Chilli Barn takes weddings and parties of up to 60 guests by day in summer, 40 in winter and 90 in the evening, as well as team away days and retreats, in a converted stone barn on East Chevin Road above Otley, West Yorkshire. The barn is hired to one group at a time.
Seminars and company events
For businesses, the barn hosts conferences, strategy days and hands-on sessions such as forest walks and craft workshops, and it is booked for office Christmas parties and celebrations of a good year. The room has no fixed layout, so a team can set it up for a working session in the morning and a meal in the afternoon. Catering ranges from a working lunch to a longer, relaxed meal to close the day. The venue also runs wellness days and retreats, with breathwork, forest bathing and craft sessions that can be built into an away day.
Weddings and receptions
Chilli Barn is licensed by Leeds City Council for legal marriage and civil partnership ceremonies, held on the lawn between the barn and the meadow when the weather allows. Celebrants are also welcome for blessings, humanist and other ceremonies. The wedding package gives exclusive use of the barn for the day. Daytime numbers go up to 60 guests in summer and 40 from November to March, and evening parties take up to 90, with a minimum of 30. An attached marquee seats 60 for dining, and teepees or yurts can serve as a drinks reception or breakout space. In summer there are fire pits and hay bale seating outside. The music and bar licence runs to 11 pm, with an extension to midnight on advance notice.
Rooms and capacities
The barn itself has stone walls, exposed beams and wide oak floors. Around it sit the lawn, the meadow, open fields and walks. For larger dinners the attached marquee seats 60.
Catering
Food is cooked in the on-site kitchen. Menus are seasonal and vegetable-led, with meat options, and come as shared platters, plated mains, grazing boards and long tables. Evening food runs from pizza and gyros to pie and peas. A licensed, staffed bar is set up inside the barn, with session ales from Kirkstall, Ilkley and Saltaire breweries, a wine list and non-alcoholic drinks, and couples can also choose their own drinks or a package.
History and setting
The building started life as a working farm barn on the edge of Leeds. The team kept the original stone walls and wooden floors and built the venue around them. The setting looks out over the hills of Wharfedale.
Getting there
The address is East Chevin Road, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3DD. Leeds Bradford Airport is a short drive away. The venue's site lists places to stay nearby for guests.
