Gote Barn

(23)
£4,250 - £4,250 for Venue Hire
Up to 180
Bedrooms
Exclusive Use
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Gote Barn Full Description
Perfect for a beautiful countryside wedding, with the barns rustic and original charm as the background for your big day, the venue has a capacity for up to 180 seated guests for the day and up to 250 in the evening. With a lawn for drinks & canapes, and the option to add a stretch tent for rain cover or shade, the barn is perfect if you are looking for a venue to personalise and bring to life once again! Venue Hire The venue runs from May-October each year. Venue Hire for 2024 & 2025 is £4,250 and includes: 3 day access to the venue (Day before the Wedding, the Wedding day and day after the Wedding Round tables & Classic Gold chairs Fairy Light Canopy Toilet building Wooden bar Raised stage Car parking facilities Outdoor drinks reception space including Stretch Tent for shelter/shade with lights & bunting, hay bales & pallets Although the Barn is not licensed for Legal Wedding Ceremonies, we can host beautiful Celebrant-Led Ceremonies, or there are many places nearby where you could get married (Southover Grange, Lewes Registry Office, Brighton Town Hall, Ringmer Church as examples) before coming to Gote Farm for your Wedding Reception. This venue is really special and you'll have exclusive hire and the chance to hold your wedding at a really unique and charming venue! The perfect menus and venues with Circa Events Gote Farm is run by Circa Events, and we pride ourselves on offering couples a flexible approach to their wedding breakfast. We can cater for every need, whether that’s a four-course fine dining meal with delicate canapés, or a succulent Sussex hog roast or BBQ served to your guests ‘family style’.

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Sara
We're delighted to hold weddings at this gorgeous rustic venue, which has so much character and suits couples with a creative vision for the day! With a wealth of wedding planning experience and know-how we can help you bring your vision to life for the big day. From foodie questions, to the venue itself and decor, to the bar we'll manage all of that in house for you and be there on the day to see it all come to life.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2000
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
5
Gote Barn Features & Capacity

Overview

Venue Type
Barn
Dining Capacity
180
Reception Capacity
250
Usual Access Time
09:00 AM
Usual Finish Time
11:00 PM

Ceremony & Reception

Church Within Walking Distance
Confetti Permitted
Dancefloor Available
Although the Barn is not licensed for Legal Wedding Ceremonies, we can host beautiful Celebrant-Led Ceremonies

Venue

Exclusive Use
On-Site Parking
Outdoor Reception Space
In-House Wedding Coordinator
Disabled Access
Pet Friendly

Food and Drink

Corkage Charge for Own Alcohol
Asian Catering
In-house Catering
Halal Catering
Alcohol Licence
In-House Wine List
Gote Barn Pricing & Costs

Venue Hire Only

Prices Start At
£4,250
Maximum Price
£4,250
Gote Barn is now fully booked for 2024! Venue Hire for 2025 is £4500 and includes 6ft Round tables & Classic Gold chairs, brand new toilet building, wooden bar, raised stage, car parking facilities, outdoor drinks reception space, and fairy lights decoration. At the moment we do not have a license for ceremonies at the venue – there are a number of local ceremony venues we can recommend.
What is included in this pricing:
Exclusive use
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)
Day before set up available
External caterers not permitted
Furniture included
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Wedding coordinator available on the day

In-house catering
(price per head)

Prices Start At
£64
Maximum Price
£100
Our wedding menu packages start at £64 pp +VAT for our BBQ/Hog Roast/Sharing Platter menus, our Three Course Menus begin at £69 pp +VAT, drinks packages start at £23.40 per person, all inclusive of VAT and crockery, cutlery, glassware linen and staffing. Drinks Packages start from £8.50pp + VAT
What is included in this pricing:
Bespoke menu available
Menu tasting included
Minimum numbers apply
Cutlery included
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Table linen included
Reviews
(23)
Sarah & Neil
Happy couple married in July
August 2023
Thank You!

Hi Sara and Team! Thank you so so so so much for organising such a special day. It all went perfectly and the sun even shone! We can't thank you enough for helping us bring our day to life! x

Lucy
Wedding: October
August 2023
Amazing

The food was amazing - The best we have ever had at a wedding!

S & L
Happy couple married in October
January 2023
Everyone had a happy day!

Thank you so much for everything you did to facilitate and help us with the wedding reception on Saturday. Everything seemed to go well and everyone had a happy day!

