Once the haybarn
The Ceremony Hall
Seats up to 150
The old haybarn is now a grand space for your vows, framed by hand-crafted oak arches, with reclaimed brick, a York stone floor and a curtain of fairy lights at the end of the aisle.
Ryther, North Yorkshire
Hidden in the meadows, made for weddings
An exclusive-use wedding venue on our family farm near Tadcaster. The whole place is yours for two nights.
One wedding at a time
From family farm to wedding venue
The Oakwood sits among meadows of greenery and wildflowers outside the village of Ryther, on the site of our generations-old family farm. The haybarn, the grain store and the old farm buildings are now a ceremony hall, a reception barn and a house for thirty of your favourite people, all set around one courtyard.
- 2 weddings a week, Thursdays and Saturdays
- 150 guests for the ceremony and breakfast
- 250 guests in the evening
- 30 staying in the house for two nights
We hold weddings on Thursdays and Saturdays only, so we have time to get to know you, and nobody else’s day ever runs alongside yours.
The spaces
Around one courtyard
Once the farm’s grain store
The Old Grain Store
150 for the wedding breakfast, 250 in the evening
Original beams and exposed brick sit alongside soft drapes and chandeliers. A staircase of wood and glass leads up to a cocktail lounge over the bar and the dance floor.
Around the courtyard
The Courtyard and grounds
Drinks receptions and outdoor ceremonies
The hall, the barn and the house all open onto one courtyard, with heaters and festoon lights for the evening. Beyond it are wildflower meadows and the lavender walk with its timber frames.
Two nights, three days
Your wedding, spread out
Arrive the day before, marry, and wake up here the morning after. The house, the hall and the barn are yours the whole time.
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Check in from 3pm
The day before
The house is yours from three o’clock, and so are the Ceremony Hall and the Old Grain Store, so you can set up with your coordinator rather than leave it all to the morning. In the evening there is the kitchen island to gather round with your closest people.
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Until midnight
Your wedding day
Get ready in the prep room, marry in the Ceremony Hall or outside, and spend the drinks reception in the courtyard. Then down the staircase into the Old Grain Store for the wedding breakfast, with live music until midnight.
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Check out at 10am or 11am
The morning after
No taxis at midnight and no early start. You wake up where you married, with your favourite people still under the same roof, and check out at 10am after a Thursday wedding or 11am after a Saturday.
Accommodation
No two rooms the same
Fourteen bedrooms in the house, each one designed differently and each with its own en-suite, for up to 30 adults across both nights. The bridal suite has a dressing room and its own balcony, and the kitchen island is where everyone gathers the night before.
Real weddings
Days we have loved hosting
In their words
“From the moment we arrived, everything felt calm, welcoming, and beautifully organised. The setting is stunning, peaceful, and immaculately cared for, creating an atmosphere that feels both elegant and relaxed throughout the entire day.”
Hannah Cherry, Google review
Your date
Tell us when, and we’ll check
We take two weddings a week, Thursdays and Saturdays. Send us your date or the dates you are weighing up, and one of our coordinators will come back to you.