Three days. One estate. Everyone you love.
Capacity
150 Seated
Drinks
Reception, toast and brunch
Exclusive Use
Yours and only yours all weekend!
Accommodation
Luxury onsite accommodation for 27 guests
Because one day just isn't enough.
Our Estate Takeover Package gives you exclusive use of The Out Barn and the entire estate across three unforgettable days. Arrive Friday, settle in, and set up exactly how you've imagined. Celebrate Saturday with 120 of your favourite people, with room for up to 150 seated and 200 in the evening. Linger Sunday over a farewell brunch with Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and proper goodbyes.
27 of your closest guests stay on site in our historic farmhouse, cosy cottages, and luxury lodges, all included. One price, everything in, no rushing home.
This is a fully immersive wedding experience. Not just a venue hire, a weekend where everyone you love is right there with you.
Full details are sent out when you enquire using our contact form
The Estate Takeover
Your weekend, taken care of
A wedding day can pass in a happy blur, so we like to give you the whole weekend. There’s time for a relaxed drink on Friday evening, a proper catch-up over Sunday brunch, and nobody needing to rush off.
3 days Exclusive use of the barn and the whole estate
27 guests Stay on site, with a third night in the Farmhouse and cottages
Friday Set up at your pace, with fizz, cakes and sharing boards
Petrone 68Gold-medal Blanc de Blancs we import directly from Henri Champliau, Burgundy for your reception and toast drinks
Sunday brunch Bloody Marys and Mimosas before proper goodbyes
Your coordinator From first plans to Master of Ceremonies on the day and with you all weekend
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Three days' exclusive use of the barn and the whole estate
Accommodation for 27 guests across the Farmhouse, Coach House, Dairy Cottage and five lodges
A third night in the Farmhouse and cottages, so no one rushes off on Sunday
Friday to set up the barn exactly how you've imagined
Fizz and homemade cakes waiting when you arrive on Friday
Friday-evening sharing boards for everyone staying: Planches, cheese boards and more
The Dressing Room or the Farmhouse to get ready in on your wedding morning
Indoor and outdoor ceremony options
Petrone 68, Henri Champliau's Gold-medal Blanc de Blancs, for your reception and toast
A Sunday farewell brunch with Bloody Marys and Mimosas
Your own Wedding Coordinator, who can also be your Master of Ceremonies
You choose your caterer, from our approved list
Get in touch with your date and we’ll come back with pricing and availability.
Catering is booked separately.
How it works
How your weekend unfolds
Arrive Friday
Friday to Sunday, with the farmhouse and cottages yours until Monday morning.
Your home for the weekend
27 of your closest guests stay on site with you, with no separate bookings and no extra cost. For them it's a mini holiday in the Ribble Valley: waking up on the estate, wandering the meadows, and doing it all again at Sunday brunch.
The estate
Picture perfect settings
Some of the best photos are just a short stroll from the barn: across the Fairy Bridge, beneath the white bark birch trees, or out in the meadows with Pendle Hill on the horizon.
Getting ready
Choose the setting that feels most like you. The Dressing Room is bright and modern, with natural light, room for the whole wedding party and the barn just steps away. The 17th-century Farmhouse has a more old-fashioned elegance, with period features, roaring wood-burners and a real sense of occasion.
Need a moment? The Dressing Room is yours for the whole day, whether that’s for a quick touch-up or just five quiet minutes, the two of you.
Saturday · Getting ready
The Dressing Room
A stone's throw from the barn, with natural light, comfortable furnishings and room for your whole wedding party.
Saturday · The ceremony
Three places to say “I do”
Say “I do” indoors with panoramic views of Pendle Hill, or step outside to the Pendle View lawn or the Fairy Bridge.
Eat, drink and be married
Choose your wedding breakfast and evening food from small group of caterers we know well and trust in our kitchen. Whether you want relaxed sharing feasts or a grand three course meal, the menu and the budget are yours to shape.
Imported direct from Burgundy
Your reception and toast are poured with Petrone 68, a Gold-medal Blanc de Blancs from Henri Champliau, a family wine house with its own vineyards near Beaune. It's named after the racehorse Henri bred, a winner at Longchamp in 1968, and is made today by his grandson Alexandre, who tastes every base wine blind and keeps only the very best.
