About Southend Barns
A romantic barn wedding venue set in the glorious Sussex countryside; our beautifully restored wedding barns offer the perfect balance of charm and contemporary luxury.
Our experienced wedding team transforms your selected space into a bespoke, private wedding venue.
We cater to wedding parties of all sizes, with dedicated catering professionals, outstanding amenities and on-site staff to take care of every element of your wedding day to exacting standards.
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Southend Barns
Selsey Road
Donnington
PO20 7PS
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186 reviews
4.9/5 average rating
David Proctor
Paul Sullivan
"Outstanding place"
25 days ago
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Lucy Waddell -Lucylou Photography
"I’ve photographed several weddings at Southend Barns over the years, and it’s always such a pleasure to return. The venue is run exceptionally well by the team — everything flows smoothly, and the coordinators are always friendly, professional, and organised. The setting itself blends modern style with rustic countryside charm, offering such lovely variety..." Read more
a month ago
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John Mayhead
"My daughter's wedding was hosted at Southend Barns last week, and I can't recommend either the venue or the team highly enough. The barns are very beautiful and perfectly laid out, with everything you need. The food and drink were superb, and the staff absolutely lovely: they just couldn't do enough to make our occasion the very best day we could imagine. Th..." Read more
2 months ago
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Lou J
"Beautifully presented and laid out venue."
3 months ago
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Abi Goch
"We got married here in June 2025 and I could not recommend Southend Barns enough! From the first time we visited Olivia was so attentive and helpful, and our wedding day went so smoothly thanks to the hard work of every member of staff there - we had so many guests mention how lovely the staff were and also lots of positive feedback on the menu! Not only is..." Read more
3 months ago
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Bill Richards
"A fantastic venue, beautifully set in the countryside, lovely staff and great atmosphere created."
3 months ago
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Brian Dickson
"My daughter was married here. Everything was perfect, from the ceremony to the food and the service."
4 months ago
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Phil
"100% wedding venues"
4 months ago
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Jessica Martin
"We got married at Southend Barns a month ago and wow I cannot recommend this venue enough!! Having worked in the industry myself at a wedding venue, I was a bit nervous to hand the responsibility over but Kelly was attentive, trustworthy, helpful and amazing wedding coordinator! The lead up to the wedding she was on hand with anything we needed and in the..." Read more
5 months ago
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therasa rampton
"A beautiful place with ample parking"
6 months ago
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Hannah Smith
"There’s not enough words that can describe how amazing Southend barns is as a wedding venue. We were lucky enough to have Olivia as our wedding event manager from the first meeting right through to the day itself and she blew us both away with how amazingly she managed everything for us. Southend barns have a truly personalised service which makes you feel s..." Read more
a year ago
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Jessica Canning
"Oh my goodness - where do we even begin, I don't think we will ever be able to thank you enough! From start to finish, Olivia and the team at Southend Barns have been nothing short of perfection. You ensured every single detail was executed flawlessly, and despite storm Darragh making an appearance on our wedding day, you made adjustments and handled it so..." Read more
a year ago
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andrew kelsey
"We have now been married a week and I wanted to leave a review to let people know exactly how amazing a venue this is. The site itself is stunning and impeccably maintained in beautiful surroundings and very welcoming. This was only the second place we looked at and we knew straight away that this was the place we would be married. The team were all fantasti..." Read more
a year ago
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Jacqui Bates
"Fantastic venue and staff, we had our wedding during storm Bert and they made the day work seamlessly still. Lots of compliments about the food from guests saying the best food they've ever had at a wedding! Massive thank you to Olivia and Amy for looking after our day. Would highly recommend to anyone to get married at this venue."
a year ago
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Josie Scott
"We had our wedding at the start of November and I can’t thank Olivia and the amazing team at Southend Barns for creating such a magical day! The communication throughout the process was incredible, every detail was thought out and the team are all so friendly and helpful. Roots catering team were amazing and I can’t even put into words how good the food was...." Read more
a year ago
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Fay Smith
"Wow! Just wow! We celebrated our wedding here on the 07/11/2024 supported by Olivia and all of the other amazing staff at Southend barns and roots catering. . Oh my goodness, we are still processing everything but we are just so grateful for how well planned our wedding was and how supportive all the staff were but a special thank you to Olivia! We have re..." Read more
a year ago
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stuart binstead
"Amazing venue, amazing friendly staff and looking forward to DJing there again in the new year, highly recommended and thank you again for having me there."
a year ago
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Mark Robinson-Sivyer
"Great wedding venue."
a year ago
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Sophie Wilkins
"Wow, wow and wow! Where do we begin to even put into words how incredible Southend Barns were for our wedding. If you are looking for a gorgeous wedding venue in the South that has it all, you’ve just found it because these guys are at the absolute top of the game and are the best of the best, we are SO pleased we found Southend Barns and chose them to host..." Read more
a year ago
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Alvin Robinson
"I visited this lovely place for the first time yesterday! Not only is it beautiful its the best wedding venue i think ive ever visited! Not only is the venue itself lovely the staff and food were faultless, ive worked in the same industry for 24 years as a caterer in many forms and i have genuinely never seen somewhere thats clearly so well organised and att..." Read more
a year ago
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Spencer Denham
"This is a wedding venue that is second to none. Michelle and I got married at the beginning of October 2024 and as soon as we had chosen Southend Barns(SEB) to be our wedding venue we knew it was the right decision. The venue planning and preparation which is normally the stressful part associated with the big event was taken care of by SEB as they just have..." Read more
a year ago
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Tracey Young
"Was a beautiful day and a great venue, and were very lucky with the weather. I am coeliac and they were very attentive when it came to main meal, however, unfortunately I was glutened after eating the chips in the evening. :("
a year ago
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Caroline Van lohuizen
"My son got married there, very nice atmosphere, and a veelry beautiful place. Food was awesome too"
a year ago
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Donna Elliot
"We recently held our wedding at Southend Barns. It was everything we had hoped for and more. The venue is stunning. It is clear that each team member really takes pride in ensuring everything is as good as it can be. The gardens are immaculate, everywhere is spotlessly clean (including the shepherds hut and bridal suite), the food is gloriously delicious and..." Read more
a year ago
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"We went to a friends wedding on 28/11/25. Great wedding, great venue, amazing food and very attentive staff. Can't fault Southend Barns."
5 days ago