Winters Barns hosts weddings in restored barns dating from 1660, just outside Canterbury in Kent. The barns take up to 150 guests for a ceremony and 200 for a wedding breakfast, with exclusive use of the site, in-house catering and accommodation on the estate.
Seminars and company events
The pages we read are written for weddings. The site lists a Christmas party page in its menu, but gives no meeting, conference or seminar offer, and no delegate capacities. If you are planning a company event, ask the team whether they accept it and for which dates.
Weddings and receptions
Three formats are offered. The Winters Package is an all-day wedding with catering, a bar and a dedicated event team. The Twilight Package starts with a ceremony at 5 pm and leads to a more casual evening reception. Bespoke weddings let couples build their own day from four elements: venue hire, catering, drinks and an optional DJ.
Monday to Wednesday dates are available for ceremony-only weddings, with or without canapés, afternoon tea or a wedding breakfast. Elopement packages are offered midweek. Couples who prefer a church can use one of two local churches, at Nackington and Lower Hardres. Coordinators provide phone and email support, site visits and menu and wine tastings.
Rooms and capacities
The barns are linked together into one open-plan space with heating and air conditioning. Winters Barns states a capacity of 150 guests for ceremonies and 200 for wedding breakfasts. Outside is a courtyard with a wedding arch and gardens. Two dressing rooms are included, and the site has an onsite backup generator.
About 85 percent of the buildings keep their original features, including oak beams, and the grounds have 100-year-old Bramley apple trees.
Accommodation
The couple stay in a private Couples Cottage, included in the package with breakfast. Guests can book eight double ensuite rooms in the Farmhouse and the Hop Picking Huts. Canterbury hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfasts are a five-minute taxi ride away.
Catering
The in-house catering team cooks traditional three-course wedding breakfasts, spit roasts, barbecues and crepes, and can adapt menus to dietary needs or cultural traditions, including vegan menus. The bar serves bubbles, beer, wines, liqueurs and cocktails in set packages.
History and setting
The barns were built in 1660 on Winters Farm and sit among gardens on the southern edge of Canterbury, in the Kent countryside. The site is exclusive to the wedding party on the day.
Getting there
Winters Barns is at Winters Farm, Nackington Road, Canterbury, Kent CT4 7AY, a few minutes from the center of Canterbury. Road and barn entrances are listed on the site with what3words addresses.