Gaby & Arun
Happy couple married in September
August 2023
Beyond Impressed

My husband and I were beyond impressed with the food, the service and the support throughout the process of the wedding! Our guests had only good things to say

Sara & Ben
Happy couple married in September
August 2023
Wonderful

Circa were wonderful to work with right from the start. I dealt with the same person at circa throughout the process and this was really appreciated as I felt they understood my vision. On the day the Event Manager was absolutely fantastic. The whole team were professional, friendly and most importantly the food was delicious

Anonymous
Happy couple married in August
August 2023
Fantastic

The barn is beautiful, and the catering on the wedding day was fantastic. All of the dishes were served promptly and on schedule with our plan. The presentation of the meals was superb and had the flavours to match. The team were prepared to go the extra mile to work around us on the day and adapt as needed which was much appreciated.

Bridget & Tom
Happy couple married in August
January 2023
There are No Words

Dear Sara, Thank you so much for Everything you did to help us before our day! We honestly could not have loved our day more and are still on an absolute high! We will absolutely be recommending circa and Gote barn!! I have done the review below. I couldnt add it on Google yet because I’d don’t have a Google’s account but I will add it on trust pilot tomorrow! Thank you so much Sara for everything you did xxxx Dear Circa, We would like to say a massive thank you for everything that was done to make our wedding at Gote barn last Saturday the most amazing day of our lives! Through planning, Marc and Sara were so wonderful at keeping us in the loop, helping us plan the different stages and answering questions promptly when they arose! On the day (and the day before) we were supported by the amazing Event manager Katie. Nothing was too much for her, she assured us the day before that everything would be done for us and sure enough… we didn’t lift a finger all day! Some of our guests even had their dress sewn up after a dress disaster by one of the lovely staff who had sewing kits on them! Our guests were taken care of, individual needs catered for and all our guests comments on how amazing Gote barn was and his incredible the food and staff were! The Mediterranean feast went down an absolute treat…especially on the hot weather we had! Everyone asked how we had found this amazing place! A big thank you to Will and Polly who own the barn. It was so wonderful having it as a place that didn’t feel like a corporate place or that we were the fifth people having a wedding there that week! We felt thought about! There aren’t the words to say how much we loved having our wedding at Gote Barn with Circa. Thank you to everyone who helped make this the best day of our lives. Bridget and Tom :)

Anonymous
Happy couple married in August
February 2023
Just Amazing!

I don’t really know how to put into words just how amazing this team was not just on our day but all the but in between too. Someone was always on hand to answer any of my questions. On the day however i was truly blown away by everything, our drinks were constantly refilled on our table without having to ask, we didn’t even expect this type of service it was amazing. The food itself is what guests have spoken about the most commenting on how amazing it was. The team are amazing.

Samantha & Mark
Happy couple married in July
August 2023
Highly Recommended!

Circa Events made the whole process of planning easy. The catering was outstanding and the Event Manager on the day was lovely, professional and nothing was too much trouble. I would highly recommend

Freddy & Christopher
Happy couple married in July
August 2023
Michelin Star

Circa delivered exemplary service throughout. Of particular note - timings between courses, toasts & refreshments were meticulously planned and executed on time. Guests with very niche dietary requirements cited this as the best meal/service they had ever had. Food itself was Michelin star!

Gote Barn Location & Contact Details

Address

Gote Farm, Lewes, East Sussex, BN85HY, England, United Kingdom

Travel Notes

The Barn is located on Gote Farm - the entrance to the drive is opposite the green bollard on Gote Lane.

Nearest Town

Lewes

Nearest Motorway & Junction

A27

Nearest Train Station

Glynde

Nearest Airport

Brighton Airport

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Describe the best wedding that happened at Gote Barn?

Our Operations Manager got married here - so that has to be a fave!

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

Enjoy the day! Put your effort into the planning and then on the day let us do the worrying and enjoy your day :)

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

One couple this year were both scientists so had lots of nods to their passion for science - the barn looked amazing!

Describe Gote Barn in 5 adjectives

Rustic. Blank Canvas. Historical. Unique.

Where’s the best photo spot at Gote Barn?

All your guests on the Front Lawn

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Gote Barn?

Note yet...

What’s your favourite canapé?

For me it's got to be the Golden Cross Goats Cheese, Peppered Flat Pastry, Smoked Chilli Jam - so yummy!

What’s your favourite midnight treat?

The Pizza Van is a firm favourite

What is Gote Barn most unique feature?

It's age (it's over 450 years old!)

What part of your business are you most proud of?

I just love the personal experience you get with Circa. We build great relationships with our clients and seeing it all come together on the day is just wonderful!
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