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Last update: March 2026

Cissbury Barns is a beautiful and unique wedding venue located in Findon, West Sussex. Nestled within the picturesque South Downs National Park, this hidden gem is a truly romantic and idyllic location with the WOW factor to host your big day. Its tranquil atmosphere makes it ideal for soon-to-be newlyweds who desire a peaceful nuptial occasion in the countryside. The Cissbury Wedding and Events team will ensure that your Wedding Day runs smoothly and effortlessly giving you time to relax and enjoy every moment of your Wedding Day with your family and friends.

Facilities and Capacity

Cissbury Barns can welcome a minimum of 50 adult guests during 'low season and our Winter low season' and a minimum of 60 adults for 'mid and high season' and up to 120 for the day for your seated wedding breakfast. (it is possible to have a minimum of 50 adult guests for Monday to Wednesday dates only in mid and high season). For the evening reception, the we can accommodate up to 200 guests. The East Barn and 'The Glade', the outside ceremonial area, are registered for civil wedding ceremonies and are available for exclusive use, ensuring privacy and tranquillity on your special day. The barns feature rustic brick and flint stone, impressive beams, and large windows, giving the space a light and airy feel. The versatile barns offer a romantic and sophisticated rustic feel to which you can add your personality; from floral arrangements to bunting and fairy lights, these are genuinely magnificent spaces brimming with style. Following your ceremony, you’re welcome to enjoy the Ceremonial garden and host your drinks reception drinks and capture photographs against the breathtaking rural backdrop. Cissbury's fabulous and quirky Bar is a hit with family and friends alike serving a avery wide range of drinks and cocktails.

Services Offered

Cissbury Barns has teamed up with some fantastic associate catering partners, each offering a variety of quality menus with something to suit every couple. Whether you would like a formal three-course meal, a buffet or even a BBQ, you can get it all here. With a formal wedding reception capacity of 120 and the option to invite more guests for informal celebrations, you have total flexibility to make your day as intimate or as grand as you wish. The Cissbury Wedding and Events team will assist in creating your perfect day and will be on hand with help and guidance from the moment you view the Barns to your Big Day.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Historic
Woodland and festival
Barn
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Alcohol licence
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
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
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for Cissbury Barns

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Bethan Sent on 13/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The most incredible venue

We are so glad to have chosen Cissbury as our wedding venue. Not only is it absolutely beautiful but the team (and especially Michelle our venue coordinator) went above and beyond to make sure the day ran smoothly and we had the most perfect day. They set everything up for us, moved our decorations from ceremony to reception and so much more. There were so many small touches (like having a glass of fizz ready for us after the ceremony) that made it really special. We couldnt recommend them highly enough.
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Rebecca Sent on 31/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely stunning venue with incredible outdoor ceremony area

First and foremost Cissbury is an absolutely stunning venue and on the day it just exceeded all of my expectations of the vision I had. When we first viewed the venue in 2025 we fell in love with the outdoor area, The Glade and had our hearts set on getting married outside. We were worried when we found out that earlier on this year sadly some trees had to be felled because of ash dieback. But honestly, after all the work that has been put in, The Glade looks even better than before, with new grass, new plants and a new pergola. We were so lucky with the British weather and the sun shining was the cherry on top! Our photos look absolutely incredible. Michelle and Geoffrey and the rest of the team put so much time and effort into making sure it looked perfect on a time constraint for our May wedding.

The barns have lots of different spaces for guests to use throughout the day which created interest and a range of different photo ops! On a hot day there was plenty of shade and the bar was well stocked.

The communication from all the staff at the barns is great, with regular emails and the welcome texts and calls which was so reassuring. It was really helpful to go to the open days in the run up and chat to staff to ask any questions and get ideas about the day too.

On our wedding day Michelle was brilliant in ensuring the smooth running of the day. There was so many things I was worried about that I didn’t need to be at all because Michelle was on it! There were even a couple of mishaps through no fault of anyone’s, but Michelle had everything in hand and staff were quick to help out.

Myself and the bridesmaids stayed in the North Wing the night before the wedding and it made for the perfect girly space, enjoying dinner and a drink the night before the big day and there was plenty of getting ready space in the morning which helped things run smoothly.

First and foremost Cissbury is an absolutely stunning venue and on the day it just exceeded all of my expectations of the vision I had. When we first viewed the venue in 2025 we fell in love with the outdoor area, The Glade and had our hearts set on getting married outside. We were worried when we found out that earlier on this year sadly some trees had to be felled because of ash dieback. But honestly, after all the work that has been put in, The Glade looks even better than before, with new grass, new plants and a new pergola. We were so lucky with the British weather and the sun shining was the cherry on top! Our photos look absolutely incredible. Michelle and Geoffrey and the rest of the team put so much time and effort into making sure it looked perfect on a time constraint for our May wedding.

