Selden Barns

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Selden Barns, at Old Selden Farm, is set within over 50 acres of the South Downs National Park; the idyllic rural retreat for your wedding day.

This family-run venue is exclusively yours to enjoy, and features beautiful, characterful barns, with Old Selden Farmhouse at the venues heart, and beautifully kept lawns and terrace overlooking open farmland and forests.

Selden Barns also benefits from nine guest bedrooms, accommodating up to 22 wedding guests, including the newlyweds, in ‘The Gatehouse’ Newlywed Suite. Breakfast is cooked to order and served in the Farmhouse kitchen.

Wedding ceremonies are licensed for up to 100 guests in our stunning Ceremony Barn adjoining the Farmhouse with original oak beams, fireplace and exposed brickwork. To add a little extra sparkle, fairy lights entwine the beams overhead whilst you make your wedding vows.

After your ceremony, enjoy pre-reception drinks and canapes on one of our lawns within the walled gardens, or terraces adjoining the Grand Barn; the location for your wedding breakfast and evening reception.

With capacity to seat up to 230 guests for your wedding breakfast and up to 250 for your evening reception, this versatile, flexible wedding space is second to none. With beautiful ivory pleated drapes, swags and tails, vintage chandeliers and a fairy light canopy, you and your guests will enjoy grandeur during your wedding day.

For your evening wedding reception, party the night away on our raised, chequered dancefloor with provision for a DJ or band and the bar located just a ‘boogie’ away! And for those warm, summer nights, step off the dancefloor and through the doors on to the splendid terrace and lawns to enjoy your favourite drink and look up at the stars.

Your venue hire package includes tables, chairs, fully stocked bar and staff, wedding décor items such as table centre pieces, gift and cake tables, post box for cards, easel for your table plan, as well as ample parking. Also included in your hire will be a dedicated Wedding Coordinator to help you plan and oversee your special day, ensuring your wedding day runs perfectly.

As an established venue, we have an excellent reputation with some of the best local wedding suppliers, including florists, photographers, stylists and more. Please ask the team for more information.

Selden Barns really is the perfect wedding day venue of choice, with every base covered, from the peaceful idyllic setting creating the perfect back drop for your wedding photography to the benefit of on-site accommodation for guests

With great road links to Worthing, Brighton, Arundel, Horsham and Chichester, book your personalised one-to-one viewing to fully realise your wedding day vison.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and check out our website for more information; www.seldenbarns.co.uk. Call us now to book your viewing; 01903 372990.

Licensing for Civil Ceremonies and Civil Partnerships, up to 100 guests
Traditional Ceremony Barn or the Grand Barn for your Wedding Ceremony
Seated dining from 50 to 230 guests
Beautiful Accommodation for up to 22 Guests
Choice of four in-house catering teams
Perfect exclusive use venue in a stunning, rural location

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Melissa Married on 12/03/2022

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The most perfect venue

This venue was all we wanted, truly magical. With access to a 'getting ready room', some accommodation overnight and everything all in one place. If I could, I would do it all over again!
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Genevieve K. Married on 25/10/2021

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Most Beautiful Place

Selden Barns was the first venue we visited and to be honest nothing we visited afterwards compared! We knew we had found our venue! We loved having two separate spaces for our ceremony and reception – both incredible farm buildings that were already beautifully decorated with white drapes and fairy lights. The outdoor space, courtyard and surrounding scenery of fields and the South Downs was breath-taking. Knowing I could get ready at the venue in the morning and then stay the night in the bridal suite made the day more relaxing as I didn’t need to worry about timing and travel. We were blessed with amazing weather but it was reassuring that even if it had rained we had space to make sure we could still do everything we wanted to do on our day.

Selden Barns were absolutely incredible to work with since day one of booking our Wedding day with them. They responded very quickly to any queries we had and having a wedding coordinator throughout the planning process and on the actual day made everything run so smoothly. It put us at ease knowing we were in good hands!

Our Wedding day came and it was everything we could have wished for. The whole day ran so smoothly and this was down to the Selden Barns Staff. The time keeping for the whole day was flawless. They were also a tremendous help in the setting up and clearing away of our decorations.

The drinks package that you can have was excellent value and we had plenty of alcohol for our guests throughout the day with the staff ensured our glasses were never empty! The costs of the drinks at the bar were also great value.

It was so lovely having some our close family and friends stay the night in the exceptional B&B rooms and the morning after we were treated to the most amazing breakfast! We had an excellent stay and being able to have accommodation at our venue meant the world to us.

We'd definitely recommend Selden Barns to anyone thinking of getting married there and will absolutely be back to stay in the B&B some time in the future.
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Sarah Married on 17/08/2019

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Perfect wedding

As soon as we saw Selden Barns we both knew it was where we wanted to get married. The barn and surrounding areas are beautiful and location was ideal. The wedding coordinators were amazing. Nothing was an issue and they were happy to answer the many questions we had! The on-site accommodation was perfect for all our close family. The setting is very romantic and you wouldn’t find a better venue.
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Martine Married on 20/07/2019

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The location is simply stunning!

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about my experience of Selden Barns, having got married there last month. Rachel, Chloe and all the other staff were so helpful and knowledgeable in the planning stages and they helped us to have the most perfect day. The location is simply stunning, with picture opportunities everywhere you look. And the bridal suite was just amazing!
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Holly Married on 26/05/2019

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The most perfect wedding at Selden Barns!

