Lovingly restored, Hendall Manor Barns is a very beautiful, private, wedding and events venue in the heart of the East Sussex countryside.
Our glorious split-level Stone Barn is very adaptable for weddings and receptions of varying sizes, including small & intimate, as well as formal dining, ceremonies and dancing.
Two converted barns provide versatile accommodation depending on your requirements. A spacious, three bedroom converted Old Granary for up to 8 and The Cart Barn, recently renovated for 2.
Hendall provides a considerable space both within and directly outside that is full of character, that can be adapted for a multitude of different uses.
The Venue here at Hendall Manor Barns consists of three interconnecting buildings (The Stone Barn, The Old Dairy and a caterer’s kitchen in the former Calf Pens) surrounding a sizeable central courtyard with a lawn and a raised terrace.
The Stone Barn is an impressive building, almost 100ft in length and is arranged on two distinct levels connected by steps and a ramp.
The Old Dairy, formerly the old milking parlour offers a flexible and comfortable conference/studio room.
We are proud to announce we have been awarded with the 2024 Commercial Award for our Cart Barn conversion. If you are considering an award winning stay, please get in touch!
With over a decade of experience our dedicated team at Hendall have compiled some ideas to help you as you begin to plan your special day.
There are obviously far more than five reasons to choose Hendall Manor Barns, but we’ve narrowed it down! Discover our beautiful Sussex wedding venue, with exclusive use, countryside charm, flexible spaces and more.
Planning a Wedding with your beloved pet?
Whether it’s a dog carrying the rings, a horse roaming the fields with you, or even a cherished photo of a pet who couldn’t be there, these moments remind us that family comes in many forms and love, loyalty, and companionship don’t always walk on two legs.
Hendall Manor Barns is a place where families can celebrate together, without compromise.
Laura and Adam’s beautiful wedding is the perfect example of how a day can be both effortlessly stylish and completely family-friendly.
We are incredibly grateful to all our couples that take the time to write about their experiences with us. We love working with couples to deliver their dream day and we hope their experiences will give you an idea about what to expect.
Me and my husband got married at Hendall in the summer, and can not recommend the location and team more highly. The organisation was fantastic, we have had comments from guests and friends who also got married recently saying that the balance between super friendly and actually getting people to where they needed to be was just right.
Everything ran on time, we had no problems – You may not think organisation is romantic, but it is key to having a relaxing wedding day. Everything looked amazing, because the location is beautiful even without any dressing.
Thank you Nicola, Peter and Viki for making it truly the best day ever!
Livi & Alex
We are sitting here at our delightful airport hotel reminiscing on the best day of our lives on Saturday. It really was spectacular and we are so thrilled with all of our choices of venue, photographer and caterers, you all delivered so brilliantly and we are so grateful.
I wanted to share a few comments I heard on the day including my mother (not easily impressed) saying that she had never come across a more organised photographer, and John the comments we have had regarding the first pictures you have released have been amazing and I couldn’t believe how great they look! Sarah – my friend Joe (a massive foodie) said he had never had a piece of beef like it and was blown away and the non-stop commentary on the fantastic canapés made me laugh. And Viki, Peter & Nic, so many people said on the day how fantastic the venue looked and how lucky we were to have such a brilliant place to get married in.
We wish we could do it all again! But next time we do a big party we know who to come to!!
Thank you again so much, you completely made the day for us and we are so incredibly grateful.
Kelly & Chris
Take a look through some of our couples experiences to hopefully gain ideas of how to plan your own, unique day at Hendall.
Wedding food choices and ways of serving food at events are constantly changing. With differing trends making a seemingly sudden appearance, wedding evening reception food ideas are certainly food options that most people look forward to during the evening’s festivities. So here are some ideas for you to look through and really whet the appetite!
From the minute we walked into Hendall Manor Barns, Nicola and her team gave us absolute confidence that we would be well looked after. They answered all of our questions, helped us understand all the complexities of organising a wedding, and had us feeling completely at ease throughout.
The venue itself is absolutely stunning, and lovingly renovated, as are the on-site accommodations and the surrounding area is just so beautiful and peaceful.
We’d like to give a massive thank you to all the team at Hendall for helping to make our wedding day truly memorable!
Thanks again for everything, we will definitely be in touch closer to our anniversary to organise a stay!
Rebecca
In the Summer months, there is shared access to our private pool and tennis court (rackets and balls not included). There is also a lovely outside seating area overlooking paddocks with horses and beautiful countryside.
Nicola, Peter (NP, we named them ‘no problem’ as they could sort anything and everything!) and Viki were brilliant in making our day run like clockwork, guiding us through the process to make sure it was organised, fun and individual, just what we wanted. Having such fantastic accommodation on site was also a really bonus.
Thank you Hendall Manor Barns for being such a stunning backdrop and hosting a really magical day.
Flo & Ian
Wonderful property in a fantastic location. Nicola was a great host and very responsive. We enjoyed playing snooker, table tennis, tennis and the swimming pool. Lovely walks and pubs in the vicinity.
Thanks Nicola, we had a wonderful weekend!
Ann
Thank you all for making our wedding day the best day it could be.
Right from the start Viki and Nicola were so attentive to our needs and helped to shape the special day we wanted into exactly how it turned out. From timings throughout the day and organising the music right through to the sparklers send-out everything went extremely smoothly.
The accommodation added an extra dimension and helped to bring both families together the evening before the wedding and the night of. Having this option wasn’t something we’d initially planned for but we were certainly glad we decided to go with it. Also, the facilities are excellent. (Playing tennis on the morning of the wedding also went down extremely well)
Georgina & Dave
We had our wedding at Hendall last weekend. Nicola, Peter & Viki were fantastic from the start of the booking process 2 years ago! Very kind, friendly and knowledgeable. The venue speaks for itself, it is absolutely beautiful & I’m so glad we chose it for our day! There are plenty of great photo opportunities within the grounds of Hendall too. We booked the accommodation – the old granary and the cart barn which were equally wonderful. It made the day even more special, knowing that we would be staying at Hendall with our nearest and dearest the night before and the night of the wedding! Highly recommend Hendall for your day. We will absolutely come back to stay in the cart barn again!
Lianne & Nick
We got married at Hendall in May 2026, and it was truly more perfect than we ever could have imagined.
When we started planning our wedding, Hendall was the first venue that we viewed. We viewed several more afterwards, but needn’t have bothered, because we quicky realised that Hendall was exactly what we were looking for, and couldn’t stop comparing the other venues to Hendall!
Throughout the planning and preparation stages the team were so helpful, giving useful suggestions, responding to queries quickly, and just generally helping to keep us organised. They made lots of recommendations for trusted suppliers, particularly helping us to decide which caterer would best suit what we were looking for.
It was so important to us that we had exclusive use of the venue for the whole weekend, as we didn’t want to feel rushed or hurried. We were able to set-up on the Friday afternoon, enjoy the ceremony on the Saturday, and then move everything out again on the Sunday morning.
So many of our guests commented on how beautiful and perfect the venue was, and we felt that it was naturally such a lovely space that we didn’t need to go over-the-top with the décor.
We also stayed in the stunning on-site accommodation both the nights before and after the wedding, which was perfect. It was so relaxing to be able to wake up on the morning of the wedding and know that we were just a 60 second walk away from the venue! There was plenty of space for myself, my bridesmaids, and the mother of the bride and mother of the groom to all get ready at the Old Granary on the Saturday morning, and the same for the groom & groomsmen in the Cart Barn.
Thank you Nicola, Peter and Viki for all your help and support to make our day so magical
Phoebe & Dan
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