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The Barn is an immaculately preserved 16th Century Grade II listed timber building nestled on the outskirts of Great Tey, Essex. It combines the aged tradition of the British countryside with the flair of modern design and is one of the largest thatched barns in the United Kingdom. These features collectively provide the opportunity for you to host the most quintessentially British Wedding experience. It has been an award-winning restaurant for over 20 years offering premium service and outstanding cuisine. The combination of being an exclusive venue while also having vast experience in fine hospitality has led to The Barn establishing itself as one of the most exceptional wedding venues in Essex.
With a dedicated wedding manager to help plan your special day, assisted by a team of attentive waiting and bar staff, along with our award-winning chefs, we take huge pride in being able to provide you the most memorable experience possible; from the moment you set foot in the wonderful ambience of our relaxed and stylish 500 year old venue, we will ensure the day is the happiest of your life. We shall design your wedding in an intimate or extravagant, formal or informal manner, a wedding breakfast, an Afternoon tea, or an evening reception with dancing.
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The Barn is a 16th Century Grade II listed timber building nestled on the outskirts of Great Tey, Essex. It combines the aged tradition of the British countryside with the flair of modern design and is one of the largest thatched barns in the UK
These features collectively provide the opportunity for you to host the most quintessentially British Wedding experience. It has been an award-winning restaurant for over 20 years offering premium service and outstanding cuisine.
The combination of being an exclusive venue while also having vast experience in fine hospitality has led to The Barn establishing itself as one of the most exceptional wedding venues in Essex.
With a dedicated wedding manager to help plan your special day, assisted by a team of staff, along with our award-winning chefs, we take huge pride in being able to provide you the most memorable experience possible
We shall design your wedding in an intimate or extravagant, formal or informal manner, a wedding breakfast, an Afternoon tea, or an evening reception with dancing.
With no exclusive use hire fee, everything you pay for is part of your package. There are no hidden extras. All waiting and kitchen staff as well table settings are included.
Meet the Wedding Coordinator
With over 20 years experience in weddings, events and fine dining between them, Julia and Natalie will look after you from your initial viewing to your big day. The bonus of having two planners is that one of them will always be on hand to assist you.
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Top Wedding Tips
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Decide on your first kiss! who is going left who is going right? will it be a little peck or a lip smacker!
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Try not to stress - enjoy every second - it will fly by!
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Make a copy of speeches and music and leave with your venue. That way if your speech gets left behind or the ipod wont play there is always a back up.
The Barn at Great Tey Reviews
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Shanon and Paul
Gorgeous venue
Natalie from the Barn has been amazing so far, squeezed us in for a viewing quickly and has been super helpful already with our booking. The venue is so beautiful we can’t wait for our special day!
Veronica and George
The Barn Brasserie
We are beyond excited for our October wedding here. So much is taken care of for such a low price. The venue is elegant but also very rustic and casual.
Tash and Arno Van Boxel
We thought that the day would go well, but it definitely exceeded our expectations
Hi Julia, James and team!
We just wanted to extend a big thank you to the entire team that made our day so magical on Sunday. Every single member of staff was amazing, ensuring all our guests were comfortable and that we had everything that we needed! We thought that the day would go well, but it definitely exceeded our expectations, the venue, the food and the atmosphere were all exceptional.
Please pass on our thank you to the chefs, the waiters and the front of house, as well as you both for helping us to plan the event, and to Natalie (hopefully we got the right name!) for ensuring everything went smoothly on the day.
We would definitely recommend The Barn to our friends and family looking to host events in the future, or even just a dinner out. And we will definitely be back again in the near future.
Once again, a huge thank you to everyone involved in our wedding last weekend!
Tash and Arno Van Boxel
We just wanted to extend a big thank you to the entire team that made our day so magical on Sunday. Every single member of staff was amazing, ensuring all our guests were comfortable and that we had everything that we needed! We thought that the day would go well, but it definitely exceeded our expectations, the venue, the food and the atmosphere were all exceptional.
Please pass on our thank you to the chefs, the waiters and the front of house, as well as you both for helping us to plan the event, and to Natalie (hopefully we got the right name!) for ensuring everything went smoothly on the day.
We would definitely recommend The Barn to our friends and family looking to host events in the future, or even just a dinner out. And we will definitely be back again in the near future.
Once again, a huge thank you to everyone involved in our wedding last weekend!
Tash and Arno Van Boxel
Charlotte and Noman
Everyone was so impressed
We just wanted to thank you all so much for our wedding party on Saturday. Everyone was so impressed with the venue and more importantly how amazing all the team were. We all had a great night and really appreciated how everyone helped to make our party so customised to us.
Charlotte and Noman xx
Charlotte and Noman xx
Nikki & Jason
Where do I start, wow!
Where do I start, wow! We finally had our big day after all this time and postponing.
You and your team delivered such an amazing day! Every guest has commented how smoothly you all served food and drink, you were especially organised, nobody went without and they & us can not fault you in any way possible.
If anything went wrong on the day it was not shown and we have no clue - everything was just perfect in our eyes!
The venue looked stunning and thank you to you and the owner for the lights, they just completed the look nicely and it was really kind of you to offer them.
I also just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for juggling childcare to be there on our day and also specially as it was also your wedding anniversary, we are so grateful for this.
The DJ was perfect, they had everyone on the dancefloor all evening and the music was flowing - I have just sent them a separate email to thank them as well.
If you haven't gathered already we had an amazing day and can not thank you all enough - I wish we could do it all over again (taking out the covid postponements) however, we'll just have to wait for our photographers photos which we will send over to you to use (if you would like to)
We will hopefully see you soon when we book in for dinner and it would be lovely to catch up properly.
