Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - Page number 27 - October/November 2021 (Issue 91)

VENUES IN NORTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & NORTH OXFORDSHIRE Spotlight on... COGGES MANOR FARM, WITNEY, OXFORDSHIRE This beautiful venue set in 17 acres boasts more than 1000 years of history and is an integral part of the local area, plus a popular filming location. It’s conveniently located close to Oxford in the heart of Witney and is less than a two-hour drive from London. It’s home to two adjacent 18 th -century barns providing a wonderful wedding setting and a blank canvas for couples to personalise their day. The pretty outdoor grounds reveal a manicured walled garden, perfect for a drinks reception, and the manor lawn can be used for croquet and garden games. This versatile venue suits an outdoor barbecue, hog roast and street food-style vans and there’s a firepit for toasting marshmallows. Music can be enjoyed outside and everything is set against a beautiful rural backdrop ideal for photographs that the resident farm animals love to be included in! There’s a covered canopy in case of rain and wedding parties can enjoy exclusive use after 5 pm. Ceremonies take place in a choice of two Cotswold stone barns adjacent to one another. The Wheat Barn – the more spacious of the two – can seat up to 250 guests while Barley Barn, the smaller adjacent one, can seat up to 100 guests. There’s also St Mary’s Cogges Witney parish church located next door. The wedding breakfast and reception can be held in one (or both) of the barns and spill outside on to the lawn. The Wheat Barn can seat up to 200 guests banqueting-style or host up to 130 loved ones at round tables. The Barley Barn is home to a dancefloor and bar and can also provide a quiet space for children. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01993 772 602, www.cogges.org.uk www.facebook.com/Cogges ♥ We love... the beautiful backdrop of wisteria and the orchard, both ideal for big-day photographs. OTHER OPTIONS IN NORTH OXFORDSHIRE ♥ Macdonald Bear Hotel in Woodstock, 0344 879 9143, www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk ♥ Dovecote Events in Adderbury, 01295 816 566, www.dovecoteevents.uk/weddings ♥ Primrose Hill Farm in Banbury, 07956 328 359, www.primrose-hill-farm.com Photography of barn interior courtesy of www.alexisjaworski.com LOCAL VENUES 27