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- Weekend venue hire (2 nights, Fri-Sun)
- Midweek venue hire (2 nights, Mon-Wed or Tue-Thu)
- Day Hire (includes couple accommodation, other units booked separately)
- Option to add night(s)
- Exclusive hire venue, yurts & cabins, campsite & all facilities
- Standard packages for 2021 include:
- MICRO EVENT (15 guests, all may be residential)
- MICRO WEDDING all-inclusive package
- MINI EVENT (30 guests, all may be residential)
- MIDI EVENT (45 guests, all may be residential)
- MAXI EVENT (100 guests, 40 may be residential plus 60 day/evening)
- DAY HIRE package (100 guests, couple accommodation only included)
- FESTIVAL package (120 guests, all may be residential)
- 2021 pricing from £3,150 micro event midweek to £8,200 festival package weekend high season
Perfect for weddings (licensed for ceremonies), hen weekends, birthday celebrations, friends and family gatherings and escape to the country retreats. We know that school and corporate groups have different requirements, please see our conference venue hire FAQ here. If you would like a formal quote or need a customized package for a particular event, please submit an enquiry and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours. Otherwise, scroll down for pricing. Please read through carefully. There are lots of items that most venues charge as extras. Our package includes all the essential items you’ll need to create an amazing event.
Venue Hire includes
- Exclusive use dry hire entire glamping village, barns and facilities
- 2 nights (noon to noon) event and festival packages
- Accommodation in 9 luxury glamping yurts/cabins
- Pitches for tents and a few camper vans. No EHU
- Event barn with dry bar (no corkage) and dance floor
- DIY venue decorating, barn set-up, centrepieces etc.
- Bar equipment (ice buckets, bottle openers, drip trays, bins)
- Polycarbonate (safe) glassware, flutes, wine, tumblers, pint
- Vintage china plates, bowls, platters and cutlery for reception meal
- Dutch barn (indoor/outdoor space) great for campfires
- Fire pits and firewood (bring your own charcoal for bbqing)
- Self-cater, use mobile caterers or ask us about catering
- 2 fully equipped self-catering kitchens
- Bathroom block with 3 showers, 5 toilets and 2 urinals
- Private dressing room/bathroom on day (weddings/vow renewals only)
- Car-park for around 25 vehicles (and more on campsite)
- See also Venue Decorations, Equipment and Staff and Services, Optional Add-Ons and What’s Not Included, below.
Day Hire
- Access the evening before to decorate
- Access the morning after to take down decorations
- Couple accommodation only (2 nights)
- Other units and tent pitches available for guests to book separately
- End by 11 pm midweek or midnight weekend
Venue Decorations and Equipment included
- Fairy lights in event barn
- Round banqueting tables & chairs (and some sashes)
- Table cloths and chair covers
- Basic barn decorations, log slices, window sashes, some others
- Wooden wedding arch for you to decorate
- Bluetooth speaker for aisle walk, speeches and playlists
- Sturdy picnic tables and parasols
- Hay bales for outside seating, weather dependent
Staff and Services included
- Event supervisor(s) onsite 24/7
- Serving/event staff on event day
- Site-wide power, lights and free WiFi (except campsite)
- Reception drinks (e.g. Prosecco or wine, soft drinks)
- Tea and fresh coffee station on event day (if required)
- Disposal of bar and catering waste
Optional Add-Ons
Many couples like to organise or do these optional add-ons themselves. However, we are happy to quote for any of these items if you won’t have the time to arrange everything yourselves. Please enquire.
- Dedicated on-the-day coordinator
- Photoshoot with our wedding donkeys
- Barn, tables (including centrepieces) and wedding arch dressed for you
- Wedding favours
- Celebrant for personalised ceremony
- Hair and makeup
- Bouquets (1 bridal, 4 bridesmaids) and buttonholes (8)
- Wedding cake
- Catering
- Photographer
- Videographer
- Licensed bar (possible only if you don’t bring your own alcohol)
- DJ/Disco
- Live band
- Other entertainment
- Commercial barn heater hire (strongly recommended Nov-Feb, £450 including propane)
Catering
You may self-cater, use mobile caterers or enquire about Barnutopia event catering for part or all of your catering on any of our packages.
Clean-up
Waste disposal is included in venue hire, BUT all decorations should be taken down and taken away if they belong to you. If you want to leave any behind, please ask us as we have limited storage space. Our decorations may be left outside the store room at the back of the barn so that we can check and put away. All rubbish and waste should be collected together in bin-bags or bins as appropriate. You should walk around the site and pick up any rubbish, including cigarette ends, and place in the bins. Please leave the site as you found it.
Not Included
- Notice of Marriage in your district
- Shropshire registrar for legal wedding ceremonies
- Catering (please enquire)
Lite Package (for 45 and under headcount only)
Discount of 20%. Excludes event/serving staff, reception drinks, bar equipment, polycarbonate glasses, tablecloths, chair covers, vintage china, our barn decorations, wedding arch, hay bales, tea & coffee station, private dressing room/bathroom.
2021 Venue hire Event Package
Given the uncertainty over permitted headcount in 2021 we want to be especially flexible and have event packages for 15, 30, 45 and 100 guests. You may book the smallest micro package with the option to increase headcount if this is allowed in future.
