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Silchester Farm: Rural Escapism for Your Wedding


Will Rainer Updated:
9th of September 2024

Are you searching for a wedding venue that offers stunning backdrops, a wonderful luxury vibe, and perfect guest accommodation? Look no further than Silchester Farm. Set in the heart of the Hampshire countryside, this venue is ideal for a fairy tale farm wedding. Located near the M3 and M4, this historic venue offers excellent transport links for couples based in London, Reading, Basingstoke, and beyond.

Find out why this Hampshire wedding venue is the perfect setting for your wedding...

About Silchester Farm

Silchester Farm
Laura Jalbert

Silchester Farm is a sprawling luxury estate that's hard to resist, with multiple barns including a stunning 400-year-old Threshing Barn. The entire estate is yours for exclusive use, complete with on-site accommodation for up to 47 guests, allowing you and your loved ones to enjoy a restful night after the celebrations. For added luxury, you can stay the night before with close friends or family, savor a meal prepared by an in-house chef, and start your wedding day with a fresh breakfast to make it unforgettable from the very beginning.

Your Wedding Day

Groom carrying bride in a field a Silchester Farm
Matt Trott Photography

Whether you're exchanging your vows in the Threshing Barn, enjoying a meal with guests in the Cow Shed, or celebrating your newlywed status with friends and family, Silchester Farm is sure to make for an unforgettable celebration.

The Ceremony

The venue offers a variety of spaces for your wedding. With the entire estate available for exclusive use and the surrounding countryside as a beautiful setting, you can be sure your big day will be everything you imagined.

Wedding ceremony in the barn at Silchester Farm
Jonny Gouldstone Photography

Say 'I do' in the 400-year-old Threshing Barn with up to 140 of your loved ones. Original oak beams and a canopy of fairy lights create a magical atmosphere for an indoor ceremony. The barn's versatile space suits any wedding theme, and its striking backdrops pair particularly well with natural décor and abundant flowers, ensuring a celebration you and your guests will cherish forever.

Alternatively, if you would prefer an outdoor ceremony, you can tie the knot in the lakeside pergola and bask in the sun with views of the weeping willow. Landscaped gardens and courtyards provide incredible locations for your wedding photography, and the grounds at Silchester Farm change with the seasons, ensuring your wedding will be truly unique regardless of the time of year.

The Wedding Breakfast

This wonderful venue is home to an in-house team dedicated to crafting a delicious menu for you and your guests to enjoy at your wedding breakfast. All menus at Silchester Farm feature locally sourced ingredients from Hampshire and the surrounding counties, as well as produce grown in their own kitchen garden.

Wedding breakfast at Silchester Farm

Just as their ever-changing landscape evolves with the seasons, so does the cuisine at Silchester Farm, ensuring the freshest ingredients make their way onto your plate. The food offers a relaxed yet luxurious celebration of modern British countryside dining.

The Cow Shed offers a wonderful setting for your wedding breakfast. You can enjoy toasts, speeches, and delicious food in this beautiful space. With its high ceilings and large windows, the Cow Shed provides a light and airy atmosphere while remaining in harmony with the rest of the venue.

The Reception

Purpose Built Bar at Silchester Farm

A large, purpose-built bar in the Cow Shed makes it the perfect setting for an evening celebration. Celebrate as newlyweds while you relax on cosy armchairs, enjoy the views from the terrace, and dance the night away with your loved ones.

The Drift

If your guests are looking for somewhere to rest after your wedding, then The Drift is the perfect place. Home to a collection of 10 Pyggies, these luxurious, people-sized pig arcs provide a charming option for guest accommodation. Each Pyggy comes complete with a comfy king-sized bed, an en-suite, a kitchenette, and more, ensuring a cosy night's stay at Silchester Farm.

A pyggy at Silchester Farm

Like the look of Silchester Farm for your big day? Get in touch with their friendly team to find out more.

Silchester Farm Venues in Hampshire
Silchester Farm

A charming and rustic barn wedding venue in Hampshire

Hampshire, Silchester

£8,650 - £29,600

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About the author


Will Rainer

With a hospitality background and hands-on wedding experience, Will understands all of the effort that goes on behind the scenes at a wedding and is our go-to specialist on wedding food and drinks. You can often find Will writing about wedding venues from quaint countryside hotels to rustic barns and grand castles or showcasing the amazing real weddings of newlyweds across the country.

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