Weddings at The Great Barn
The Barn's atmosphere, size and layout can provide the ideal venue for your wedding.
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The Barn's atmosphere, size and layout can provide the ideal venue for your wedding.
If you want to hire the Great Barn for your wedding, you can provisionally book it for your ceremony before giving your notice to marry.
There are 2 session times available for wedding ceremonies, Monday to Sunday:
To book a viewing, email artsvenues@hillingdon.gov.uk.
We operate a booking period from April to March, so bookings for summer 2024, for example, will be open from April 2023.
If the Great Barn is available on the date you are looking for, we will take a note of your details and hold it for you for a maximum of 10 working days. After this time, you will be required to pay the booking deposit to secure your chosen date.
| Hillingdon resident | Non-Hillingdon resident | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday, 4 hours Either 10am to 2pm or 3pm to 7pm, includes duty manager | £824 | £1,016 |
| Friday to Sunday or bank holiday, 4 hours Either 10am to 2pm or 3pm to 7pm, includes duty manager | £976 | £1,168 |
| Monday to Thursday, all day Includes set up, duty manager and access from 10am to 11pm | £2,678 | £3,302 |
| Friday to Sunday or bank holiday, all day Includes set up, duty manager and access from 10am to 11pm | £3,172 | £3,796 |
Please note:
Social and Commercial Ratecard 2024-2025 (PDF) [115KB]
Once your booking has been confirmed, it is not possible to change the date and you will lose your security deposit. To change the date, a new security deposit would be requested.
Cancellations made with less than 3 months to the first date of the hire will be required to pay 50% of the total hire cost, under the rate applicable at the time.
Cancellations made with less than 6 weeks will be required to pay the full hire cost.
We have a number of layouts available to you to ensure the right seating plan for your ceremony.
Please consider the layout for your guests carefully. If the maximum capacity has been reached, guests could be refused entry for safety reasons.
| Seating type | Maximum capacity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ceremony plan 1 (PDF) [584KB] | 100 seated | including 2 registrars |
| Ceremony plan 2 (PDF) [586KB] | 120 seated | including 2 registrars |
| Ceremony plan 3 (PDF) [587KB] | 122 seated | including 2 registrars |
| Ceremony Plan 4 (PDF) [655KB] | 150 seated | including 2 registrars |
| Social Plan 1 (PDF) [654KB] | 160 seated, 200 max | rectangular x 1, round x 15 and dance floor |
| Social Plan 2 (PDF) [668KB] | 152/128 seated, 200 max | rectangular x 1, round x 19, 3 removed for dance floor |
| Social Plan 3 (PDF) [629KB] | 110 seated, 200 max | rectangular x 1, round x 10 and dance floor |
| Social Plan 4 (PDF) [637KB] | 114 seated, 200 max | rectangular x 1, round x 13 and dance floor |
| Social Plan 5 (PDF) [664KB] | 200 seated, 200 max | round x 1 (top), round x 9, no dance floor |
| Theatrical Plan (PDF) [597KB] | Max capacity 350 | 236 seated: 200 seats, 4 wheelchair spaces, 28 restricted view, 4 ushers |