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| 2021 Event Package for 15, 30, 45 and 100 headcount | Headcount | High Season Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec | Low Season Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov |
| Weekend 2 nights, Fri-Sun | 100 maxi 45 midi 30 mini 15 micro | £7,200 £6,200 £5,450 £4,750 | £5,750 £4,850 £4,550 £3,750 |
| Midweek 2 nights, Mon-Wed or Tue-Thu | 100 maxi 45 midi 30 mini 15 micro | £5,750 £4,850 £4,250 £3,750 | £4,750 £3,950 £3,550 £3,100 |
| Add night Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Any | £900 | £700 |
| Day Hire Weekend Fri, Sat or Sun | 100 maxi 45 midi 30 mini 15 micro | £5,750 £4,750 £4,250 £3,750 | £4,750 £3,950 £4,150 £3,100 |
| Day Hire Midweek Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu | 100 maxi 45 midi 30 mini 15 micro | £4,750 £4,050 £3,750 £3,400 | £3,750 £3,250 £3,000 £2,750 |
* Maxi, midi, mini and micro event packages at headcounts shown
* Day hire includes couple accommodation only other units available to book)
* Micro wedding all-inclusive package for up to 15 guests
2022 Venue hire Event Package
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| 2022 Event Package 100 guests (40 residential plus 60 day/evening) | High Season Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec | Low Season Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov |
| Weekend 2 nights, Fri-Sun | £7,700 | £6,150 |
| Midweek 2 nights, Mon-Wed or Tue-Thu | £6,150 | £5,100 |
| Add night Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | £1,000 | £800 |
| Day Hire Weekend Fri, Sat or Sun | £6,200 | £5,100 |
| Day Hire Midweek Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu | £5,100 | £4,000 |
* Maxi event package (prices shown) for up to 100 guests (up to 40 residential plus 60 day/evening)
* Midi event for up to 45 guests (all may be residential), please enquire
* Day hire for up to 100 guests (includes access day before/after and couple accommodation only)
* Micro wedding all-inclusive package for up to 15 guests
2023 Venue hire Event Package
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| 2023 Event Package 100 guests (40 residential plus 60 day/evening) | High Season Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec | Low Season Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov |
| Weekend 2 nights, Fri-Sun | £7,900 | £6,300 |
| Midweek 2 nights, Mon-Wed or Tue-Thu | £6,300 | £5,250 |
| Add night Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | £1,200 | £900 |
| Day Hire Weekend Fri, Sat or Sun | £6,350 | £5,250 |
| Day Hire Midweek Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu | £5,250 | £4,100 |
* Maxi event package (prices shown) for up to 100 guests (up to 40 residential plus 60 day/evening)
* Midi event for up to 45 guests (all may be residential), please enquire
* Day hire for up to 100 guests (includes access day before/after and couple accommodation only)
* Micro wedding all-inclusive package for up to 15 guests
Our comprehensive venue hire package includes pretty much everything you need for a wedding or event. Weekend hire is usually for 2 nights Fri-Sun. Midweek is 2 nights Mon-Wed or Tue-Thu. Day hire includes accommodation for the couple only and access the evening before to dress the venue and the morning after to remove decorations and clear up. Guests may book the remaining accommodation or tent pitches separately, if so desired. You may check available weekend dates here (midweek dates by enquiry only) or feel free to submit an enquiry with details of your group glamping gathering, wedding or event.
Damage Deposit
The damage deposit is £1,000 (not subject to VAT) payable one week before your event. It is returnable within one week of your event assuming there is no damage.
Confetti
Only water soluble biodegradable contetti may be used. No paper, foil or flower petals permitted.
Noise Policy
You can play loud music or have a DJ/band in the event barn but you cannot blast music at concert levels. It is not necessary. One of the reasons guests choose Barnutopia is because of its location in the stunning and peaceful Shropshire countryside. That is also the reason many choose to live in the area. Please be mindful of excessive noise at all times.
Vendors & Suppliers
We have added a list of vendors and suppliers for your convenience. Inclusion does not mean endorsement. Please let us know if you have any recommendations.
Pictures and Images
We take lots of pictures of the site, events and guests. We may use these images for marketing and promotion purposes. Of course, we won’t post on social media until you have posted your own images (or when you tell us it’s okay to do so). We’re also happy to share our images with you; however, we are not professional photographers and we cannot guarantee the quality or pics of a particular moment.
Professional Photographers
We strongly recommend that you hire a professional photographer if a picture record of your event is very important. We would appreciate permission (from you and your photographer) to use at least a few images for the purpose of information and promotion. For example, on our website and social media. We will of course attribute the image correctly to the photographer.
Decorations and Fire Safety
You may decorate the barns and site being mindful of fire and safety. Candles and naked flames are NOT ALLOWED indoors under any circumstances. You may use the fake LED candles with flickering lights. These are very effective and look like the real thing in pics. We are happy to make exceptions for indoor caterers BY ARRANGEMENT. Chinese lanterns that float away and burn are NOT permitted.
See here for dimensions and floor-plans of the wedding bans.
Venue Hire at Barnutopia
- “Best wedding venue ever. We had the most perfect day yesterday, getting married at the beautiful Barnutopia! Thank you so so so much Katrina and Steve; you went above and beyond to help us with every detail and made sure our guests were very well fed with a yummy afternoon tea and bbq! A day we’ll never forget!” Hannah & Mat
- Barnutopia in spring 2018 series ITV “Give It A Year” with Baroness Karren Brady.
- Pics of our first (2018) wedding fair and grand opening with ribbon-cutting by the Mayor of Oswestry.
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