The barns have lots of different spaces for guests to use throughout the day which created interest and a range of different photo ops! On a hot day there was plenty of shade and the bar was well stocked.

The communication from all the staff at the barns is great, with regular emails and the welcome texts and calls which was so reassuring. It was really helpful to go to the open days in the run up and chat to staff to ask any questions and get ideas about the day too.

On our wedding day Michelle was brilliant in ensuring the smooth running of the day. There was so many things I was worried about that I didn’t need to be at all because Michelle was on it! There were even a couple of mishaps through no fault of anyone’s, but Michelle had everything in hand and staff were quick to help out.

Myself and the bridesmaids stayed in the North Wing the night before the wedding and it made for the perfect girly space, enjoying dinner and a drink the night before the big day and there was plenty of getting ready space in the morning which helped things run smoothly.

I cannot recommend cissbury enough! Thank you so much for being a part of the best day of our lives! B&C x
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Chris Sent on 19/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely incredible!

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! We couldn't have asked for a better day for our wedding! Cissbury Barns and the team, especially Charlie and Michelle, were amazing and helped made our day perfect. Nothing was too much trouble for them; and along with the whole team, every second of the day went exactly how we'd have hoped. Beautiful venue, amazing staff = perfect wedding! Thank you everyone involved.
Chris & Hollie
Megan
Megan Sent on 21/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

We loved our wedding day at Cissbury Barns

The venue itself is gorgeous and we loved the idea of our day all in one place. We loved the flint walls in particular and it really felt Sussex-y which was a real selling point. The venue is set out really nicely with 2 Barns as well as multiple places to relax with outside and inside areas. We were impressed with the Cissbury Team on the lead up and on the wedding day itself. As a customer, we also loved the Open Sundays in which we could go to speak with the team in person if we had any queries without having to make any formal meetings. Charlie (our coordinator on the day) was lovely, there when we needed her and made sure the day flowed without feeling like she was rushing us. We received so many compliments from our guests on the venue as well as the surroundings. Overall we just loved our wedding day at Cissbury Barns.
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Joanna Sent on 19/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection

My husband and I got married at Cissbury in April. From start to finish the team were amazing, we attended a number of open days which they hold monthly on Sundays. These gave us a great opportunity to get to know the venue, meet with vendors and picture how our day would look.

Michelle, Charlie and the team were on constant hand to help us through the process including helping with an amazing event schedule that filled us with confidence that the venue would run smoothly.

On the day itself the team were incredible, we never had to ask for anything throughout the day and it ran perfectly. The venue in the evening light is beautiful as is the accommodation at the North Wing where we stayed on the wedding night. I cannot say thank you enough to the team who made our day so special. We would recommend them to anyone who will listen. Thank you again!
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Olivia Sent on 11/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The most perfect venue & team 💕

My husband and I got married at Cissbury Barns a couple of weeks ago, and all I can say is WOW.

As quite an anxious bride, I found the lead-up stressful with all the organising and wanting everything to be perfect for our guests. However, Michelle and the team were incredible, always contactable and so quick to respond, which made such a difference.

On the day itself, everything was absolutely amazing. The team were spectacular, often taking care of things before I’d even thought to mention them. They truly put us first and went above and beyond to make the day special, and they absolutely succeeded.

The venue itself is stunning, and we’ve had so many compliments from our guests about how beautiful it was.

Thank you, Michelle and the whole team, for making our day so unforgettable
William
William Sent on 20/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Oh What A Night

Michelle and her team at Cissbury Barns were brilliant when facilitating my wedding day. Communication was clear and I had trust that they would deliver on the day- which they did in abundance!

The venue was gorgeous and all our guests said as such. The buildings are so gorgeous, not many decorations were required. Having all our personal effects boxed and put to one side for collection made the 'check out' process from the venue seamless and easy
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 11/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Out of this world!

Just wow! Words are not enough to thank everyone at Cissbury for the most amazing day of our lives!

My Husband, Jon and I got married at the stunning Cissbury Barns in August 2025, and getting married at this venue along with the help from the amazing staff was the best decision we made. Even our friends who got married in 2023, joked about wanting to get married again so they could have Cissbury as their venue, as everything was just beyond perfect.

The venue is simply breathtaking with its natural beauty and history. Not being too large meant we could spend time with all our guests and being so private meant we had the most intimate day celebrating with just those around us that we love the most.

Christina ran our day and brought our vision to life even more than I thought was possible. She clearly understood our ask and provided so many great suggestions given her vast experience of weddings as Cissbury, from what worked well and what to avoid, and it meant the world when she said 'It's truly was one of the nicest weddings I’ve had the pleasure to work'.

Every single member of staff at Cissbury is so attentive, from the days leading up to the wedding helping with planning and ideas, including support us when our original caterer cancelled on us, nothing was ever too much of a problem, being so attentive and supporting throughout.

