The Old Granary
Our historic Suffolk barn wedding venue is uniquely yours – a truly one-of-a-kind wedding celebration in the heart of beautiful rural Suffolk. It is set in 400 acres with stunning views and surrounded by the breath-taking Suffolk countryside.
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Suffolk’s longest barn
The Long Barn, a former 16th-century granary, is a truly rare find, providing the opportunity to craft a personalised experience infused with distinctive character and charm. Authentically captivating, with exceptional acoustics and ample space, it grants unparalleled flexibility in terms of layout, décor, and lighting design.
Our exquisite barn serves as the ideal venue for your wedding celebrations. Alternatively, you can transform it into a cosy haven for intimate gatherings, ceremonies, or unique thematic experiences, ensuring a dream event that captivates and entertains your guests.
Creating your Vision
Lighting, furniture and decoration can all be used very easily to create different areas within the barn and this works especially well for evening celebrations – you might want a dance floor and party space, but also a quieter, comfy lounge with sofas perhaps? The great thing is that the barn allows you to keep everyone included and feeling very much a part of what’s going on – even older or younger guests who might prefer a gentler time of things. The Tudor barn has plenty of permanent heaters to warm the great space and is heated by green energy, courtesy of the farm’s magnificent biomass boiler – we call her Boudicca and she is quite something. Heating in the barn is included in the price.
Extending the barn
The barn at the centre of the service range had been built by an ancestor of Sir Charles in c.1478. Here, there are very early examples of queen post roof structures. Sir Charles made a large westward extension to the barn in c.1561 and a second extension at the east end in c.1585, which may have been used as a brew house and granary. His grandfather’s family crest appeared over the gatehouse. Regrettably the crest is now too worn to decipher, but it contained the Neville quartering’s of his grandmother, Anne Horne, herself a granddaughter and co-heiress of John Neville, brother to Warwick The Kingmaker. Ironically, the present owner of Crow’s Hall, Caroline Spurrier, is a great-granddaughter of the Fifth Earl of Warwick.
