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Set in the heart of the West Sussex countryside, Grittenham Barn offers you the perfect place to tie the knot. The charming venue is a traditional stone barn, boasting incredible views over the South Downs. The barn has been beautifully restored to provide the perfect space for a wonderful wedding.

The barn can accommodate up to 120 seated guests or 250 standing for your event.You can also geet married in our beautiful walled garden! There is also a lovely open marquee that you can hire from the Oval Marquee, that can be set up in the courtyard for your recpetion drinks.

We want you to have a relaxed and enjoyable wedding, so when you choose Grittenham Barn for your big day, you will enjoy exclusive use of the venue. You can make the most of the Barn the day before the wedding and until midday the following day, allowing you plenty of time to put any finishing touches in place.

The stunning venue is set within picturesque gardens with a delightful lake, orchard and woodland. These serene surroundings can provide gorgeous backdrops for your treasured wedding photos.

For a magical wedding day with a relaxed atmosphere, look no further than Grittenham Barn. Please get in touch for more information about holding your special day with us.

  • Exclusive use available from the day before to 11am the day after your wedding
  • The Barn can seat up to 120 day and 250 evening guests
  • Oval marquee available
  • Relaxed atmosphere
  • The perfect venue for a magical wedding in West Sussex
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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Barn
Outdoor license

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Alcohol licence

Evening entertainment:

Marquee available
Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly

Reviews for Grittenham Barn

Kerri
Kerri Sent on 27/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

I can not recommend this venue enough

What an absolutely beautiful venue, ran by equally beautiful people - we had the best weekend ever.
Reasons why this venue is perfect:
1. You get the barn from 9am the day before the wedding, we had the best day setting up with our family and friends, and making it so personal to us.
2. There's 2 little cottages onsite (sleep 2 people each), off the main wedding court yard. It was so lovely staying on site. We stayed an extra night after the wedding, and it was so lovely to sit in the court yard and reminisce.
3. You have to choose from a recommended list of caterers but there's over 10, catering for a variety of budgets. No caterers are allowed to charge a corkage, this is something the owners have agreed with them. This was a lovely touch and saved us alot of money.
4. There's never more than one wedding a weekend. We loved this part as it wasn't like a conveyor belt wedding.
5. Charlie who runs the evening bar, was such a great help on the day to coordinate suppliers as they turned up.
6. You can really make your wedding your own with this venue. We had a BBQ, ice cream van and a crepe van for evening food.
7. There's 2 Donkeys which live right next to the barn. Adorable! Also pigs and goats, which the kids loved.
8. You can get married indoors or outdoors.

We can not recommend this venue more. Such lovely owners and co-ordinators. We plan to visit on our first anniversary to stay at the little cottage, as they rent this out separately when there is no wedding booked.

I literally can not think of one negative about this venue.
We just want to say a massive thank you to them.
Love Mr & Mrs Smith xx
H
Hayley Sent on 25/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The Perfect Day


Wow, I'm not even sure where to begin.


From the very first moment we walked in to Grittenham Barn and the warm relaxed welcome we got from Nicola, we both immediately turned to one another and said "This is the place".


Every single contact made, every single visit was completely effortless. Every question and queries asked were answered immediately.


From the set up the day before to Charlie running the actual day was completely seamless. Mark taking us over to the field in the Land Rover to get some beautiful golden hour shots was above and beyond expectation. We were incredibly lucky to have a glorious day and I'm pretty sure every single guest asked "Where did you find this place?" 🙂


You truly made our dream wedding Flawless.


I've attached some pictures from our photographer but looking forward to sharing many more.


We will definitely be at the Xmas market and Dan and I really want to come back and stay for our anniversary.



Once again, we can't thank you all enough.


Hayley & Dan

M
Molly Sent on 17/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect barn venue

Literally cannot recommend this venue enough, everything from the team, the flexibility, the list of catering companys to hire, the stunning views - our day was PERFECT
K
Kim Sent on 18/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect venue

What an amazing location and team at Grittenham barn. Thank you so much to Katherine, Charlie the property owners and the rest of the team- you did an amazing job to make our day so special.

Throughout the planning process Katherine was incredibly flexible in discussing elements to do with the wedding and open to site visits when needed.
They had the grounds looking absolutely stunning come our wedding day which made an incredible back drop for all our gorgeous photos.
We nearly had a slight hiccup with a particular supplier but the team went into battle for us to smooth everything out. They did everything they could to ensure we had the best day with no stress.

Charlie was great on the day as well making sure everything was running smoothly and the bridal party were supported.

We also hired the two cottages on site which were perfect for the bridal party to stay in and meant a very relaxed morning getting up and getting ready - a truely beautiful place to be!

The marquee was also a huge saviour on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year. We loved having our wedding outside in the walled garden.

A thousand thanks again to the Grittenham team. What an amazing venue for an amazing day.
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Anna Sent on 22/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The venue is completely magic

We just wanted to say a huge thank you to you (and Grittenham). The day was an absolute dream and that’s in large part down to the venue and the suppliers you recommended.

Paul Fletcher was absolutely incredible! His energy is amazing and he captured so many really beautiful moments throughout the day. We would recommend him to anyone and everyone!

Frankie and the team were amazing too. Our timings went pretty off track and they were brilliant and really flexible. All our guests raved about the food (including the horseradish!) and they did an awesome job with everything from the drinks, to food, to moving the chairs and tables.

And as for Brando…they’re another level! Again everyone’s still raving about them. Everyone was dancing the whole time and I reckon they would’ve just kept going if the band hadn’t stopped. We’re so glad we took your advice.
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Bryony Sent on 22/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

We had the best day of our lives

The venue was more perfect than we could have imagined. Our guests (and we!), were blown away.
Please do pass on our thanks to Nicola and Mark for hosting such a perfect weekend.
P
Pete Sent on 22/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The whole weekend was amazing

The welcome from Katherine and Jeannine was brilliant, the cottage was lovely, Paul was lovely too. Jeannine was super for the whole time we were there too, nothing was too much trouble and she was always willing to help. It was lovely.
Our guests had a cracking time, and the only thing that was a shame was that time went too quickly, and it had to end!
Paul (bar) was an absolute super star for the whole time. He worked so incredibly hard, and was just the most pleasant person to be around, and his colleagues were fanatic too.
Thanks once again, I hope the subsequent events at the barn can have at least a fraction of the fun time that we had!
H
Heather Sent on 06/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Countryside Wedding

We got married here in May 2015. The venue is absolutely beautiful, with the two barn areas for the ceremony and reception, and even some pigs and a couple of donkeys! Katherine and the team could not have been more helpful, with all the little attention to details - from the fairy lights around the beams and behind the registrar table, the outside bistro seating and lighting in the evening, to the in house bar from Grittenham Bar Company, it was the perfect day! I'd highly recommended booking this venue for a rustic, barn wedding as you can decorate it to suit your own theme (we went for a vintage 1950s wedding with bunting draped around the eves and old family photos hung on the walls). Two years on now and the memories are still as fresh - we'd do it all over again in a heartbeat and wouldn't change a thing :-)
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