Welcome To Kent’s Most Enchanting
Wedding Venue And Restaurant

Explore one of Kent’s top wedding venues.
A beautiful glass marquee and rustic barn venue for weddings & events
set in the heart of Kent’s countryside,
alongside a daytime restaurant for breakfast, lunch and High Tea.

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Our Story

Discover The BarnYard, an enchanting rustic barn and luxury marquee wedding venue in Kent along with a daytime restaurant. Set in the heart of the countryside, located in Upchurch, The BarnYard is the perfect haven for those wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Established in 1984 and once known as Gore Farm, this secluded retreat has since been transformed by the McInnes family into one of the best wedding venues in Kent. Surrounded by acres of apple and pear orchards, it’s the perfect place to say ‘I Do’.

Weddings – The Place To Say ‘I Do’

Nestled in a natural valley surrounded by 150 acres of stunning landscape combining rolling hills, natural woodland and romantic orchards, lies The BarnYard – an enchanting wedding venue in Kent to host the most memorable day of your life.
Totally tranquil, charming and unique.
Licensed for ceremonies and home to both a beautiful converted barn venue for rustic barn weddings (The Apple Barn) as well as a truly luxurious permanent glass marquee wedding venue (The Arboretum) which can host lavish wedding receptions for up to 300 guests.

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Hosting An Event At Kent’s Award Winning Barn Venue

The BarnYard offers the perfect setting for your party celebration or corporate function – we offer a variety of exclusive use venues for hire whether it be to ‘host your own’ party, baby shower, corporate function or family celebration during the day/evening or booking tickets for one of our popular in-house events (such as the Mixed Christmas Party Nights). Whatever the occasion, let our experienced and dedicated team help to ensure organising your celebration is stress free and enjoyable.

Events At The BarnYard

The Restaurant – The Place
To Dine

The BarnYard’s daytime restaurant in Kent (The Rooster and The Roost) is situated across two areas within a stunning fairy-lit oak beamed barn with steps leading down to our beautiful patio where, in the warmer months, guests can dine alfresco listening to the sound of peace and quiet (dogs are welcome to join you on the patio). Open Wednesday to Sunday for breakfast, lunch and classic High Tea.

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The BarnYard Venue Reviews

We had our wedding at the BarnYard in September and it was the most magical day, the perfect venue and setting for what we were after. We had so many compliments from guests on the venue being stunning - beautiful Kent countryside, gorgeous outside ceremony area and idyllic orchards.

Review by Kate Spice

Thank you all so much for turning our dream wedding into reality. Our guests still rave about how incredible the day was and how breathtaking your venue is. We wouldn’t change a single thing about it. Everything was beyond perfect, and we are forever grateful for everything you all did for us.

Review by Jamie Paddington

What a fantastic wedding venue, so twinkly and beautiful! It was amazing that the catering was included—they were excellent with all our dietary needs, and everything was so delicious. The whole process couldn’t have been easier or more stress-free. Choosing them as our venue was truly an easy decision!

Review by Rebekah Edwards

I’ve been here twice over the past couple of weeks. These are the best meals I’ve enjoyed out in a long time. The food was impeccable; it’s clear that high-quality ingredients are used. The staff is very friendly and attentive. I truly couldn’t ask for anything more from this wonderful dining experience.

Review by Emma Hart

We had the Christmas Eve breakfast, and the food was absolutely wonderful—it was all very well organised too! The quality of the food, especially the meat, is amazing, and I have yet to experience a bad meal here. It’s also really child-friendly. We’ll surely be back again in the New Year.

Review by Liz Webb

We booked the Special High Tea for a 60th wedding anniversary in the beautiful, pink and girly exclusive Mezzanine area. Not only did we have finger sandwiches, scones and a selection of hand made cakes, there were also sausage rolls, cheese straws and chocolate, dipped strawberries - all fresh and tasty.

Review by Stuart French

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Meet The Team

“We are extremely proud of our achievements in transforming The BarnYard into one of Kent’s best wedding venues. We are even prouder of the team who helped to make it all happen. We couldn’t have done it without our family of incredible individuals. Our barn wedding venue and daytime restaurant in Kent is more than just a place for people to marry and dine. We are a family, committed to making dreams come true. Whether you are browsing for the perfect wedding venue, a place to party, a place to celebrate or a place to congratulate, meet the team who are here to help make it happen.”
– Joanne and David McInnes, parents to two amazing children and owners of The BarnYard (their truest passion).

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Marquee Venue, Barn Venue, Daytime Restaurant And Surrounding Orchards

Payment Plans / Damage Deposit

Payment towards your wedding will be required in three stages:

Upon reserving a date and accepting the Terms and Conditions of Booking, an initial reservation fee of £1,250 will be required.

Eight months before your wedding date, a second reservation fee will be required.  For full day weddings this will be £2,750 and in the case of Twilight weddings this will be the remainder of the venue hire

After a final wedding meeting with yourselves (which we hold 6-10 weeks before your wedding day) we will calculate the final remaining balance which will need to be paid no later than 7 days after this meeting.

With the final balance we will also ask you for a damage deposit of £500 which we hold until after your wedding when it will be refunded, assuming no damage has been done.