Smeetham Hall Barn

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£3,499 - £6,729 for Venue Hire
Up to 150
Bedrooms
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Description

When it comes to weddings, we know that there is no 'one size to fit all' package. Whether you are looking for a venue for your wedding reception, civil ceremony or both, we are sure to have something to suit you. For a Saturday wedding, the Barn is available from 9am on Friday until midday on Sunday. For a Tuesday wedding, for example, the Barn is available from 2pm on Monday until midday on Wednesday. Charges for a weekend include bank holidays. A booking fee of £1,000 is required to confirm a booking No corkage fee

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Bridget
Our couples are very important to us and we look after them from the minute they book until the end of their wedding day - they are welcome to come and see the Barn as many times as they like, or, they can call and chat to ask as many questions as they like! We never mind. We want them to have a wonderful experience in planning their wedding.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2000
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
4

Overview of Smeetham Hall Barn

Wedding Venue Type
Barn
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
150
Reception Capacity
250

Wedding Ceremony & Reception

Sound System Available
Fireworks Permitted
Wedding Licence
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Wedding Venue Details

Landscaped Gardens
Exclusive Use
Water View
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Wedding Catering

External Catering Permitted
In-House Wine List
Alcohol Licence
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Pricing for Smeetham Hall Barn

Venue Hire Only

Prices Start At
£3,499
Maximum Price
£6,729
Our venue-only hire includes tables and chairs. You choose from our list of five caterers and pay them directly.
What is included in this pricing:
Furniture included
Exclusive use
Day before set up available
Wedding coordinator available on the day
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)
Choice of preferred caterers

In-house Catering
(price per head)

Prices Start At
£42
Maximum Price
£44
What is included in this pricing:
No corkage fee
Cutlery included
Table linen included

Packages
(total price)

Prices Start At
£6,549
Maximum Price
£12,199
Number of Guests Included
80
We believe that your wedding day should be unique to you as a couple and planning your big day should be an enjoyable experience. Our packages include the fee for our beautiful 16th Century Barn wedding venue, catering, staff, cutlery, crockery, glassware, linen, tables, chairs, table plan easel . A wedding video is included in most of our weekend packages (not in 2025) and you are invited to book a complimentary consultation with Wilton & Flower, our in-house accessory supplier.
What is included in this pricing:
Wedding coordinator available on the day
Furniture included
Exclusive use
Day before set up available
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)

Reviews for Smeetham Hall Barn
(178)

James and Laressa
Happy couple married in August
October 2024
Made to feel like centre stage

Picking a venue is just….woah. It’s a LOT. Except when it’s not, because you’re made to feel like centre stage from the outset. We’d viewed a few venues which were starting to blur into one and a feeling a bit overwhelmed with it all. So if it’s the people that make a wedding, you can definitely include the Smeetham Hall team with that. From the open evening, to booking and run through to the event (and MANY emails in between) they were only too happy to help. And encourage some out of the box fun with it. SO many positive vibes from our guests about the venue itself from the ceremony on the lawn, the outdoor drinks reception and the barn itself for the wedding breakfast. Each element creating it’s own little piece of the day. Great vendor partners on hand too to make sorting details like the food, DJ, lighting etc a breeze. Thank you Sophie and Victoria. James and Laressa Human

Maddie & Charlie
Happy couple married in September
September 2024
Absolutely perfect

We couldn’t recommend Smeetham Hall Barns enough if we tried. This was the one and only venue we viewed, and we knew it was perfect for us. From the very start, the team were brilliant. Sophie in particular was an absolute gem and you could tell she really cared about us & making our day perfect. The organisation of the planning of our day by the team was second to none. They were thorough, so efficient with answering queries and so helpful. Setting up the day the team were on a mission. The bar team and caterers were outstanding - everybody was just so lovely. It was honestly the best day of our lives and this place will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you team Smeetham!

Emily
Happy couple married in June
September 2024
Absolutely perfect venue

Our wedding at Smeetham Hall Barn on 10th June 2024 was absolutely perfect! The venue’s elegant charm and stunning grounds provided a beautiful backdrop for our special day. The staff were exceptional, handling every detail with professionalism and care, allowing us to truly enjoy our celebration. Smeetham Hall Barn offered the perfect mix of beauty, excellent service, and a warm ambiance. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate our wedding and highly recommend it to any couple looking for an unforgettable venue.

Bethany & David Swain
Happy couple married in August
September 2024
So glad we chose this venue! 10/10 - amazing!

