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On Hitched.co.uk since 2020

Last update: March 2024

Doxford Barns is an award-winning venue located in Alnwick, Northumberland. Situated on a 550-acre private country estate, surrounded by rolling green hills, this property is completely exclusive to you and your guests.

Facilities and Capacity

Doxford Barns can accommodate both ceremonies and receptions, and offers both one and three-day wedding packages. Throughout your event, you'll have complete freedom to enjoy the whole venue and its surrounding areas. If you opt for a three-day package, you and your guests can relax and immerse yourselves in the idyllic Northumberland countryside. Cosy accommodation is available for up to 43 guests in the form of charming cottages. Each cottage boasts a fully-equipped kitchen, a comfortable sitting room, a wood-burning stove, and more, perfect for a true country retreat.

Services Offered

The venue's experienced event team will be on-hand to bring your dream day to life. Their on-site wedding coordinator specialises in creating wedding experiences that are completely bespoke to you, and will plan everything from the ceremony to the reception. The dedicated coordinator is happy to recommend trusted vendors for all of your event needs, from floristry to photography. For your reception meal, the in-house culinary team will devise a menu that reflects your tastes, accompanied by beverage lists that complement the cooking. From delicious food to delightful accommodation, Doxford Barns can provide everything you need for an unforgettable wedding in scenic surroundings. For more information, contact their friendly team today. They'd love to chat with you about your big day.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Sporting
Coastal weddings
Unusual weddings
Stately home
Historic
Woodland and festival
Large hotel
Barn
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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4.9 out of 5 rating
50 reviews
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100% Recommended by couples
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Courtney P. Sent on 12/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The most magical wedding

Amazing, most magical venue with the most wonderful, helpful staff and the food was out of this world. Thank you so much Doxford for making our day so special, everything flowed and went right, there really isn’t anything we would change.
Rachael
Rachael S. Sent on 14/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Stunning 3-Day Wedding!

My wife and I held our wedding ceremony and reception at Doxford Barns in October, and it was perfect! The venue is beautiful and exactly what we were looking for with our theme. All our guests were equally complimentary and said it felt warm and inviting. The staff were fantastic, and we couldn’t have asked for better service, particularly from our wonderful coordinators Jess and Charlotte and the entire bar and catering team. We felt very well looked after all weekend. The food was delicious, the cottages (and the glamping pods) were quaint and homely, and the décor was stunning.

We opted for a 3-day Friday-Sunday wedding and are so glad we did. The venue could not have been more accommodating and didn’t hesitate to let a small group of us hang around on Sunday afternoon while we waited for our train. Jess and Charlotte were so helpful and put up with all of our irritating last-minute tweaks and changes, without complaint and with a smile. All the recommended suppliers were great, bar a slight hiccup with the DJ, which was resolved quickly and efficiently, and without panic!

We are so grateful for everyone and everything, and would absolutely recommend Doxford Barns to anyone in the future. 10/10, 5 Stars!
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Elaine M. Sent on 23/09/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

Wedding at Doxford Barns

Just spent a lovely weekend at Doxford Barns where my niece, Rachel Wilson, married Phil .Brookbanks. A fantastic time was had by all in lovely surroundings. The Threshing Hall was magical. It was very relaxing, beautiful surroundings, lovely food & staff, Laura & team did an excellent. Lady cleaner was also friendly and particularly helpful. Hope you all enjoyed the wedding cake! Thank you for making their wedding day special. Seamless service. 💔 Would happily recommend.
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Rossa K. Sent on 16/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Wedding Day

We had an absolutely amazing wedding day at Doxford Barns. Everyone was super helpful (especially Jess and Sharon), great food, flexibility with specific beers/wines we wanted, fab on-site accommodation, amazing barn for the ceremony. We really couldn’t have asked for anything better. We would highly recommend.
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Kelly G. Sent on 22/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolute perfection

We had our 3 day wedding at Doxford Barns a few days ago, it was truly magical. Every question answered promptly, nothing too much for the team. The surroundings, venue and professionalism made our day seamless!
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Joanna Sent on 10/04/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Doxford Barns organisation unbeatable!

