weddings
A RURAL WORKING FARM ‘EVENT VENUE’ NESTLED IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF THE PENNINES WITH A FULLY LICENSED HORSE SHOE BAR JUST TWELVE MILES FROM THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.
Our wedding venue is offered to you with love for couples seeking flexibility, rustic charm, and a touch of the extraordinary.
What to expect
Hosting a wedding at The Old Hay Barn Birtle offers a rustic and charming experience set on a working farm, surrounded by over fifty acres of rolling fields, undulating landscapes, and winding footpaths — the perfect backdrop for a truly unique and memorable celebration with unique photo shoot opportunities.
The barn itself, with its natural wood and exposed beams, provides a warm and inviting atmosphere that can be styled to match your wedding vision.
Set within this vast rural setting, the barn accommodates up to 80 guests in an intimate, yet open space, offering flexibility for creative seating which can be formal dining for a Wedding Breakfast if you choose to create this, or informal buffet seated on straw bales with room for dancing, your hired musicians and, of course, your partying and dancing.
The Shippon with its heritage features and straw bale booth seating accommodates approximately 20 guests at any one time with Barn & Shippon as a whole being fully accessible and flowing nicely together in terms of the venue offering and providing a welcome area for your arrival drinks and a quiet and cosy corner for during your evening.
The Secret Garden is a flowered and lawned garden with a pergola and lighting providing an ideal location for a celebrant ceremony, beautiful backdrop of your photographs and quiet time for you or your guests later in the evening.
The Big Cow Shed is a summer Barn space ideal for Wedding fests and Corporate Events please enquire regarding what we can offer and pricing.
With sweeping views, tranquil walking trails, and endless opportunities for stunning photographs, the countryside charm creates a peaceful and picturesque experience for you and your guests to enjoy throughout the day and on into the evening with the option of the firepit to be lit in front of the Horse Shoe Bar with its festoon soft lighting.
What works well
What works well is an intimate celebration in the Old Hay Barn and farm yard looking over the views, followed by drinks in the Shippon and farm yard before your wedding breakfast in the Old Hay Barn where food vans can be parked at the front in the farm yard or to the rear adjacent to the Horse Show Bar. Seating areas are in both of these locations.
We have over 50 acres of farmland for you to enjoy. Wigwams and marques can be sited in the fields to optimise the views over the seven Shires and soak up the rural atmosphere. Finally, the happy couple can kick off their dancing shoes. Time to reflect on your special day spent celebrating with friends and family rounded off with a cosy Bunk House overnight stay with late check-out.