Wow. What a day we had! It was the most perfect day we could have ever dreamt of. Sophie & the team are amazing from the minute you enquire to the big day. We knew the minute we walked into the venue for a show around, it was going to be THE venue. Sophie helped us the whole journey to ensure we had everything perfect for our big day - and perfect it was! Great value for money, beautiful venue & grounds and Sophie is just amazing!!! Thank you so so so much for ensuring our day was so perfect & just as we imagined. We wish we could do it all again!! Highly recommend!

Lauren and Joe
Happy couple married in August
August 2024
Best day of our lives!!

We recently held our wedding at Smeetham Hall barn and we have to say everything was magical and the day was perfect. We had a few venue changes before we found Smeetham and we are so happy that by the will of the universe we not only found the venue but the PERFECT venue for any type of wedding. From the first visit to look around Sophie and her team were amazing, they were clear and concise in all aspects of what the venue offered and how they would help us plan our perfect day. They really are specialists in what they do and we are so grateful and privileged for their expertise. Our day went without a hitch as Sophie, Zoe and the team guided us through, thinking of every detail to ensure that our day was catered for our individuality. The venue is excellent value for money, the best possible when we compare to our original venue. The rustic feel of the barn and the gardens make it a perfect place for exquisite photography and still allows for modern twists. They were able to accommodate our various form of entertainment easily and seamlessly, whether it be the games and bouncy castle in the courtyard for the children, our acoustic live sessions after the ceremony, and the live band and DJ sets for the reception, literally the team will do ANYTHING to make your day perfect. Their ability to make you feel comfortable, looked after and keep everything flowing on your big day is second to none. Our guests commented on how beautiful the venue is and how the atmosphere was perfect. WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS THE BEST DAY OF OUR LIVES. The catering for our big day was unreal, many of our guests commented that the food was among the best they had ever eaten at any wedding they had ever attended. Hayley helped us choose our perfect menu letting us change minor details where we needed to accommodate specialist dietary needs to give us our perfect menu and Lucy was our representative on the day and we could not fault her at all. She and her team prepared everything from the reception drinks, through to the wedding breakfast. Her attention to me and my now husband in particular was lovely. Lucy would literally find us no matter how far we were whether it was checking if we were okay, or bringing us a drink to calm the nerves or cool us down. Wilton and flower were also amazing, providing us with all the decorative touches we needed. They helped to guide us as we really had no idea what we needed. Highly recommend! We highly recommend Smeetham Hall Barn, the venue is perfect for any wedding! Mr and Mrs Salsbury

Lauren and Joe
Happy couple married in August
August 2024
Best day of our lives!!

We recently held our wedding at Smeetham Hall barn and we have to say everything was magical and the day was perfect. We had a few venue changes before we found Smeetham and we are so happy that by the will of the universe we not only found the venue but the PERFECT venue for any type of wedding. From the first visit to look around Sophie and her team were amazing, they were clear and concise in all aspects of what the venue offered and how they would help us plan our perfect day. They really are specialists in what they do and we are so grateful and privileged for their expertise. Our day went without a hitch as Sophie, Zoe and the team guided us through, thinking of every detail to ensure that our day was catered for our individuality. The venue is excellent value for money, the best possible when we compare to our original venue. The rustic feel of the barn and the gardens make it a perfect place for exquisite photography and still allows for modern twists. They were able to accommodate our various form of entertainment easily and seamlessly, whether it be the games and bouncy castle in the courtyard for the children, our acoustic live sessions after the ceremony, and the live band and DJ sets for the reception, literally the team will do ANYTHING to make your day perfect. Their ability to make you feel comfortable, looked after and keep everything flowing on your big day is second to none. Our guests commented on how beautiful the venue is and how the atmosphere was perfect. WE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS THE BEST DAY OF OUR LIVES. The catering for our big day was unreal, many of our guests commented that the food was among the best they had ever eaten at any wedding they had ever attended. Hayley helped us choose our perfect menu letting us change minor details where we needed to accommodate specialist dietary needs to give us our perfect menu and Lucy was our representative on the day and we could not fault her at all. She and her team prepared everything from the reception drinks, through to the wedding breakfast. Her attention to me and my now husband in particular was lovely. Lucy would literally find us no matter how far we were whether it was checking if we were okay, or bringing us a drink to calm the nerves or cool us down. Wilton and flower were also amazing, providing us with all the decorative touches we needed. They helped to guide us as we really had no idea what we needed. Highly recommend! We highly recommend Smeetham Hall Barn, the venue is perfect for any wedding! Mr and Mrs Salsbury

The Smiths
Happy couple married in August
August 2024
The best day of my life.

