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The Ash Barton Manor House and Estate is set within 50 acres of beautiful North Devon countryside with its own wildflower meadows and lakes. The nearest neighbour is over a mile away, so you’re guaranteed privacy and exclusivity on your wedding day.
Incredibly, there are 13 different licensed locations on the Estate where you can hold your wedding ceremony including the old chapel, the walled garden, the courtyard and the wildflower meadow. The capacity ranges from 30 to 200, and there’s also self-catering accommodation for 50.
Ash Barton shies away from any kind of ‘package’ wedding. Instead, they’ve created a relaxed, informal environment, which allows each couple the complete freedom to create their wedding celebration their way. The best bit? No curfew and no corkage! Yep, you heard me.
Ash Barton can be booked over the weekend from Thursday to Monday or Monday to Thursday. And as there are special rates for those midweek bookings, it’s possible to book an incredible wedding venue at a very affordable price.
If you’ve opted for a weekend of celebrations, Thursday is move in day and very often there’s a family dinner party. Friday is spent decorating and preparing for the big day and Saturday is the day for the ceremony. The big party barn has a not-to- be-missed disco dancefloor and the festivities tend to be loud and late thanks to their no curfew rule. So if you fancy dancing ’til dawn with your friends and family then this is absolutely the right venue for you. Sunday, the decor comes down and it’s a day of hanging out around the fire pit and tucking into fish and chips or a barbecue.
You’re free to organise your own bar and caterers with your own choice of suppliers at no extra charge. Ash Barton can also put you in touch with some fabulous local planners/co-ordinators to help you with the planning/on-the-day duties.
The house itself is beautifully appointed with crisp white cotton sheets, warm duvets, big fluffy towels, huge squashy sofas and unlimited logs for the log burners. There’s also a heated indoor pool and a huge, heated games barn with full size snooker and pool tables, a five-a-side pitch, trampoline, table football, badminton, table tennis and more.
Ash Barton has a ground floor bedroom for less mobile guests, with a fully equipped disabled shower room. There are disabled loos and showers for campers too. And with multiple ramps around the property, wheelchair visitors get to enjoy the venue as much as everyone else.
Ash Barton gives you get the opportunity to celebrate your wedding in style and spend a few days with friends and family in an ultra-laid back yet luxurious surrounding.
At Ash Barton there is no curfew, no constraints and nothing is too difficult. It really is possible to have the perfect wedding.
The whole experience of spending four days with our nearest and dearest (just over 30 in the house and 75 guests on the day) was incredible and meant so much to us, especially as we had guests travel from all over the UK and the world.
When you spend a few days at Ash Barton you forget the outside world exists. We completely and utterly love it. We were so lucky to get married there.
The team at Ash Barton were incredibly helpful and it was the most magical day of our lives!
I am super jealous of those who are still to have their weddings! You are all so lucky and have really chosen the best place to have your day. Ash Barton, you were the best! Simon and Henry, thank you so much!
Just do it! Honestly, you won’t regret it. It’s such a versatile venue which can be transformed into whatever you’re looking for.
I knew we were going to have a good time, but I don’t think I can explain how amazing and relaxing and fun this place is. The calming atmosphere of Ash Barton is magic.
Simon – Thank you so much. You have created something so special. We hope we did it justice and wish we could do it all over again. Jealous of those who have it yet to come!
We wanted somewhere laid back. We loved the fact that Simon basically said you can keep going as late as you like and be as loud as you like!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make our wedding so special. It was so intimate and special, and we couldn’t have asked for more.
Our advice to other brides and grooms? Book this place. You will not regret it. Choosing Ash Barton for our venue was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
Simon has seriously gone the extra mile (he’s practically built a rocket and flown it to space) to help us and countless other couples out of various sticky situations. We could not be more grateful for his patience and understanding, and above all, his kindness. Our wedding may be a little way down the road, but we couldn’t be feeling more positive, or be in better hands.
It’s safe to say we had the most incredible weekend with all our friends and family, and we are all still recovering! The staff were amazing, with Henry helping us more than we could have ever asked for.
Ash Barton is such a magical venue. So if you’re even considering it just book it. You won’t be disappointed.
You know it’s been a success when pretty much all your friends and family tell you it’s the best wedding they’ve ever been to.
From Thursday to Monday or from Monday to Thursday.
Yes, Ash Barton is fully licensed for weddings and civil ceremonies. And it has a full alcohol licence.
Absolutely. You, your family and guests have exclusive use of the house, grounds and all the facilities for the entire time you're staying at Ash Barton.
In the big party barn, there's seating for over 200. In the old chapel there's seating for 40+. Or if you want something small and intimate, the dining room seats 30.
A bar is already set up in the big party barn. All you have to do is stock it. There's no corkage fee.
No curfew at all. The nearest neighbour is over a mile away. So you can make as much noise as you like, as late as you like.
What you eat and drink while you're at Ash Barton is completely up to you. Use your own suppliers or take a look at the list of recommended suppliers.
It's 35+. But if you use every bunk and every sofa bed you can actually accommodate 50. And that's not including the cots for babies.
Yes. There's an area just beside the house that's nice and flat for camping.
Every bedroom has plenty of power sockets for hairdryers, laptops and chargers. There's a USB port either side of the bed too.