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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: January 2025

Milling Barn is a refined wedding venue located in Buntingford, Hertfordshire. Nestled in a romantic North Hertfordshire village, this family-run getaway is ideal for couples who appreciate the combination of rustic charm and timeless elegance. It dates back to the 17th century, boasting a range of vintage architectural details that wedding-goers are bound to be fascinated by. You and your loved ones are cordially invited to enjoy an unforgettable celebration at this rural gem.

Facilities and Capacity

At Milling Barn, up to 150 of your friends and relatives can join you to celebrate your union. As well as the delightful Milling Barn, the property is home to the Oak Barn and Dairy Barn. All three of these versatile facilities can set the scene for ceremonies and receptions. Once you have exchanged your vows in the Oak Barn, you are free wine, dine, and dance the night away while the staff works their magic. The barns have licensed bars, and you are welcome to decorate them according to your stylistic preferences.

Services Offered

The Milling Barn team will go above and beyond to ensure that you experience the wedding you have always envisaged. As such, they offer packages that have a selection of eye-catching services. Exclusive use of the venue, planning assistance, and accommodation for you and your guests are just a few of the available offerings. The venue works alongside renowned catering firm The Chopping Block, a business that takes pride in pleasing palates with their mouth-watering cuisine. To become better acquainted with the facilities, you are encouraged to go on a private tour of the property.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Small hotel
Unusual weddings
Barn
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

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Health suite

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
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Reviews for Milling Barn

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4.8 out of 5 rating
Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 Winner
4.8 out of 5 rating
85 reviews
95% recommend it
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Jessica Sent on 28/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Wedding Venue

Milling barn is a stunning venue! Our big day was perfection from start to finish! Our wedding manager, Aimie was amazing and nothing was ever too much! She was always there to help with my endless questions :)
All of our guests have been raving about how amazing and beautiful our day was :) all the staff at Milling Barn are incredible and super friendly! Could not recommend this beautiful idilic wedding venue enough! Thank you for everything 🤍
Natalie
Natalie Sent on 13/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Milling Barn is The One

We recently had our 'Christmas Wedding' at Milling Barn. From the first viewing we were blown away, we knew immediately that we had found where we wanted to get married.

Our co-ordinator was Niamh, and we could not have asked for more. She went above and beyond to give us the most amazing day, from replying my barrage of emails to setting up and arranging a facetime with my grandad from his care home - all whilst checking in on me throughout the day. Absolutely fantastic! Not forgetting the rest of the staff, everyone was so polite and helpful and just made our day stress-free!

The dressing room is beautiful and SO big! Plenty of room for me and my 4 girls, hair dresser and 2 photographers (as well as the odd person coming for a sneak-peak) plenty of tea and coffee available in the room, though cold drinks are chargeable.

The Oak Barn is absolutely stunning. Photos just do not do it justice, you have to see it in person. I became so emotional the first time I viewed this, it truly is beautiful. We did worry that with it being December, we and our guests would be freezing, but not at all. There are discrete heaters on the walls which blend in and keep the room really snug. The fairy lights surrounding the beams give off the most incredible ambience and all adds to the romantic feel of the room.

The main barn is spectacular. Divided in to 2 sections (Dairy barn & Main barn) and need minimal decoration to look so beautiful. We chose the Relaxed Menu for our wedding breakfast, with it being a week before Christmas day, we went for Turkey! Nearly month on and we are still hearing from our guests about the food. It really was delicious! We had a very small party for the wedding breakfast so the relaxed menu was perfect for us, we were given 4 huge turkeys which we carved at the table by 3 guests of our choice, everyone LOVED this idea! Genius!

We were all ushered in to the Dairy barn whilst the main barn was set up for the evening entertainment and guests and the room was transformed. From start to finish, we had the best day thanks to Milling Barn, We're both so glad we got married here and if we had our day again, we wouldn't think twice, Milling Barn every time!

Emma
Emma Sent on 15/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The best day of our lives!

The most beautiful wedding venue! It’s what little girls dream of! We viewed a number of barns but Milling Barn stood out to us for a number of reasons; you get the whole venue to yourselves, all of the available extras, the friendly staff, the scenery and the value for money!

From the get go Gemma and the team had great communication and we were contacted constantly throughout the process. The day ran smoothly and there were no hiccups. Gemma was on hand all day to make sure we were happy and the team were super friendly and helpful. They really made us, our guests and our suppliers feel welcome. They even catered for our fully vegan wedding breakfast!

A picturesque venue with beautiful energy, romance and fun! Many of our guests stated it was the more idyllic wedding venue they’ve ever been too!
Emma
Emma Sent on 20/09/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

A beautiful relaxed, but professional venue

We had the most wonderful wedding at Milling Barn, this September. I loved the location, not too far from transport links but still with a countryside feel. The different Barns for the ceremony, drinks and wedding breakfast/party meant that there was lots of room for our 140 guests. The staff were friendly and very professional, guiding us along the way and very organised. Our guests loved the evening pizza in particular! My bridesmaids & I loved getting ready in the dressing room. I'd definitely recommend the venue!
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Samantha Sent on 12/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Milling Barn

We had our wedding at milling barn this summer and we loved it, the venue is stunning, the food was amazing and our guests really enjoyed themselves. The staff were friendly and accommodating and we would recommend this venue to others in the future. Sam and Luke x
Sophie
Sophie Sent on 22/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A magical venue