Smeetham Hall, you made our day run incredibly smooth, your staff were attentive and supportive throughout our entire day and there was nothing we could have asked that would have been too much trouble. The venue was absolutely stunning, our guests were delighted with the entire day and we could not be more grateful for you guys. You went above and beyond and if we could relive the day over and over - we’d still pick you. Thank you. Lots of love and tear filled hugs - The Smiths.

Leanne & Sam Elsden
Happy couple married in July
August 2024
The best wedding venue in Essex/Suffolk

We had our wedding on the 27 July 2024 at the beautiful Smeetham Hall. When we looked around it we both knew instantly is was the place we wanted to get married. Everyone there is so chilled and friendly it has a lovely family vibe which we really liked. I’m probably one of the most unorganised people there is! But I didn’t need to worry as Sophie and the team were outstanding, thinking of every detail. Splinters the food caterers again were so helpful and accommodating and the food was impeccable. Wilton and flower the accessory company knew exactly what we needed to give our wedding the wow factor. Highly recommend to use them on your wedding day. A big thing for us was to have our own corkage which smeetham offer. This helped keep some of our cost down but even if they didn’t off this we would have still got married there. We got married outside and it was truly breathtaking the views are stunning. Chris the videographer who comes with smeetham was awesome-even helping our photographer out with places to go photos as he knows the grounds like the back of his hand. I cannot rate smeetham highly enough magical day we will never forget. Thankyou ❤️ Mr & Mrs Elsden

Chloe and Danny
Happy couple married in July
August 2024
Our perfect wedding day

As soon as we viewed Smeetham Hall Barn,we knew it was perfect for us. We had a large wedding (150 daytime guests) so we knew we needed a large versatile space which could accommodate this many guests for the wedding breakfast but also provide a large dance floor and enough space for reception drinks indoors if the weather wasn't good. Sophie and the team were so calm and friendly but also incredibly organised and responsive to any questions we had throughout the whole process. I never felt like any question we had were too much. On the day, the team were beyond incredible! We had various plans due to the uncertain weather forecast yet everything ran seamlessly. Their timing and ability to make everything flow without us even thinking about it is so appreciated. So many of our guests commented on how beautiful the barn looked, how much space both indoors and outdoors there was to enjoy and what an amazing atmosphere there was inside the barn throughout the evening especially with the live band. In terms of price, compared the other similar venues in the area we found the all inclusive package with catering amazing value. The food was so tasty and the portions are very generous! Thank you so much for the most perfect day, we are so grateful to everyone at Smeetham Hall. Chloe & Danny

Zoe and Richard
Happy couple married in June
July 2024
Stunning venue powered by excellent team!

We got married at Smeetham Hall Barn on the 29th June 2024, but our relationship with Sophie and Victoria (and Bridget) goes back to 2022 when we saw how amazing the venue was. Leading up to the day, visits were always welcomed, no question was too small and no detail was left unturned. We had what I would describe as the perfect day which could not have happened without the team. The venue looked stunning in the sun and we would absolutely recommend getting married here.

Location & Contact Details for Smeetham Hall Barn

Wedding Venue Address
Smeetham Hall Lane, Sudbury, Essex, CO10 7EU, England, United Kingdom
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Describe the best wedding that happened at Smeetham Hall Barn?

They truly are all special in their own ways.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

To ask as many questions as they need and to visit Smeetham as much as possible to feel at home.

What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?

The wedding cake made by the groom!

Describe Smeetham Hall Barn in 5 adjectives

Beautiful, personal, historic, romantic, relaxed

Where’s the best photo spot at Smeetham Hall Barn?

There are so many but a sunset shot in our wild flower meadow in the summer is spectacular!

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Smeetham Hall Barn?

Yes! But the secrets are ours!

What’s your favourite canapé?

We only get to look! Mini shepherd's pies always look amazing.

What’s your favourite midnight treat?

Hard to decide!

What is Smeetham Hall Barn most unique feature?

The romantic atmosphere - lots of fairy lights, lots of beams and lots of candles

What part of your business are you most proud of?

I get great joy in showing couples around the Barn - it speaks for itself.
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Bridebook Benefits

Bridebook GiftYes
Bridebook Special OfferYes