The Tithe Barn
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
The Tithe Barn
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Information For The Tithe Barn
The Tithe Barn is part of the Hinton St Mary Estate and the venue only became available for hire in 2020. New to weddings, we feel like one of Dorset's best kept secrets.
The Tithe Barn may be a medieval hall, and has been standing for more than 400 years, however we are new to weddings and our first wedding was in December 2020. Why not be one of the first to plan your wedding at Hinton St Mary? We offer the barn on a 3 day, dry hire basis. We have accommodation on site and a fantastic pub in the village. Everything is within walking distance including the church, so park the car and unwind. This makes a great base for you to enjoy a relaxed weekend of celebrations, set up on the Friday with friends and family - perhaps drinks in the Summer House inside the walled garden of the Tithe Barn, and then why not wander up the road for supper in the pub? Saturday you can get ready on site and never worry about the expense of wedding cars or traffic - either marry in St. Peter's church or in the grounds of Hinton Manor Gardens. We try and make everything as easy as possible, so there is no energy wasted fretting, and all of your energy is spent enjoying your wedding day to the full. Sunday we ask that the barn key be returned to us by 6.00pm so if you fancied, this give you time for a survivor's brunch or hangover BBQ before taking down your decorations and loading up your flowers and gifts. Not many venues offer dry hire, this means you can have the caterers of your choice, you can opt to bring your own booze or to hire a mobile bar. We don't charge corkage because we don't provide glasses or plates or cutlery. Everything needs to be brought to site but this is where you are more in charge of your budget. You can decide what you want and hire it in, and not be forced to use our furniture or glasses and we don't enforce a minimum spend. Dry hire is more of a DIY wedding, very personal and much more fun, with everyone mucking in at set up and clear down. Of course, we do have suppliers we'd be glad to recommend, so don't panic, we can point you in the right direction for brilliant wedding suppliers, or enjoy the freedom of using suppliers whom friends and family recommend. We really don't mind. Get in touch if you'd like to come and view and see the site for your self.
The Tithe Barn at a Glance
Price Range
P.O.ABedrooms
5Type of Venue
HistoricBarn
Unique Venue
Exclusive Use
Marquee Weddings
Seated Capacity
Up to 100Reception Capacity
Up to 150Meet the Key Person
The Tithe Barn is an idyllic setting for a weekend of celebrations. Not many venues in Dorset offer dry hire, where you can truly style the venue and menu to your individual tastes and budget. If you like the look of our beautiful barn and peaceful gardens, please feel free to get in touch for more information and I'd be delighted to show you round if you wanted to view.
Top Wedding Tips
The venue, the food and the music will make the biggest impression on your guests. They will also eat up the biggest chunk of your budget, so make sure the venue fits with your vision and dream day.
Call in favours wherever you can. If friends offer to make cakes, play instruments or to produce your invitations, accept their offer. It makes everything more personal, and much more thoughtful.
Plan pockets in your wedding day when you and your new life partner, can take two minutes to look into each other's eyes, and say WE DID IT! Taking time is important, the day will fly, steal a bit!
The Tithe Barn Reviews
Whilst the venue is stunning the wedding itself was made so much more efficient, more relaxed and smoother due to Gail. As compete novices and planning a large amount of the wedding remotely Gail was always on hand. She has years of experience which she is always ready to share and has a keen eye for detail which allows in the midst of manic wedding preparations for nothing to be forgotten. Gail was able to help us with suppliers, offer advice on lighting, where and how to stage our wedding, how to put my tables, and on the day helped calm my nerves and made sure the ceremony went smoothly. We cannot thank her enough! She is such an important asset to the venue; she is kind and generous with her time and experience and we were so lucky to plan our wedding with her.
Our wedding was completely perfect - guests raved out the venue, the space and its beauty and how seamless it all was. I would not hesitate to recommend Hinton St Mary's Estate.
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Hinton St. Mary Estate, Hinton St Mary, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1NA
The Tithe Barn
- Hinton St. Mary Estate
- Hinton St Mary
- Sturminster Newton
- Dorset
- DT10 1NA
- United Kingdom