The rest of the range is on our bar all weekend, including Crémants that have scored up to 96 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards. We import it all directly from the family.
Reception, Toast & Brunch Drinks included in your Estate Takeover
Sunday · Farewell
One more morning together
Nobody has to dash off. From 10am, gather for a farewell brunch with Bloody Marys, Mimosas and fresh pastries, swap stories from the night before and say proper goodbyes.
Your Wedding Coordinator
From the day you book, your Wedding Coordinator guides you through the planning, and on the day they make sure everything runs smoothly. If there’s nobody in the family you’d like on announcing duty, they’ll happily be your Master of Ceremonies too.
See it for yourself
The best way to understand the Estate Takeover is to walk it. Come and see the barn, the Farmhouse and the Fairy Bridge in person.
FAQs
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Exclusive use of the entire estate for three days, accommodation for 27 guests, indoor and outdoor ceremony options, reception and toast drinks, Sunday farewell brunch with Bloody Marys and Mimosas, wedding coordination, and all venue extras. You simply choose your caterer from our approved list.
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Every Estate Takeover is priced on your date, and on whether you choose a weekend or midweek. It includes three days of exclusive use, accommodation for 27 guests, reception and toast drinks, the Sunday farewell brunch and your wedding coordinator. Catering is booked with one of our approved caterers and charged separately. Send us your date and we’ll come back with the full package and availability.
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Our Estate Takeover Package gives you exclusive use of The Out Barn and the entire estate for three unforgettable days. Arrive Friday, celebrate Saturday, linger Sunday. Accommodation for 27 guests is included, along with your ceremony, reception drinks, coordination, and Sunday farewell brunch.
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Yes. The midweek Estate Takeover runs Wednesday to Friday: arrive Wednesday, celebrate Thursday and have breakfast together on Friday before you head off. It’s the same exclusive use, with two nights’ accommodation included.
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Our Estate Takeover Package is designed for 120 guests. The Out Barn seats up to 150 for your ceremony and wedding breakfast and holds up to 200 for the evening reception, and 27 of your guests stay on site.
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Check-in is from 1pm on your first day, so you can set up the barn at your own pace. Lodges check out at 10am on Sunday. The farmhouse and cottages are yours for a third night, with checkout at 10am on Monday. On a midweek Estate Takeover, everyone checks out of the accommodation by 10am on Friday and the venue by 12 noon.
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Your Estate Takeover is paid in four instalments of 25%: a deposit to secure your date, then payments 12 months, 6 months and 3 months before your wedding.
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You choose your wedding breakfast and evening food from our approved caterers, which gives you flexibility and control over your menu and budget. We handle the drinks: Petrone 68, Henri Champliau’s Gold-medal Blanc de Blancs, for your reception and toast, plus Bloody Marys and Mimosas at Sunday brunch.
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Absolutely. Friday is yours to transform the space exactly how you've imagined. Your florist can take their time, your suppliers can set up without rushing, and you can see it all come together stress-free, then sleep on site and wake up relaxed on your wedding morning.
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Helping you plan and organise your day is a key part of what we offer. We have a team of Wedding Coordinators who will support you throughout the planning process and will be there on the day to ensure everything runs smoothly. We’ve been doing this since 2009, and we know the estate inside out.
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Every outdoor ceremony has an indoor backup. You can marry in the barn's glass-fronted room, which looks out over Pendle Hill and seats up to 150, so the view comes with you.
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There are many churches near The Out Barn, so if you choose to get married in a church you can still use us for your Wedding Breakfast and evening reception. The nearest church is St Helens in the stunning village of Waddington.
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Last orders are called at 11:45pm and the venue closes at midnight.
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Yes, dogs are welcome, as long as they're kept on a lead and looked after throughout the weekend. In the accommodation, dogs stay on the ground floor.
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We're near Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire. It's about an hour's drive from Manchester and Manchester Airport, 40 minutes from Preston, and 1 hour 15 minutes from Leeds and Liverpool. Clitheroe station is about 10 minutes away, with direct trains to Manchester Victoria. For directions, search 'The Out Barn' on Google Maps rather than using the postcode.
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There are no other guests and no shared spaces. For your whole Estate Takeover, the barn, the farmhouse, the cottages, five lodges, the meadows and the Fairy Bridge are yours alone, and 27 of your guests stay on site as part of the package rather than booking rooms separately.