£3350 - £8650 for Venue Hire
Up to 120
1 Bedrooms
Exclusive Use
Wedding Licence
shortlisted
66
COVID-19 Update
We are temporarily closed for events and wedding viewings due to Covid-19 government restrictions. We are closely following the government's health and safety guidelines to help in stopping the spread of the Coronavirus and ensuring the safety of all visitors and our staff. When open, social distancing will be practiced at all times and provisions are in place for hygiene purposes, including hand sanitising stations positioned throughout the venue. Face masks must be worn at all times.
From Saturday 26th December, Oxfordshire will be in Tier 4 and therefore we have decided to close for viewings until the restrictions are eased and we are in a lower tier.
Late Availability
Last Minute Dates Available
Welcome to Dovecote Events, a family business located at Bo Peep Farm in the heart of rural Oxfordshire. With the beautiful Dovecote Barn, giant tipi and marquee, you really are spoilt for choice!
Pricing & Costs
Venue Hire Only
Prices Start At
£3,350
Maximum Price
£8,650
Included with Dovecote Barn ceremony and receptions:
• Hire of Dovecote Barn for your wedding ceremony
• Exclusive use of the venue on your chosen date
• Free daytime corkage (applies to single welcome drink, wedding breakfast wine and single toast drink)
• Surrounding outdoor courtyard, lawns and paddock for drinks and photographs
• Stylish bar area with fully stocked and staffed bar right up until midnight
• Full event management and dedicated wedding coordinator with advice and support in the lead up to and on your wedding day
• Top table and round guest tables, white linen and lime wash Chiavari chairs
• Cake and gift tables
• Wooden easels for signs and a table plan
• Fairy lights and white wedding drapes inside the barn
• Built-in sound system for ceremony music and light background music throughout the daytime
• Outdoor festoon lighting
• Use of beautiful camping area (and hot showers!) for a bell tent village on the night of your wedding (limited and subject to availability between the months of May to September)
• Toilets
• Underfloor heating (when necessary) and cleaning services
• Plenty of free parking where cars can be left overnight
See our brochure or contact us to find out more about what Dovecote Events can offer.
What is included in this pricing:
External caterers not permitted
Furniture included
Exclusive use
Day before set up available
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Wedding coordinator available on the day
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)
In-house catering(price per head)
Prices Start At
£48
Maximum Price
£70
From £48 per person you will receive a sumptuous classic three-course meal or trendy two-course sharing platter. Tea, coffee and homemade petit-fours are included in the menu price and served in the bar area after your wedding breakfast. With an exciting selection of menus available you'll stuck for choice! A delicious canapé menu is also available from £10.95 per person and a fabulous choice of evening menus too ranging in price from £2.95 per person to £7.95 per person.
Packages(total price)
Prices Start At
£3,450
Maximum Price
£4,380
Number of Guests Included
25
Micro Wedding Package
Dovecote Barn can be exclusively yours for that intimate gathering of your nearest and dearest. To keep it simple we have created a special all inclusive package.
For weddings of between 15 and 25 guests, available on selected dates throughout the year. An intimate and romantic setting with a dedicated team to make your micro wedding a big occasion.
Included within the package is:
• Exclusive use of Dovecote Barn for your ceremony, seated drinks reception and wedding breakfast.
• Stylish bar area with fully stocked and staffed bar.
• Use of surrounding outdoor courtyard, lawns and paddock for your drinks and photographs.
• Drinks package to include one glass of Prosecco, half a bottle of wine, and one toast drink per person.
• Luxury two or three-course wedding breakfast served to the table.
• Fresh coffee and fusion teas with petit fours.
• Dedicated wedding coordinator.
• All tables, chairs, white linen, crockery, cutlery and glassware.
• Cake and gift tables
• Wooden easels for your table plan or signs
• Twinkling fairy lights and white drapes.
• Outdoor festoon lighting
• Built in sound system for your ceremony music and light background music throughout the day.
• Underfloor heating (when necessary) and cleaning services
• Plenty of free parking where cars can be left overnight.
Extras available:
• Canapés available from £10.95 per person
• Additional drinks to supplement your drinks package starting from £5.00 per person
• Package price based on 15 guests £3,450. Additional guests charged from £93.00 per person.
All prices are inclusive of VAT.
What is included in this pricing:
Exclusive use
Wine / soft drinks allowance per guest
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Wedding coordinator available on the day
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)
Furniture included
Features & Capacity
Overview
Venue Type
Barn
Dining Capacity
120
Reception Capacity
150
Usual Access Time
09:00 AM
Usual Finish Time
12:00 AM
Venue
Open Flame Permitted
Grade I/II Listed Building
Landscaped Gardens
Exclusive Use
Marquee Permitted
On-Site Parking
Outdoor Reception Space
In-House Wedding Coordinator
Ceremony & Reception
Sound System Available
Wedding Licence
Dancefloor Available
Confetti Permitted
Food and Drink
Asian Catering
In-House Wine List
In-house Catering
Halal Catering
Alcohol Licence
No Corkage Charge for Own Alcohol
Kosher Catering
Full Description
Dovecote Barn is a Grade II listed building, full of character and charm with exposed brickwork and oak beams. Formerly known as Park Corner Barn, it dates back from the 18th Century and was part of the Adderbury House estate, built by the Duke of Argyll.
Dovecote Barn today has been tastefully restored and is licenced for civil weddings, partnership ceremonies and the renewal of vows and aims to provide a perfect setting for your ceremony.
Bo Peep Farm is a family run business allowing us to offer a uniquely personal service, working closely with you and your family to ensure every detail is as perfect as you wish it to be.
