Where is Dovecote Barns located?
The Dovecote Barns is located on the family arable farm in Kelfield, near York, North Yorkshire. It is made up of four award winning converted 18th century historic accommodation barns as well as the Long Hall rustic wedding venue.
Please look at the accommodation listing at Britains Finest under the category of barn conversions for The Dovecote Barns for images of the accommodation on offer. There are four Visit England five-star gold rated barns which are self-contained, but the Grand Barn kitchen is big enough to cater for the whole group so that on the day after the wedding the wedding party can have a celebratory meal or gathering.
What makes Dovecote Barns a unique wedding venue?
The site is for exclusive use for intimate weddings where the accommodation on-site is taken by the wedding party and/or guests for a weekend or mid-week booking and then additional day/evening guests can be invited to the wedding breakfast/reception.
The Long Hall wedding venue with a fully stocked staffed bar on the wedding day is a lovely rustic setting with fairy lights and rustic tables and chairs. There is space for a dance floor for the evening with festoon lights and fully catered wedding breakfast.
Because it is equipped for group dining in the Grand Barn kitchen to cater for up to 22 guests, it means the day after the wedding, the wedding party can come together and have a celebratory meal or gathering in the Long Hall again.
What is a typical wedding like at Dovecote Barns?
Wedding couples have spoken about the personal service from the owner for setting up and co ordination on the day so that everything runs smoothly and the how intimate and memorable the whole occasion was.
The typical wedding would be all 11 ensuite bedrooms occupied by the wedding party (up to 22 guests) as well as additional day/evening guests (up to 34) with the table setup of 8 tables x 6 (max 48) and a top table of 3 tables facing the group (max 8) making a total seated capacity of 56 guests.
The wedding co ordinator offers pre wedding meetings to discuss what bar drinks are wanted on offer as well as Prosecco arrival etc A full catering service is offered and details of menus etc supplied.
What Wedding Packages does Dovecote Barns offer?
The wedding package is based on
1) Exclusive use of the whole site (11 ensuite bedrooms) for the short break (see website for accommodation prices)
2) £2700 inc vat for a full wedding service, staffed bar service/provision from midday - 11pm
3) Facilities for outside catering van provision electrics, wedding overflow car parking, photo opportunities
4) Pre wedding co ordination meetings on-site
What Extra facilities does Dovecote Barns have to assist couples to have the perfect day?
Owners always on-site pre and post wedding to help co ordinate and make sure the whole wedding day runs smoothly and assist with the bar etc
It is based on 'exclusive use' access only.
