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Last update: June 2024

The Oak Barn is a high quality bespoke wedding venue overlooked by the medieval St Andrews Church in mid Devon. Surrounded by picturesque gardens and the rural Devon countryside, this venue is ideal for couples looking for a relaxed rural wedding celebration. Katharine and John run The Oak Barn which features four converted historic barns.

Facilities and Capacity

Situated in an 18th Century granary, The Oak Barn has been transformed into an elegant hall. It still maintains its rustic charm with its oak cruck trusses and romantic interior. Couples can hold their ceremony in The Oak Barn, the smaller Acorn Barn, outside or in the adjacent St Andrews (booked separately).

The venue accommodates up to 90 guests in the day and 125 in the evening. There are eleven bedrooms in the various barns offering high quality accommodation. There is a self contained bridal suite for the bridal party to prepare for the ceremony.

Services Offered

As a venue only rental, The Oak Barn welcomes outside vendors and other arrangements to transform this space into your own. John and Katharine will be available throughout should you need any help or advice. You will have access to the property from Friday mid-day until Sunday mid-day. The venue comes with 17 oak trestle tables, 90 chairs, garden furniture and use of a sound system.

The Oak Barn is well established, opening in 2012 and has hosted over 300 weddings. It is ideally suited for relaxed, more informal weddings with good personal support from the owners.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Church
Barn
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
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Reviews for The Oak Barn

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Joanna E. Sent on 09/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible venue with Excellent hosts

I cannot recommend this venue enough. Katherine and John were fantastic and really made our weekend special and go off without a hitch!

Throughout the entire planning process they were extremely responsive, helpful and organsied and was always happy to accommodate my never ending questions and requests for visits. Katherine also had lots of really helpful suggestions and was happy to offer us anything she had onsite that would fit our themes. This made the planning stages easy rather than stressful! They also have a big list of recommended suppliers who were all fantastic and new the venue really well (and also spoke very highly of it). This made our lives alot easier.

We loved that we had the venue all weekend which meant we could celebrate with our closest family and friends and spend as much time as possible together. All of the accommodation is excellent and an extremely high standard. Everyone who stayed was extremely impressed.

The Wedding itself was fantastic, the venue is so impressive and was exactly the vibe we were hoping for. The day went without a hitch and even with some typical British weather threatening the outdoor ceremony the Oak Barn team managed a quick turn around and made sure everything was how we imagined it.

I couldn't have been happier to have picked rhe Oak Barn for our wedding. Would 1000% recommend!
Heather
Heather M. Sent on 20/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

We couldn't have asked for a better venue

Because we had so many people travelling from abroad we were looking for a venue that could be more flexible about dates, with plenty of accommodation. Katharine & John at the Oak Barn were so amazing in making the weekend special for us. They have perfected the art of always being around to help and make sure things run smoothly, whilst simultaneously keeping out of sight and letting you have the day you want without ever feeling like you're encroaching on somebody else's property. And the property itself is amazing! The gardens are beautifully kept, there is so much space to use outside and inside. The barns are gorgeous; light, airy and large. The bedrooms are so beautiful too. Each one is luxourious-cottage-comfort and everything is thought of - from the thickness of the bedding for the current climate, bubble bath & rubber ducks and a full dressing table area for the Bridal Suite. I also love that they are susatinable, using Who gives A Crap toilet paper, and encouraging recycling. We personally stayed in the Linhay Bridal suite and I loved the way it felt as though we were fully alone, even with my bridesmaids sleeping in the same building.
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Isabella B. Sent on 25/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful barn wedding venue!

We got married at the oak barn in June 24, the venue was so beautiful with varied accommodation/entertainment space on offer. It was a dreamy location for a stylish barn wedding, offering space for up to 90 seated guests - we have 86 and it was perfect!

The Oak Barn stood out to us due to its striking appearance and offering of accommodation in unique yet individual rooms. But what solidified our choice was Katharine & Jon - the owners. They run a slick operation with plenty of recommendations for suppliers. What really impressed us was how available they were for the whole weekend, they really supported us in getting everything in place and spent the whole day making sure the venue looked at its best!

Thank you so much for all your help and support!
Mat and Bella
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Sapna R. Sent on 23/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Service like no other!

An absolutely stunning venue with an open space both outside and inside! Katherine and John were amazing during the planning, on the day of our engagement and after! There are no words to describe how amazing their service was, truly.
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Hannah W. Sent on 12/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond our dreams

We can’t even explain how perfect The Oak Barn was for our special day.
Katharine and John have been amazing from start to finish, and nothing was too much for them.
All our guests were blown away at how beautiful the venue was, and it will always hold a special place in our hearts.
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Lilian Sent on 11/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding weekend

As soon as we saw the Oak Barn we knew it was the perfect place for our wedding. An incredibly beautiful set up in an amazing location. Katharine and John were hugely helpful in the planning process and nothing was too much trouble. The weekend was incredible, this was made all the more special by Katharine and John going way above and beyond for us, from collecting morning newspapers for our guests staying in the beautiful accommodation to allowing our smaller guests to borrow their beautiful playroom. John and Katharine did so much work behind the scenes which allowed us to have the best wedding weekend and it couldn’t have been more perfect.
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Adam B. Sent on 09/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

We had an amazing weekend

We had the most amazing weekend celebrating our wedding with our friends and family. Katherine & John were incredibly helpful and The Oak Barn is a beautiful venue. We loved the flexibility of being able to use suppliers of our choice and we were able to decorate the Oak Barn as we wanted. The accomodation available for family to stay was fantastic. Thanks again for a great weekend.
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