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Last update: March 2026
Smeetham Hall Barn is a family run, privately owned, 16th century wedding venue just outside of Sudbury Suffolk on the Suffolk/Essex boarder.
Victoria and Sophie will be your main contacts from the moment you first step into the barn until after your wedding, we are a small team here and proud of it! Tom is always around too, he has been running the bar for over 13 years now and now often in the garden pruning the roses!
You have access to the barn the day before your wedding to set up with as many or as few people as you wish. We are offer a Venue Hire price which includes the heating, fairy lights, tables, chairs and a personal wedding co-ordinator for your "wedding journey." You would choose from our two trusted suppliers who would give you a bespoke quote based on what you requirements are. You have access to the barn the day before your wedding until midnight on your wedding day.
Our barn is the perfect setting for small intimate weddings to the larger ones, we can accomadate up to 150 guests for the wedding breakfast and up to 200 in the evening. The barn itself has high vaulted ceiling, exposed timber beams, and vintage chandeliers. We have fixed fairy lights on the back wall and around the beams, these are included in the hire price. We also have a marquee which is attached to the barn via a lobby just in case the weather is not kind and the drink's reception needs to be held inside or for winter weddings. It has beautiful panoramic sides out to our courtyard with a covered seated area with festoons.
Victoria and Sophie are the main wedding co-ordinators at Smeetham and Tom runs the bar. We have a great team who work alongside us to ensure your day runs smoothly.
BYO alcohol and soft drinks into the venue the day before your wedding, we charge a flat service fee of £15 per daytime adult guest and £5 per child (age 2-12 years old) Our bar opens at local pub prices after your wedding meal.
We do not have accomadation on site, but we have a lot of very good options all within 10 min drive.
We have been hosting weddings for over 25 years now, come and see us so we can have a chance at hosting yours!
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When I am not in the barn (!), you will find me running after our children, making a den or researching our next family adventure.
I have been running the bar for over 10 years here, it still never gets old to see the dance floor packed and everyone having a great time! In my 'spare time' I enjoy long walks with my children, all things fitness & cooking.
Passionate about the outdoors, I enjoy weekly wild swimming and pilates. I always have time for cooking and baking with my girls.
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