Licensed barn wedding venues in Kent
15 venues in Kent hold an in-date approval for civil marriages and civil partnerships on the GOV.UK approved premises list (file dated 17 Oct 2025; expiry dates checked 25 Oct 2026). Barn here means venues whose names include barn, farm, granary, stables or oast. Kent County Council’s service also covers the London Borough of Bexley. Medway is a separate unitary council.
Venue styles
Venues by district
Registrar fees at approved venues
Kent County Council’s fees for bookings made 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027: a non-refundable booking confirmation fee of £85, plus a ceremony fee at approved premises of £640 Monday to Friday or £840 Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays (for ceremonies to 31 March 2029). Venue hire is not included.
On top of that you each pay the national notice fee. National statutory fees from 6 April 2026: notice £46.50 per person (£63 if a Home Office referral applies), register office statutory ceremony £62, certificate £12.50 (Registration Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (legislation.gov.uk)). Venue hire is always separate.
Capacity, as stated by venues
We have not yet found capacity figures published by venues here. Ask each venue for seated ceremony capacity in its approved room.
Prices, as published by venues
No venue here publishes prices we could verify yet.
Licences expiring by Oct 2027 (8)
If your date is after the expiry, ask the venue whether it has applied to renew.
- Oak Tree Barn (Barn, Tunbridge Wells), licence valid to 9 Mar 2027
- Jacks Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 19 Mar 2027
- Ratsbury Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 19 Mar 2027
- The Great Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 9 Apr 2027
- The Oak Barn Frame Farm (Barn, Tunbridge Wells), licence valid to 19 Jun 2027
- The Old Kent Barn (Barn, Folkestone and Hythe), licence valid to 19 Jul 2027
- Reach Court Farm (Barn, Dover), licence valid to 19 Aug 2027
- The Plough And Barn (Barn, Tonbridge and Malling), licence valid to 30 Sep 2027
FAQ
How many licensed wedding venues are there in Kent?
15 venues hold an in-date approval on the GOV.UK approved premises list (file dated 17 Oct 2025). The council’s own list may include newer approvals.
How much does a registrar cost at a venue in Kent?
Kent County Council’s fees for bookings made 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027: a non-refundable booking confirmation fee of £85, plus a ceremony fee at approved premises of £640 Monday to Friday or £840 Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays (for ceremonies to 31 March 2029). Venue hire is not included. Source: Kent County Council: A Kentish Ceremony fees 2026-29 (PDF).
Can we marry outdoors?
Only in an outdoor area the council has approved at that venue. Ask the venue and check the council register.
How far ahead do we give notice?
At least 28 full days before the ceremony, at your local register office (GOV.UK).
Is the register office cheaper?
Yes. The statutory register office ceremony is £62 plus £46.50 notice each and £12.50 per certificate under the national fees.
All 15 venues
- Lower Grange Farm (Barn, Maidstone), licence valid to 19 Jun 2028
- The Barn (Barn, Tunbridge Wells), licence valid to 22 Apr 2028
- Alpaca Farm (Barn, Swale), licence valid to 4 Apr 2028
- Shires Oast (Barn, Maidstone), licence valid to 4 Feb 2028
- Ruffynes Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 9 Jan 2028
- Winters Barns (Barn, Canterbury), licence valid to 1 Jan 2028
- Brenley Farmhouse (Barn, Swale), licence valid to 19 Nov 2027
- The Plough And Barn (Barn, Tonbridge and Malling), licence valid to 30 Sep 2027
- Reach Court Farm (Barn, Dover), licence valid to 19 Aug 2027
- The Old Kent Barn (Barn, Folkestone and Hythe), licence valid to 19 Jul 2027
- The Oak Barn Frame Farm (Barn, Tunbridge Wells), licence valid to 19 Jun 2027
- The Great Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 9 Apr 2027
- Jacks Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 19 Mar 2027
- Ratsbury Barn (Barn, Ashford), licence valid to 19 Mar 2027
- Oak Tree Barn (Barn, Tunbridge Wells), licence valid to 9 Mar 2027