You and your team delivered such an amazing day! Every guest has commented how smoothly you all served food and drink, you were especially organised, nobody went without and they & us can not fault you in any way possible.
If anything went wrong on the day it was not shown and we have no clue - everything was just perfect in our eyes!
The venue looked stunning and thank you to you and the owner for the lights, they just completed the look nicely and it was really kind of you to offer them.
I also just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for juggling childcare to be there on our day and also specially as it was also your wedding anniversary, we are so grateful for this.
The DJ was perfect, they had everyone on the dancefloor all evening and the music was flowing - I have just sent them a separate email to thank them as well.
If you haven't gathered already we had an amazing day and can not thank you all enough - I wish we could do it all over again (taking out the covid postponements) however, we'll just have to wait for our photographers photos which we will send over to you to use (if you would like to)
We will hopefully see you soon when we book in for dinner and it would be lovely to catch up properly.
Nikki & Jason
You and your team delivered such an amazing day
Evening Natalie,
Where do I start, wow! We finally had our big day after all this time and postponing.
You and your team delivered such an amazing day! Every guest has commented how smoothly you all served food and drink, you were especially organised, nobody went without and they & us can not fault you in any way possible.
If anything went wrong on the day it was not shown and we have no clue - everything was just perfect in our eyes!
The venue looked stunning and thank you to you and the owner for the lights, they just completed the look nicely and it was really kind of you to offer them.
I also just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for juggling childcare to be there on our day and also specially as it was also your wedding anniversary, we are so grateful for this.
The DJ was perfect, they had everyone on the dancefloor all evening and the music was flowing - I have just sent them a separate email to thank them as well.
If you haven't gathered already we had an amazing day and can not thank you all enough - I wish we could do it all over again (taking out the covid postponements) however, we'll just have to wait for our photographers photos which we will send over to you to use (if you would like to)
We will hopefully see you soon when we book in for dinner and it would be lovely to catch up properly
Thank you
Nikki & Jason (Mr & Mrs Raczi) xx
Where do I start, wow! We finally had our big day after all this time and postponing.
You and your team delivered such an amazing day! Every guest has commented how smoothly you all served food and drink, you were especially organised, nobody went without and they & us can not fault you in any way possible.
If anything went wrong on the day it was not shown and we have no clue - everything was just perfect in our eyes!
The venue looked stunning and thank you to you and the owner for the lights, they just completed the look nicely and it was really kind of you to offer them.
I also just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for juggling childcare to be there on our day and also specially as it was also your wedding anniversary, we are so grateful for this.
The DJ was perfect, they had everyone on the dancefloor all evening and the music was flowing - I have just sent them a separate email to thank them as well.
If you haven't gathered already we had an amazing day and can not thank you all enough - I wish we could do it all over again (taking out the covid postponements) however, we'll just have to wait for our photographers photos which we will send over to you to use (if you would like to)
We will hopefully see you soon when we book in for dinner and it would be lovely to catch up properly
Thank you
Nikki & Jason (Mr & Mrs Raczi) xx
Demi & Sam
We had an amazing day
Thank you so much for our day on Sunday we had an amazing day and are very pleased of how it went
Rebecca and Warren Sandells
Your venue is so beautiful and the day was fantastic!
Dear Julia, (the wedding coordinator)
I wanted to email to thank you for a wonderful wedding on Monday.
Your venue is so beautiful and the day was fantastic!
It was the hottest day in history and yet all your staff worked incredibly hard to help us stay comfortable and happy. They were eager to bring us extra tea, coffee and water and stayed so very cheerful throughout. All our guest’s commented on how lovely and respectful your staff were.
We particularly want to thank :
Anna and James ( your managers)
You
Emma
Shalaine
Luke
Fran
Harry
Hopefully I haven’t left anyone out!
You should be incredibly proud of your team.
Best wishes,
Rebecca and Warren Sandells (parents of the Bride)
I wanted to email to thank you for a wonderful wedding on Monday.
Your venue is so beautiful and the day was fantastic!
It was the hottest day in history and yet all your staff worked incredibly hard to help us stay comfortable and happy. They were eager to bring us extra tea, coffee and water and stayed so very cheerful throughout. All our guest’s commented on how lovely and respectful your staff were.
We particularly want to thank :
Anna and James ( your managers)
You
Emma
Shalaine
Luke
Fran
Harry
Hopefully I haven’t left anyone out!
You should be incredibly proud of your team.
Best wishes,
Rebecca and Warren Sandells (parents of the Bride)
Tracey and David
It was a fabulous day, all we wished for and more.
Dear Julia, you did us proud, we were so pleased that we chose the Barn to host our Wedding!
It was a fabulous day, all we wished for and more.
Kind regards,
Tracey
It was a fabulous day, all we wished for and more.
Kind regards,
Tracey
Kevin & Tracey
Thank you and the rest of your team for providing the most wonderful wedding
Good Morning Julia and team.
Tracey and I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you and the rest of your team for providing the most wonderful wedding last Friday, the day could not have gone better from start to finish and thanks must go to you and your team for that. We had so many compliments on the day with people saying how lovely the venue was inside, and the quality of the food and service was excellent.
Thank you again and Tracey and I hope to see you soon when we next pop in for lunch.
Kindest Regards
Kevin and Tracey Jay
Tracey and I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you and the rest of your team for providing the most wonderful wedding last Friday, the day could not have gone better from start to finish and thanks must go to you and your team for that. We had so many compliments on the day with people saying how lovely the venue was inside, and the quality of the food and service was excellent.
Thank you again and Tracey and I hope to see you soon when we next pop in for lunch.
Kindest Regards
Kevin and Tracey Jay
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