 2022.

The venue is versatile; providing a functional courtyard area consisting of a grass space, snug and additional barn – we used the latter for a drinks bar which worked exceptionally well and even had the luxury (due to the surprising August weather) to get married outside too. With the addition of a few bamboo chairs and pampas grass, the outside courtyard provided a great reception area for guests and a wedding ceremony.

Lu and Co. were so extremely helpful, providing contact details for local suppliers for a range of matters and providing clear and timely advice/support, where requested, for everything from the setup of the Barn to log delivery for the fire pits.

If you are wanting a wedding venue that will support a personalised, memorable wedding for you and your guests, Bake Barn and its team will enable you to do this.
K
Katie Sent on 07/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

An amazing and beautiful venue, and a great party planning experience!

An incredible countryside venue for any party! Bake Barn is in a beautiful setting whatever the weather, and a perfect entertaining space with spacious inside and outside areas fit for any occasion. Couldn't have loved organising a party at Bake Barn more from beginning to end - the venue is brilliantly equipped, managed and looked after, making the whole organisation experience enjoyable and the space so wonderful for hosting. The managers of the site were efficient, kind and fun and so helpful. Not only is the venue fabulously maintained and cleaned inside and out, there are highly informative printed specification guides to the venue on site which are also kindly sent to you prior your event, as well as recommended suppliers and lists of accommodation, hugely useful for guests. The view is stunning and Bake Barn is wonderfully secluded down a pretty track to take advantage of the surrounding countryside hills, as well as give a lovely feeling of privacy for your event. An absolutely great, beautiful and fun venue all round!
J
Judith Sent on 30/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful wedding venue

This venue was perfect for my daughter's wedding and the staff at the Fonthill Estate Office could not have been more helpful and absolutely lovely.

The bride and groom wanted a venue for the weekend so guests could camp and this worked really well - it was a wedding/mini holiday for everyone!

If you want to organise a wedding to suit your individual tastes - Bake Barn provides a blank and beautiful canvas to create your special day. I can't recommend it enough.
Becky
Becky Sent on 04/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic venue allowing us great flexibility

Bake Barn was exactly what we were looking for in a venue. A place that was a lovely setting, but also gave us the flexibility to have our own caterers, decor etc. The fact that we were able to hire for a full weekend meant that we were able to enjoy our time and prepare everything as we wanted rather than stressing about in and out in one day.
The staff we had contact with at The Fonthill estate were brilliant with being so patient with any of our queries and helping us to use their venue as needed.
We were able to have a brilliant wedding and attribute a large part of that to this lovely venue and the staff that run it.
Amy
Amy H. Sent on 09/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect dry-hire venue!

Bake Barn was absolutely perfect for our wedding day! The whole team were incredibly responsive throughout, and provided really helpful information about the venue, surrounding area, and potential suppliers (many of whom we ended up using). The venue is perfectly set up as a dry-hire space - you're totally free to do what you want with the building and area, but it also has a full industrial kitchen, high quality bathrooms, a speaker system etc so you don't have to bring it absolutely everything. The barn itself is finished to such a high standard, and is set in the most beautiful countryside with lots of lovely accommodation options nearby. Honestly cannot recommend it highly enough!
E
Elj Sent on 18/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing venue, lovely team

When we were booking our wedding back in 2020, we were struggling to find a venue that would allow us to make the day our own. Bake Barn was the only venue that was truly happy to let us do what we wanted! A lot of local venues had long lists of rules & regs and preferred suppliers. The team is so friendly and approachable, and we appreciated the chance to visit the venue a few times and do a couple of calls in the week running up to the wedding.

One of the joys of the barn is its natural beauty- it doesn't need a lot of decoration. We went with a few different arrangements that were moved around, bud vases on the tables, and had the mantelpiece dressed by our florist. With a few candles at dinner and the lovely up-lighting in the barn and huge chandelier, it really came to life in the evening. We were slightly hesitant about the capacity in the barn for dinner, but we happily fitted just over 100 guests in the barn on 2 rows of 6 trestles & we could have happily fitted 2 more trestles.

We set up the barn for dinner and used the outside courtyard for the ceremony and drinks reception. We hired lounge furniture for the side barns where we also added a bar, which worked really well. The upstairs Beaters Room was on stand-by for the wedding ceremony in case of bad weather, but we ended up using it for after-dinner coffee as the rain started- the space was perfect for it.

We loved being able to camp on site and use the place "as our own" until Monday, so we had a long walk and pizza van on Sunday. Bake Barn is a bit of a suppliers' dream- our caterers were thrilled with the incredible, professional kitchen set up, the florist was free to access and set up as she wished, and the furniture supplier found it easy to coordinate pick up & drop off. With Covid cancellations it took us 2 years to finally get married, but it was worth the wait.

In short, book this venue!
M
Mary Sent on 04/08/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

Beautiful venue

Had our wedding here in May. Absolutely gorgeous venue which only needs minimal decoration as the building and location do it for you! Don't be put off by the closeness of the A303 as you certainly cant hear it and its super convenient! Had the best day here. Great that you can hire for plenty of time (thursday - monday) and great value for money!
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Abbie Sent on 08/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Venue

I want to do it all over again - the venue and setting was beautiful! I can’t thank Lu and Vicky enough - they were incredibly helpful from start to end! I would definitely recommend anyone to have their wedding at Bake Barn!

The only thing I would say is that travel after the event was a bit of pain. As it’s fairly remote taxi’s that were available were booked up very quickly and had extra costs for coming out of their area.

But otherwise 10/10!
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Alice Sent on 15/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The place is magical


Our wedding was due to take place in April 2020 but due to Covid we had to postpone it 4 times finally landing on a weekend in August this year. It seemed a very stressful year but knowing we had Bake Barn to look forward to kept our spirits up and it didn’t disappoint. The place is magical, the views are stunning, and it works so well with the loggia area where we had chillout furniture with the heaters overhead, a band playing in the next door area, a lovely marquee on the lawn for our dinner, and the bar and dancing in the main magnificent room. The weather was kind to us and we danced until dawn (it’s wonderful not having time or noise curfews). Then everyone came back for pizzas the next day and lay around on the grass soaking up the rays of the sun whilst no doubt nursing their hangovers! Vicky and her team at Fonthill couldn’t have been more helpful. They were always there to help us whatever the request, and without them Im sure the weekend wouldn’t have been the success that it was. Thank you so much Team Fonthill. Adam & Alice (August 2021)
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Hugh Sent on 15/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

It is a very special place

We cannot thank Vicky and everyone at the Fonthill Estate enough for all their help in the lead up to our wedding. They were hugely generous with their time and made the whole process so easy and enjoyable. Bake Barn is just the perfect venue, so accessible, the most beautiful surroundings and the facilities are second to none! It is a very special place and we would recommend it to anyone looking for a wedding or party venue. Thank you!

Issy and Hugh
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Chelsea Sent on 01/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Venue and Excellent Experience Overall

I had such a wonderful experience working with Vicky and Charlie to rent the Bake Barn for my wedding reception. I live in the US and they were so helpful with suggesting suppliers, arranging time to show me the venue, staying in touch and remaining flexible with multiple date changes due to COVID. The barn itself is stunning and a perfect blank slate to dress up as much as you want for your event, although it really doesn't need much at all. I also loved that it has three unique spaces all within the same venue (main hall, front courtyard, and beater's loft) and allows for a lot of creativity.
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