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Press and Media Mentions
- More into glamping than camping? Here are the UK’s most stylish sites, by Sarah Baxter, The Times Online, 21 August, 2025 (scroll down to article)
- Barnutopia to host Welsh-themed glamping weekend in April, by Josh Price, Powys County Times, 16 December 2021
- Regional Venues: Spotlight on Herefordshire, Worcester and Shropshire, Your West Midlands Magazine, Issue 71, page 21, Dec/ an 2021 (editorial)
- Rustic Romance, Tie the knot in a barn, Your West Midlands Wedding magazine, Issue 70, page 23, Oct/Nov 2020 (editorial)
- Glamping and wedding site near Oswestry spruced up and ready for guests, by Rory Smith, Shropshire Star, 24 June 2020 (Attractions)
- First UK Multi-Couple Festival Wedding, Pressat, 21 May 2020 (press release)
- Barnutopia Wedding Photography – Festival Wedding Venue, 18 February 2020 (photography portfolio)
- Top unique wedding venues in the Midlands and Shropshire, by Rebecca Sayce, Shropshire Star, 01 January 2020 (best of article)
- Barnutopia, a mini outdoors events ‘village’ right on the Welsh border, Open Air Business Magazine, August/September 2019, p21-24 (Case Study)
- 75 Unusual Wedding Venues: The Best Unique Venues Across the UK #West Midlands, Hitched, September 2019 (article)
- The 10 best long-distance walks with overnight stays in Britain, by Genevieve Fox, The Guardian, 25 August 2019
- Barnutopia Wedding Photography – Kristina & Jamie, 14 August 2019 (photography portfolio)
- 17 unusual wedding venues in Wales that will give you a day to remember, by Chris Peregrine, Wales Online, 5 June 2019 (online article)
- Win free wedding venue hire at Oswestry barn and glamping site in competition, by Rebecca Stanley, Shropshire Star (article)
- Shropshire farm venue launches competition to win free venue hire, Your West Midlands Magazine, 22 March 2019 (news)
- Shropshire Farm Venue Launches Competition to Win Free Venue Hire, Barnutopia, 21 March 2019 (press release)
- 7 of the most picturesque glamping sites on Gone Camping Co, 21 February 2019 (online feature)
- Beautiful Barns, Your West Midlands Wedding, February 2019 (Online magazine)
- Fancy Getting Married At The FunFair Or On A Train? Check Out These Unique Wedding Venues, by Katie, Mummy’s Diary, 13 November, 2019 (blog)
- Colourful, Relaxed, Festival Inspired Wedding by Sophie Cook, Rock n Roll Bride, 23 September, 2018 (online feature)
- The UK’s quirkiest wedding venues revealed by Unity Blott, Daily Mail, 14 September, 2018 (Mail Online)
- Unusual Wedding Venues: The Most Unique Places to Say ‘I Do’ In the UK, Hitched. September 2018 (online)
- Ten things you should know before setting up a glamping site by Katrina Boydon, The Glamping Show, 20-22 September, 2018 (seminar)
- Barnutopia Wedding Photography – Gel and Baz, 24 September 2018 (photography portfolio)
- Britain’s Quirkiest Wedding Venues featured on Protectivity Insurance, Autumn 2018 (online)
- My Life in Britain: From Desert to Drizzle by Katrina Boydon, American in Britain magazine, – Summer 2018, p10 (online and print)
- Shropshire Wedding DIY Venues LMS Weddings, 2018 (online “10 best” list)
- In the spotlight: How we gave it a year on national television by Katrina Boydon, Oswestry Life magazine July 2018, p32 (online and print)
- A Barnutopia Wedding: Angela & Rob’s Festival Wedding by Nicola Streader, Photographer, 4 June 2018 (blog)
- TV spotlight for Llansilin Business by Mike Sheridan, Powys County Times, 28th April 2-18 (online and print)
- Glamping venue couple in TV adventure, by Sue Austin, Shropshire Star, 20 April, 2018 (online and print)
