Welcome to The Normans wedding venue
A little bit of backstory…
The wedding venue takes its name from the farm on which it is set: Normans Farm.
This beautiful working farm has been in the Robinson family for three generations and, for three generations, it has been the backdrop to a number of fantastic family weddings.
It was their own wedding that inspired husband-wife team Oliver and Laura Robinson to revamp and re-imagine the 18th-century farm, combining rustic charm with slick contemporary features to create a venue like no other.
Indeed, The Normans isn’t just ‘another barn venue’. It is a labour of love. A special place for couples to exchange vows and celebrate their special day in style…
The venue
The Normans is an all-weather, all-season venue, which comprises of five distinct areas: The Stables Bar, Ceremony Barn, Courtyard, Grain Shed and Cow Stalls & Tack Room.
Each area is ‘revealed’ as the day progresses, creating a unique feel and flow to your wedding…
The Stables Bar
First stop: The Stables Bar. The perfect place for a pre-ceremony tipple.
In the warmer months, the room’s generously proportioned bifold doors open out into The Courtyard.
Opened in 2024, this stylish bar area has been a game-changer for our guests!
In winter, the underfloor heating and wood-burner keep the room warm and welcoming for guests wanting to escape the cold.
The Ceremony Barn
Once guests have finished their drinks in The Stables Bar, they will be called into the Ceremony Barn.
The Normans is fully licensed to hold civil partnerships and marriage ceremonies, and the Ceremony Barn is a breath-taking setting for your wedding ceremony.
When designing the venue, we were mindful to maintain the original rustic aesthetic of this former threshing barn, which boasts exposed-brick walls and a high-vaulted ceiling supported by handsome wooden trusses.
The rustic features of the barn are embellished and accentuated by floor-to-ceiling fairy lights, which never fail to drop jaws. Oft copied (but never equalled!) the cascading lights provide a stunning backdrop when couples exchange their vows (not to mention that all-important ‘just married’ photo!)
In the event of bad weather, the Ceremony Barn can be re-purposed as an indoor reception area - we can rearrange chairs in minutes, while you enjoy a glass of bubbly in the adjoining Tack Room and Cow Stalls (scroll down)…
But if the sun’s shining on your wedding day (or, at very least, it’s not raining!), we’ll fling open the Ceremony Barn doors and you and your guests can head out into The Courtyard (strike up the band!)…
The Courtyard
Welcome to The Courtyard: the perfect place to sip bubbly and sample canapés in the Yorkshire sunshine.
The spacious south-facing Courtyard combines contemporary design elements with the farm's traditional features.
Couples and their guests can make the most of the outdoor area whatever the weather thanks to our expansive 9m x 5m louvred ceiling pergola, which covers the entire
terrace area (and adjoins the Stables Bar).
The Grain Shed
Once the group photos have been taken and your guests have had their fill of canapés, bubbly and garden games, we open the large double doors to reveal The Grain Shed.
The Grain Shed’s white-washed timber walls and its billowing fabric ceiling are imbued with yet more fairy lights. The results are breath-taking.
Guests take their seats at long rustic banqueting tables or classic round tables - whichever you prefer! Your florist will have applied the finishing touches with (perhaps a flourish greenery and some flickering candles?) and caterers H&A will have laid out their trademark stylish glassware and tableware, ready for the wedding breakfast!
After speeches, guests will eat, drink and make merry. And once dinner is done there’s cake to be cut…
… the first dance to be had…
… and more yet dancing thereafter on our stylish, illuminated dance floor.
The Grain Shed’s bar, stage, and dance floor are all in close proximity to one another, ensuring there’s always a great party atmosphere as the evening progresses!
The Cow Stalls & Tack Room
Located on the west of The Courtyard, The Cow Stalls and the adjoining Tack Room are two truly unique areas.
The cows and horses are long gone, but the areas have been put to a more stylish purpose - perfect places to shelter from the elements, enjoy a cosy evening drink, or simply take a break from the revelries elsewhere.
In warmer weather, we open the Cow Stalls' trio of doors, so guests can can wander in and out, or simply recline on the coffee-sack cushions and enjoy views of the merriment unfolding outside.
In the winter months the doors can be closed, the heating turned up, and the Cow Stalls and adjoining Tack Room become a cosy, quirky places to mingle.