We had the most perfect wedding at Selden Barns!
Rachel is just fabulous and takes away all the stress....nothing is too much trouble. On the day the communication between the staff was excellent, managing people and timings perfectly.
We wanted a day of fun and laughter and that's exactly what we got. The new bridal suite is perfect and truly a special room. Our guests also loved their rooms and breakfast the next day was a fun and filling experience! We didn't look at any other venues as we knew from the moment we looked around that Selden Barns was the place for us! Thanks so much for everything x
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Katy Married on 11/05/2019

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We honestly had most fantastic day!

Hi Rachel
Now we are back from our honeymoon we just wanted to thank you for all that you did in the run up to, during and after the 11th. We honestly had most fantastic day and we cant thank you and your staff enough. Nothing was too much trouble for anyone and we couldn't have asked for anything more!
Thanks again
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Sarah Married on 10/05/2019

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A massive thank you to you and your team!

Hi Rachel/Selden,

We have just started to get back to normal after our mini moon so we wanted to drop you a quick email saying a massive thank you to you and your team for making our day a huge success and the day of our dreams.

I genuinely could not have asked for more on the day or in the lead up to the wedding. Everyone of your team over at Selden was exceptional I can’t really put into words how much the effort and thought is appreciated!

Thank you again we had the perfect day.
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Mr Married on 05/05/2019

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We could not recommend it enough!

My wife and I got married at Selden Barns just over a week ago now and we could not recommend it enough. For nearly two years we had the date booked and throughout that time Rachel and her team were fantastic. Rachel is knowledgeable, attentive and helpful and having her help plan the day took pretty much all of the stress out of it. On the day itself everything could not have run smoother and that is all down to how they looked after us and our guests. On top of that excellent bedrooms for anybody staying the night we could not have had a better venue. Thank you Rachel and your team for everything, we will never forget it.
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David Married on 05/05/2019

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Thank you so much to you and your team

Sivan and I just wanted to write to so thank you so much to you and your team for Sunday. Everything went even better than we could imagined and it is a day that we will never forget. You made it so easy from the moment that we came to view the venue for the first time so we cannot sing your praises enough.
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Fiona Married on 24/03/2019

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Amazing job Rachel & the Staff

"I would just like to Say what an absolutely Amazing job Rachel & the Staff At Selden Barns did for my Daughters Wedding Day a couple of Weeks ago ?????? The Whole Day ran so smoothly & was just a Perfect Day throughout. We can’t thank you all enough. Scarlett & Luke will have such Happy Memories of that Special Day. Big thanks to Bexhill Film Company as well, who captured the Very Essence of the Day perfectly ???????? If you were thinking of a Venue for your Wedding/special Occasion this place has it all, down to accommodation as well which was excellent! & finishing off the Weekend with the delicious 4-course Breakfast cooked by the Chef the next Morning ?????????????? Just A Perfect Ending to an Awesome Day !! ???????????? .
Fiona (Brides Mother/pepper Wedding 24/3/19)"
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Jenny Married on 16/03/2019

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We had the most fabulous day!

We wanted to thank you and the whole team at Selden for all the work you put into our wedding day. We had the most fabulous day and you helped it to run so smoothly.
Breakfast was delicious too.
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Kay Married on 17/01/2019

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Our wedding was an absolute dream!

Wow! What can I say about this magical place, myself and my wife got married here and it was an absolute dream.
Our wedding planner was absolutely brilliant right down to the last detail to ensure everything was perfect!
The venue looked stunning and we couldn’t have asked for anymore.
Thank you to all of the staff at Selden Barns for making our wedding so so perfect!
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Alice Married on 01/12/2018

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Incredible incredible incredible!!!

Incredible incredible incredible!!! We recently got married at Selden Barns on Saturday 1st December and what an amazing day!! We had SO many compliments on how amazing the venue looked and how well organised it was.

I’m a major organised freak and both Rachel and Jo made me feel so at ease (this is unusual!!) nothing was too much trouble and I felt like I could ask anything and email a million times without feeling like I was annoying them.

Selden was the first venue we saw when choosing (I think we looked at around 6 barns) and immediately I knew it was the one, we really loved that there was a completely separate ceremony room which most barns don’t have, as well as all the really reasonably priced accommodation which is incredibly handy when all the grooms family is from up North!

All the staff including the gardeners and Selden’s chef were so unbelievably friendly and made such an impression on us all, we can’t thank you all enough for making us feel like king and queen on our special day, really could not recommend you guys enough!! Xxxx
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Caroline Married on 06/05/2017

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May wedding 2017

We chose Selden Barn for the setting in the West Sussex countryside. We particularly loved that the raised dance floor and bar were within the function room so you do not lose guests during the evening to keep the atmosphere going. We cannot fault the service and hospitality of the staff, particularly Rachel who made our day so special. No request was too much and we felt comfortable to leave all the minor details to her on the day, knowing that everything would be under control. Our guests loved the venue and the accommodation for those who stayed was not only convenient but clean and welcoming. All in all if you are looking for a private wedding venue with breath taking views and great staff then look no further, Selden Barn will always hold a special place in our hearts.
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Nicky Married on 19/12/2016

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Could not have wished for a more perfect day!

We had our wedding reception at the barns on Saturday 17th December and we could not have wished for a more perfect day. On the run-up, Rachel listened to what we wanted for our day and advised us on what would work on the day she pulled it all together to make it all run so well for us and all our guests. Simply brilliant thank you all! Xx
Sent on 23/05/2019

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