As well as a memorable ceremony, Dovecote Barn also offers an intimate reception for gatherings of 100 or less. After the event, you and your guests can retire to the beautiful courtyard for a welcome drink while we create the perfect scene for your wedding breakfast. On concluding the meal, allow us to reconfigure the barn once more giving you the space you need to extend the celebrations into the night! If you wish to include evening guests then the barn can fit a total of 140 including your day guests.
Here at Dovecote Events we also have a spectacular giant two-hat tipi. Perfect for those seeking something a little different and after that festival-style wedding. The tipi can accommodate a maximum of 120 for your wedding breakfast and a maximum of 150 for your evening reception.
For larger gatherings Dovecote Events can also provide a wedding marquee with panoramic views stretching of Adderbury - you won't want to miss the sunset either!
We are limited only by your imagination!
Personal Message from the Manager
Name of Wedding Contact: Melanie
Thank you for landing on our profile for a look. We hope you like what you see!
We are a small and independent countryside wedding venue, working hard to make sure you have a wonderful day to remember. We aim to offer transparency in our fees, a truly bespoke service and exceptional quality.
We hope to welcome you to Dovecote Events soon!
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2012
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
true
No. of People In Team
6
Reviews
(9)
Sylvia and Mark
Married in September 2019
February 2018
The venue is fantastic!
Mark and I got married here on the 14 September 2019, the venue is fantastic, the food was lovely and all the staff were amazing, Mel and Matt were very professional from the day we viewed last July until our wedding day, we had an absolutely fantastic day which I didn’t want to end all topped off by the beautiful weather, all of our guest said how beautiful the venue was, thank you for giving us some amazing memories
Katie and Steve
Married in May 2019
February 2018
Anyone who uses your venue is in for a treat.
We just want to say the hugest possible thank you for providing us with such an amazing experience on Saturday. I'm finding it hard to put into words how impressed everyone was with your venue, staff, food, drinks...the list goes on.
It's a really difficult thing to achieve, and you guys seem to do it naturally and effortlessly because you genuinely love and enjoy the whole experience. There is no sense of pressure or rush, every single person who needed to contact you did so with ease and it was all just a lovely thing from start to finish.
Anyone who uses your venue is in for a treat, you really do it all so well. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts for just the most cracking time ever.
Ellie
Married in October 2018
November 2018
A perfect day
Our wedding at Dovecote Barn was absolutely perfect and we had such amazing personalised help from the team there who were friendly and nothing was too much trouble.
Grace and Lewis
Married in October 2018
February 2018
I knew it was something special, and special it truly was.
It's been two weeks since we married at Dovecote Barn and we haven't stopped talking about it!
We want to say a HUGE thank you to Mel, Matt, Nicky, Tom and the rest of your team for being absolutely outstanding throughout the whole run up to and on our wedding day.
I remember visiting your wedding fair this time last year, the minute we were shown around the venue, I knew it was something special & special it truly was.
To arranging all the appointments, planning, food tasting and final arrangements, you made us both feel so at ease knowing it was all in hand. Although the rain came to say hello to us on our big day, the staff looked after us and all our guests amazingly. Our guests continue to tell us just how organised the day was, polite and friendly all the staff were, how delicious the food was (hats off to the chef!) and just how stunning the venue is! We cannot thank you guys enough and will continue to recommend you to other bride and grooms to be!
Laura & Ben
Married in June 2018
February 2018
Myself and Ben had the perfect day
Thank you so much for everything the whole Dovecote team did for our wedding. Everyone said how wonderful the food was and how beautiful the venue was. Myself and Ben had the perfect day and I just wanted to say thank you so much for that.
Zarah and Luke
Married in May 2018
February 2018
All the guests loved the venue
Just to say a MASSIVE thank you for everything!! Everything was so chilled and stress free! All the guests loved the venue and commented on how great the staff were. Thank you for just being so laid back with us and just letting us get on with what we wanted to do! Thanks to Matt and team for the food, it went down very well!
Location & Contact Details
Address
Bo Peep Farm, Aynho Road,, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NP, England
Travel Notes
Enter our postcode into your sat nav. You'll find us just outside of Adderbury at the end of our mile long driveway.
Nearest Town
Banbury
Nearest Motorway & Junction
M40 Junction 11
Nearest Train Station
Banbury
Press & Awards
(2)
Press & Awards (2)
http://www.lovemydress.net/blog/2014/11/handmade-rustic-farm-wedding.html
http://whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/2015/10/indie-glam-feathers-shells-slate-
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FAQ
(10)
Describe the best wedding that happened at your venue?
There are just too many to choose from, but my favourite has to be a beautiful hot day, the tipi looked wonderful and everyone was lapping up the sun and not wanting to complain, but it was so hot!!! It hadn't rained for weeks. Then there was a clap of thunder and a sudden downpour. The children and guests ran outside to dance in the rain...what a brilliant moment!
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Don't allow yourselves to be overwhelmed by the opinions of you friends and families when trying to plan your big day...remember...it is YOUR day.
What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?
A bespoke handmade wooden bench, engraved especially and used in the ceremony for the bride and groom.
Describe your venue in 5 adjectives.
Romanitc, rural, refined, fun, characterful
Where’s the best photo spot at your venue?
Overlooking the deer park at sunset.
Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at your venue?
There have a been one or two local celebs attending, not to mention any names!
What’s your favourite canapé?
You can't beat the onion bhajis! Popular with everyone!
What’s your favourite midnight treat?
A homemade spinach, mushroom and mozzarella calzone or a cone of chips! Can't beat it!
What is your venue's most unique feature?
Our stunning giant tipi, perfect for a unique outdoorsy wedding with a festival vibe.
What part of your business are you most proud of?
The team!