Luxury Rustic is how the Best Man summed it up. We had a perfect winter wedding, joyous from start to finish. Superbly orchestrated by Abi at Doxford Barns who kept us on track from the Friday night supper, through the main event to the Sunday brunch seamlessly. Great cottages on site warmed with real fires and an aga and the fire pit and twinkling lights outside the barn were magical. Northumberland we love you, Doxford Barns organisation unbeatable!
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Oli Sent on 10/04/2020
5 out of 5 rating

We had the most amazing day!

We had our December wedding reception at Doxford Barns; we had the most amazing day and a large part of that was down to the venue and the incredible staff who work there - I honestly can't praise it and them enough! The service was flawless but still personal, and we heard so many positive comments about the operations staff from our guests on the day. Add to that the incredible food they served us (delicious and very generous portions) and of course, the venue itself is absolutely beautiful. We were very lucky to have Abi as our wedding coordinator, who went above and beyond to ensure that our wedding day was exactly what we wanted. A huge thank you to Abi, Sharon and Lyndsey (who went above and beyond on the day!) and all of the other staff who made us feel special start to finish.
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Vicky Sent on 22/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

We had the best time!

Just a quick email to thank you and the team for doing such a great job hosting our wedding last Saturday. We had the best time and all of our guests were completely in awe of the venue.
Also Amanda was absolutely fantastic all weekend, we didn’t have to worry about a thing and she was so lovely and friendly and really made us feel so comfortable. We couldn’t have wished for anyone better to have run our day. Please pass this on to her as we are so grateful.
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Peter Sent on 18/11/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing weekend

Our daughter Amy and her groom, Chad were married here and what an amazing venue. The cottages were filled with family and guests and they were cosy and comfortable.
The whole pace looked wonderful and the staff could not have been more helpful, working hard to ensure everyone had a great time. Our family and friends were very impressed with the venue and the chosen menu which was vegetarian, was amazing. Thank you for making their special day a truly memorable experience for Amy, Chad and all their guests.
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Anonymous Sent on 22/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Can not fault the service!

We had an amazing time on Saturday and can not fault the service everyone at Doxford Barns provided on our big day.
We are on honeymoon now but please be assured we will be putting nothing but good things on your social media as the day was fantastic.
Thank you again for all the work you done and the work your team put in.
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Grant Sent on 13/11/2019
3 out of 5 rating

So so

The venue is ok and the accommodation is ok my main bit of advice is to watch how much you are being charged at the bar because despite having a list of the bar prices we were charged nearly treble the price we paid for a drink at 2pm compared with buying the same drink at 8pm at which point the bar staff just created there own price list and then to make things worse a guest that I was with was charged £2 for a slice of lemon for her gin and tonic.
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Christine Sent on 22/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The chef for fixing the damaged cake was amazing.

To Abi and all of your fantastic team.
Thank you for making Jen and Luke's day so special!
The staff were amazing, the food was amazing. The chef for fixing the damaged cake was amazing.
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Laura Sent on 22/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing

Amazing looking venue with amazing staff that give there all to make the day go smoothly.
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Gabriella Sent on 22/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

We literally had the best day of our lives!

Just wanted to say we literally had the best day of our lives. Everyone was absolutely buzzing about every single part of the wedding so thanks so so much for that. As well Sharon was such an angel on the day ensuring everything ran smoothly. Thankyou so so much for everything!
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Craig Sent on 22/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Everything was seamless

We booked a 3-day wedding & got married 8th June 2019.
The cottages were spotless and really well equipped, we had a great time in them on Friday night after decorating the venue.
We can't fault Abi, Gemma or any of the staff at our wedding - everything was seamless on the day and communication running up to the weekend was brilliant.
All our guests raved about the food and the venue itself - we have to agree! In the evening when it cleared up our guests loved the outside spaces and the fire pits.
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