Capacity

Cripps has one very large room with flagstone floors, a huge open fireplace and wooden beams.  Alongside there is currently a marquee owned by our caterers - this is to be replaced with a traditional oak building in January 2012.

For Civil Weddings we are licensed for 120 in the barn itself and a further 40 can be seated in the Oak Room, looking in - see here.  With the permanent oak structure in place we expect to be able to hold ceremonies for up to 160 in the new building (subject to this being approved by the Registrars).

PLEASE SEE HERE FOR A SERIES OF IMPRESSIONS OF WHAT THE OAK ROOM WILL LOOK LIKE

For eating the barn will accommodate 10 round tables, each of which seats 10 people, giving a capacity of 100.  Most parties of over 60 people (and all weddings over 40 people) will need to hire the Oak Room as well to provide circulation space and room for the bar. With parties over 100, you can eat in the Oak Room and use the barn as the dancing area. See table layouts.

The barn holds 150-175 standing up, and the Oak Room 200 standing.

“We had the most amazing day of our lives. The venue looked beautiful, the food was fantastic and all the staff were brilliant”