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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: August 2024

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
83 reviews
95% recommend it
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    4.8 out of 5 rating
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  • Value for money
    4.8 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    4.7 out of 5 rating
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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 🤍
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.
Shannen
Shannen H. 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 B. 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.
Jordan
Jordan B. 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.
Franci
Franci F. Sent on 16/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding day

We got married here on Halloween 2023 and we had the best day ever!

The food was amazing as well as the atmosphere on the day. The venue was absolutely beautiful and was the perfect venue to add decor to make it into our own. Absolutely loved the vibe here and the staff were super friendly and helpful. Mimi was our coordinator for the day off and she was amazing.

Can’t thank the team enough for our amazing day!
Clare
Clare B. Sent on 16/11/2023
4.6 out of 5 rating

Exactly what we wanted

We had absolutely the best time with our wedding at the Milling Barn. We wanted a big, joyful party and that was exactly what we got. Our planner, Mimi, was just amazing - we kept running late with things, but Mimi never made us feel like it was a problem, even though we know it was probably a headache from her end!

The venue is so lovely, and so many of our family and friends told us how beautiful it was. Everything ran so perfectly smoothly from our perspective, and despite Chloe having to step in at the last minute to run things on the day due to illness, she was an absolute star the whole day. She told us it was only the second wedding she had managed, but we would never have guessed it had she not mentioned it!

Our guests loved the food and had a lot of fun carving the beef! The pizzas were a hit too - especially for a few of our friends who have dietary issues and were delighted that you were able to cater for them so easily.

We had a wonderful day, and were very pleased to have chosen the Milling Barn as our venue.
Amy
Amy H. Sent on 07/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Simply the best

Absolutely amazing the best day of our life’s,

We just knew milling barn was the venue for us,
The beautiful barns are just amazing the people at milling barn are just so kind, helpful understanding and considerate, we had an absolute blast!
It couldn’t have flowed better and the venue was more than we could ever had imagined for our wedding day, we had so many guests comments on the day and the venue.
We can’t thank milling barn enough!
Katie
Katie F. Sent on 26/10/2023
4.8 out of 5 rating

The most beautiful wedding venue and BEST coordinator, Mimi!!

We just wanted to say a huge thank you to The Milling Barn for hosting our wedding. What a simply stunning venue- we fell in love the moment we walked in. However, it was the first venue we saw, so we wondered if we would feel that way about everywhere and so went on several other viewings…it was quickly apparent how special The Milling Barn is as we didn’t feel that way about other places and quickly secured our spot for the 21st October 2023.

We owe everything to our gorgeous wedding coordinator, Mimi. She is SUCH an asset to the team- professional, kind and patient, we could not be more grateful to her. She completely understood this was a whole new world to us and explained everything with compassion and understanding, never once making us feel like we were annoying or a burden (which I’m sure we were!!)

Mimi made the planning process an absolute pleasure, we never once felt stressed and this translated to the big day beautifully. She had everything under control, made us feel relaxed and we had the best day of our lives thanks to her. Words cannot express our gratitude and we have no idea how to repay her for everything- it could never be enough. It will be strange not catching up with her regularly, she feels like a friend to us now!!

The room for getting ready in was perfect, and I have so many wonderful memories in there with my bridesmaids and family. The screen door ensures you can do a great first look with whoever you choose, and the breakfast was beautifully presented.

Please ensure you pass on our thanks to Mimi, and the amazing catering staff that day and night. They danced with us, (especially Grandad and our nephew) and were so much fun yet professional in their work.

The food was incredible- we had so many compliments about it all and will forever dream of that crème brûlée! We were worried that we weren’t offered a food tasting prior to the event, but it all went so well on the night and we really enjoyed it. We had the casual menu for the wedding breakfast and wood fired pizza in the evening with the cheese tower. It was all just fabulous!!

Thanks again to everyone involved- we and our guests had such an incredible time and nothing but compliments and gushing five star reviews for our wedding day.

This venue is such value for money- I say for many reasons and I hope you can see from my review and photos just how beautiful it was, but you can (if you choose) save SO much money on decor, because the place is stunning before you put a single flower, candle or table runner down!!

If we were to do it all over again (which we would love to), we would book The Milling Barn and Mimi over and over in a heartbeat.

With all our love,

Katie and Leon
xxx
Alexandra
Ally H. Sent on 25/08/2023
3.2 out of 5 rating

Amazing day but multiple negatives.

All in all we had an amazing day at Milling Barn, most of the time they were very good at communicating and the day went fairly smoothly.
There was just a few things that we didn't like and did effect our experience.
Firstly we were told at our first meeting that we were able to set up the day before the wedding as long as there was wasn't a wedding the day before. On our 6 week before the wedding meeting we were told this was no longer the case, I was not given any other reason apart from a change in protocol and they did not even try and change it for me even when discussed with them the importance of it.
We were told we would have help setting up the morning of the wedding but all the help we got was setting up the table with plates etc. We had to do all the personal setting up which took most of the morning meaning we only had 1 hour all together go get ready. We didn't have time for specific pictures etc that we wanted to do.
We also wanted specific music for different times such as the walk in, the music was played so low nobody could hear it and it ruined the walk in for us.
The food etc was lovely, including the canapés. We wanted to have the canapé reception outside but we were told as it had rained in the morning we were no longer allowed it outside. We had paid for a band to wander around ideally outside so this again wasn't as planned.
We wanted the LOVE sign in the barn and to use some log places, this was an additional expense which again was a negative.
The rooms were only available from 2pm which made it difficult for people who were driving a long way for the wedding. They did open one room early at 11am but refused to open anymore.
Again, all in all our wedding day was beautiful and was something we will never forget, but when asked if we would have it there again it would be difficult to say yes.
Kristen
Kristen K. Sent on 22/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Kristen & Dan

We knew as soon as we visited that this was the one. Communication in the lead up to the wedding was great & all the members of staff we met were lovely and accommodating. Fast forward to the wedding day and everything went perfectly. Everyone commented what a lovely relaxed wedding day it was which is exactly what we wanted. Our coordinator Aimee was amazing and nothing was too much trouble. We are so pleased we chose Milling Barn to be our wedding venue and would recommend to everyone looking for a rustic & relaxed wedding - it was just perfect. Thank you so much Milling Barn!
Samantha
Samantha W. Sent on 22/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The most perfect day

We loved our June wedding at Milling barn. The staff were very attentive, the food divine and the whole day was so smooth with no drama. It’s a beautiful venue. All our suppliers and guests commented on how lovely it was.
Rebecca
Rebecca M. Sent on 03/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best day of our lives

We had the most incredible wedding at Milling Barn in April. The co-ordination of the day was seamless, our wedding planner, Bekki, was attentive and thoughtful and ensured everything went smoothly. The venue itself is just stunning, the ceremony barn felt magical, and doesn’t need lots of decoration - they have all the fairy lights and decor already. The food was delicious and of excellent quality, served beautifully. The service by the team at Milling Barn was exemplary, they were all super polite and helpful. Thank you so much to you all for making our day the most special of our lives xxx
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