We visited Milling Barn within two days of getting engaged and no thought of booking immediately, but our minds were changed as soon as we walked into the stunning quaint ceremony barn. Our main requirement was accessibility for our disabled guests, and other than the mezzanine it was all suitable for us. There was enough space in the other rooms for us not to need the mezzanine anyway! We found the grounds well looked after, beautiful barns, a well stocked bar and we could not have imagined the day any differently. We dealt with Gemma, Aimie and Chloe mostly and they were all wonderful. I was SO calm on the day because I knew Chloe was on hand to assist. We’d also recommend using the accomodation and having breakfast the next day, it was delicious and a lovely way to end the wedding experience at Milling Barn.
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Karina Sent on 20/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best day of our lives

I recently had my wedding at milling barn and Niamh and Julie went out of their way to ensure ourselves and our guests were comfortable and that we had a good time. The organisation was exceptional, as well as the food! Every item of food they served was delectable! We also throughly enjoyed the drinks package they had on offer! Everyone had the best time and won't stop talking about the day weeks later! Huge thank you to Milling Barn. Highly recommend them as a wedding venue
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Aaliyah Sent on 04/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our dream wedding venue

I got married here and the venue staff were amazing (especially Niamh, my venue coordinator). The day couldn't have gone better, the food was lovely. Would strongly recommend!
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Louise Sent on 28/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Exclusive Venue

We got married at Milling Barn on the 24th June 2024. The whole experience from our first viewing to our wedding day was brilliant. Niamh and the team at Milling Barn are really well organised and have everything under control. Our day ran so smoothly and we were able to enjoy every moment of it. Milling Barn had everything we were looking for, we wanted an exclusive venue for the whole day and the bonus of accommodation. The variety of food choices made for difficult decisions, we decided on the relaxed menu which our guests loved and for the evening food, the freshly made pizza's are a must. There are so many beautiful places for the perfect photos and 0ur guests couldn't stop commenting on how beautiful the venue was.
P.S ask about DJ Mike.
Shannen
Shannen Sent on 12/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Everything we wished for and more!

Chloe and the rest of the team made our day go so smoothly. I was in love with the venue from when I first saw it. We had the most beautiful wedding day, with the most delicious food. We had so many guests comment on how amazing the pizza was in the evening!

Thank you to all at Milling Barn for making our day everything we wished for and more!

📸Aaron Crowe Photography and Video
Amy
Amy G. Sent on 09/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Exculsive, Rustic & Beautiful

A venue which was once a working farm in the countryside with nothing but fields around you is just want my husband and I were looking for.

From the inital meet to the big day the staff were incredible, made sure all aspects were covered including the little things. Chloe managed our day and kept us continually in the loop. Chloe and her team basically set up the wedding breakfast area, therefore we didn't need to worry about this and could just focus on getting ready. We had final checks on all rooms before guests entered to make sure it was exactly what we invisioned.
We had a couple of guests who had allergies, their chefs were completely accomodating to this. They also had a menu range of those who have other dietary requirements.

All food served start to finish is perfect, we would highly recommend the woodfired pizza as an evening choice was a HUGE hit and by far the best pizza we have ever had!

Another big bonus for us is that Milling Barn is dog friendly in outdoor areas and the ceremony barn which meant we were able to have our pooches with us.

If you are looking for something exculsive, rustic and just all together beautiful I would 100% recommend Milling Barn

Amy & Hugh Hunter
Cristina
Cristina Sent on 24/05/2024
4.6 out of 5 rating

Wedding 13.09.23 - the best day!

We had the most wonderful day at Milling Barn. The venue was perfect for the wedding. I really wanted a barn style venue and it ticked all the boxes while also being more affordable than a lot of similar venues. The food was excellent and all our guests were really impressed and gave us great feedback too. Aimie, our wedding coordinator, was so helpful on the day and throughout and made us feel super at ease as well as things went perfectly. We had the best day and couldn't have asked for more.
Barnard
Barnard Sent on 15/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Magically rustic

We had our wedding at Milling Barn on 27th April 2024 and we could not have picked a better venue for our special day. The venue itself is so beautiful with a rustic, romantic feel and walking down the aisle in the Oak Barn was just magical. Everything was made so easy for us in terms of planning as everything is there and their dedicated wedding planners make everything run so smoothly on the day; I can’t thank Niamh and the whole team for this.
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William Sent on 01/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely can't fault the team or venue at milling !!

Had the best day!!! At every step the milling barn team were there for us, no question to big or to small, The team at milling barn took all the stress out of the planing and running of our wedding and made this a one of event that we will be forever grateful for.
Jordan
Jordan Sent on 29/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding!

We had the most magical day at Milling Barn on the 22.03.24, from start to finish the whole team were amazing and made the whole process from booking to planning to the actual day such a breeze. The venue itself is just stunning and made our day so perfect. Nothing was too much to ask and we were made to feel like we were the only couple to ever get married there, the actual day was perfection and ran so smoothly thanks to our coordinator Chloe and the rest of the team involved, I couldn’t fault a single second and will be forever grateful for the effort put into making our day so special. Highly recommend Milling Barn to anybody. Thank you again.
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