- Barnutopia takes part in brand new ITV series, Give It A Year with Baroness Karren Brady, 10 April 2018 (Barnutopia press release)
- Rethinking the rural, The Architectural Review, April 2018, p8 (image credit)
- Baroness Karren Brady to host new business show, The Business Barn, April 2018 (news)
- Inspiring -Stories – an interview with successful start-up wedding business, Barnutopia, March 2018, Bridebook.com (online article)
- Mayor of Oswestry to cut the ribbon at Barnutopia wedding fair and grand opening, Barnutopia, 16 March 2018 (press release)
- 4 Unique Venues Only Shropshire Has to Offer, Wedding Sense magazine February/March edition, p32 (feature)
- Real Life Weddings 19th August 2017, Wedding Venue Directory, 13 February, 2018 (feature)
- LMS Weddings Venue Review, Facebook, 9 Feb 2018 (post)
- Add a Yurt at Barnutopia by Mrs B, Crowdfunder UK, 15 December, 2017 (project)
- Glamping site inspired by global travel, The Business Barn, November 2017 (case study)
- UK Mental Health Recovery Camp 3 … Wind, Rain and Runaway Horses by Ivan Barry, Visions and Voices. 23rd September, 2017 (blog post)
- How we went from a Glamping Site to a Wedding Venue by Katrina Boydon, The Glamping Show, 22-24 September, 2017 (seminar)
- Former Oswestry army barn transformed into wedding venue by Aimee Jones. Shropshire Star, 30 August, 2017 (article)
- New wedding venue promises rural heaven, It’s Beautiful, Issue 2, Page 57, Summer 2017 (editorial)
- Glamping with Barnutopia by Kirsty , Love & Lifestyle, 8 May, 2017 (blog)
- Can crowdfunding bid help camping site to convert cattle barn? Barnutopia Luxury Glamping Hooked Up, Issue 6, April 2017 (news article)
- Gorgeous Shropshire Wedding Venue to Launch Crowdfunder, Barnutopia, March 22, 2017 (press release)
- For Better, For Worse, Five Steps to Tying the Knot at Barnutopia by Katrina Boydon, Glamping Business Magazine, Issue 6, March 2017, page 26 (article)
- Cool Places to stay within 90 minutes drive from Birmingham by Zoe Chamberlain, Birmingham Mail, 6 March, 2017 (article)
- Top 8 Luxury Family Holiday Ideas by Lucy Kirkness, The Huffington Post, September 10, 2016 (article)
- Katrina Boydon, Speaker, (1) Choosing a booking system, (2) The what, where and why of web presence and (3) Building Barnutopia, The Glamping Show, 22 – 24 September 2016 (presentation and seminars)
- Crazy places to stay just a short drive away in Shropshire, Shropshire Star, August 23, 2016 (article, online & print)
- Glamping Gone Good – How Barnutopia Brought Luxury to the British Countryside, Upward Magazine #003, May 2016 (article)
- Doorstep holidays — the new way to travel! J&PR Ltd, April 22, 2016 (blog post)
- Five Factors Essential to The Success of a Glamorous Camping by Katrina Boydon, Glamping Business magazine, April 2016 (article, online & print)
- Oswestry glamping is a big hit, Shropshire Star, Entertainment section, January 19, 2016 (article, online)
- From globetrotting to glamping, Shropshire Star Entertainment section, January 19, 2016 (video & article, online)
- The luxury of the great indoors, Shropshire Star front page, January 19, 2016 (article, print)
- Glamping site with 10 yurts planned for farm near Oswestry, Shropshire Star, November 5, 2015 (article, online)
- Luxuriate in the outdoors, Yattar Yattar Magazine, November/December 2015 (editorial, print)
- Pitch perfect, Shropshire Review Oswestry, October 2015 ~ (article, online & print)
- Spend Thanksgiving 2015 in a Luxury Yurt at Barnutopia in the Welsh Borderlands, PRFire, October 12, 2015 (press release, online)
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