We wish we could live the day over and over again. Our wedding was beyond special, it was pure magic and will be a core memory in our hearts for the rest of our lives. Thank you for making our day beyond perfect in every single way x
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Laura Sent on 01/12/2025
4.6 out of 5 rating

Beautiful October wedding

We got married at Cissbury at the end of October and were completely blessed by beautiful weather and a gorgeous location. Michelle was a fantastic event coordinator throughout the whole process and I fully trusted her and her team. Charlie made sure all our last minute arrangements were sorted and the evening event manager (Lynn?) was brilliant! On the day they were totally on-it but completely in the background. Thank you for making our day run so smoothly and for dealing with any and all bumps that appeared along the way!
Hannah
Hannah Sent on 18/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The most perfect day!

We got married here in September and had the most amazing day. Not only is the venue beautiful, the staff could not have been more helpful leading up to the day, and on the day itself - helping with styling decisions, how we would adjust the day depending on the weather, amongst so many other things. We had so many comments from guests saying how well run things were, down to the smallest details. Would highly recommend to anyone who is considering having their wedding here - it could not have been more perfect! :)
Becky
Becky Sent on 23/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely fantastic venue and team

Cissbury Barns is an absolutely stunning venue and we could be happier that we picked it as our wedding venue.

Firstly, the team are exceptional. They are so organised and made us feel totally relaxed on our wedding day and during the build up. They run an incredibly slick operation and don’t miss a thing. The whole team including Michelle, Charlie, Etta and Geoffrey are so committed and passionate about what they do.

The venue itself has everything you could ask for. We loved the fact that everything was all in one location which made things so much easier on the day and for our suppliers. They also have recommended suppliers who are fantastic and have a great relationship with Cissbury which again makes the whole process so much easier and smoother.

Cissbury is absolutely beautiful - you really don’t need any additional styling elements. We were lucky enough to have our ceremony outside which was breathtaking. They also have a ceremonial barn which is just as stunning so we felt very lucky to have this as a wet weather option.

We would highly recommend Cissbury Barns, we feel so lucky we found this venue and team.

Thank you to the Cissbury team xxxx
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Emma Sent on 21/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect wedding day

Michelle and her team are truly incredible and obviously experienced in running seamless wedding days. From viewing the venue to after the wedding, communication was fantastic and I never once doubted whether we made the right choice. Being able to stay in the north wing apartment the night before the wedding and the night of made it so convenient, not to mention beautiful! I didn’t have to think of a single thing on the day as the team worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it beautiful and run to time. To have such genuinely warm and competent people on your wedding day is something that should not be taken for granted and Cissbury shine at this. Everyone couldn’t compliment the venue setting enough and Michelle took creative licence (with my permission!) to transform the ceremony barn into something beautiful when our heart was set on an outdoor ceremony. I wish we could have our wedding day all over again and we can’t thank the team enough for helping us create a truly wonderful wedding day. Thank you!
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Philly Sent on 17/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A Beautiful Venue with an Incredible Team

Cissbury Barns is a truly beautiful venue with stunning views, a ceremony space beneath the trees and barns that hardly need any extra decoration. We loved the option of moving the ceremony indoors if the weather changed, which gave us real peace of mind. The layout also worked perfectly for our day as the outdoor seating, bar and dance floor are all close together. It felt inclusive and our guests could easily move between spaces without anyone feeling separated.

The team at Cissbury were fantastic from start to finish. Christine was always quick to respond and worked closely with us to make sure every detail was covered. The master event schedule they provided helped us stay organised and ensured everything ran smoothly. On the day itself Christine and the team were so supportive and we felt completely looked after.

We chose our caterers from the recommended list and the food was absolutely outstanding. If the rest are of the same quality, couples are in for a real treat.

We would wholeheartedly recommend Cissbury Barns to anyone looking for a wedding venue. It is a beautiful place with a professional and caring team who helped us create the day we had hoped for.
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Rebecca Sent on 16/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Stunning Venue!

Wow, what can I say - Cissbury Barns is an absolutely stunning venue that will forever hold a special place in our hearts. The variety of spaces and the freedom to add our own touches meant so much to us. From our very first viewing, the team’s passion and enthusiasm made it clear this was where we wanted to celebrate the best day of our lives. I gave Christina and the team the most detailed master event pack imaginable, yet they executed everything flawlessly and brought our vision to life. The entire team was fantastic, from initial enquiry through to the day itself - we truly cannot thank you enough!
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Megan Sent on 05/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

Amazing place, amazing team, amazing wedding - it was perfect in every way, we truly couldn't have asked for more. The attention to detail from the Cissbury team was outstanding, and Etta and Jeffrey were so warm and welcoming - they really went above and beyond to make sure the day ran smoothly. A special mention to Charlie who led our wedding day - she is simply fabulous! We would recommend Cissbury Barns and the team in a heartbeat!
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