

Milling Barn, The Milling Barn
Bluntswood Hall, Throcking Rd, Throcking, Buntingford, SG9 9RN -
Up to
250 guestsOffers
cateringInternal Catering
allowed
Milling Barn at Bluntswood Hall is an idyllic setting for your wedding celebrations. The venue enjoys an unrivalled location within the beautiful North Hertfordshire countryside, set on a charming family-run farm.
The Milling Barn is a delightful 17th Century oak barn, while the adjoining Dairy Barn is a converted milking parlour. Both barns are licensed to hold civil ceremonies, allowing you to spend your whole day at our exclusive venue. Alternatively, for something a bit different, you can choose to exchange your vows outdoors in the beautiful gardens or woodland setting.
Whether you plan to get married here or in your local church, both the Milling Barn and the Dairy Barn are perfect for your wedding reception, accommodating 180 and 150 guests respectively. The flexible barns, complete with licensed bars, can be arranged to suit the unique feel of your wedding from formal to more relaxed.
Weddings are our speciality at Milling Barn. We have played host to a number of bespoke wedding ceremonies, services and receptions for over 15 years. Every wedding held here is greeted with the same enthusiasm and attention to detail, and we take a personal approach to meet each and every couple’s specific ideas, needs and requirements. We strive to provide your dream day in a truly wonderful location.
To make the most of our beautiful setting here at Milling Barn, we have teamed up with acclaimed local catering company The Chopping Block to provide our wedding catering. The Chopping Block have been catering at numerous wedding venues for over 10 years and as such have built up an amazing reputation for great tasting food, imaginative ideas and excellent service.
For more information about holding your big day at Milling Barn, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
The Milling Barn is an exclusive wedding & events venue, which is located in rural Hertfordshire.
The Milling Barn and surrounding Oak Barn & Dairy Barn date back to the 16th century and is historically a farmyard; with many traditional features. The barns can accommodate a grand affair of 144 seated guests or 250 for an informal evening setting. Whilst these are our maximum capacities, we are blessed to be able to offer much more intimate affairs from 15 guests onwards.
Although located within 40 acres of parkland, we have ample parking onsite and it is a short drive from major train stations and nearby accommoadtion; should you require more than 8 bedrooms.
If you require any further information, do get in touch.
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 250
Theatre
up to 144
Boardroom
up to 32
Cabaret
up to 108
Classroom
up to 60
Pricing
& opening hours
Weekly schedule
monday
0:00 - 24:00
tuesday
0:00 - 24:00
wednesday
0:00 - 24:00
thursday
0:00 - 24:00
friday
0:00 - 24:00
saturday
0:00 - 24:00
sunday
0:00 - 24:00
Catering & drinks
Catering arrangements
Catering facilities
Refreshments
Alcohol
Amenities
Cloakroom
Disabled access
Heating
Natural light
Outdoor / Garden / Beach
Table / chairs included
Tea
Premises parking
Overnight accommodation
Breakout rooms
Audio & visual
Sound system
Microphone
Space rules
Allowed events
Wedding ceremony licence
Licensed for alcohol
Location
Reviews
Natalie Whitehead
January 2025We recently had our 'Christmas Wedding' at Milling Barn. From the first viewing we were blown away, we knew immediately that we had found where we wanted to get married. Our co-ordinator was Niamh, and we could not have asked for more. She went above and beyond to give us the most amazing day, from replying my barrage of emails to setting up and arranging a facetime with my grandad from his care home - all whilst checking in on me throughout the day. Absolutely fantastic! Not forgetting the rest of the staff, everyone was so polite and helpful and just made our day stress-free! The dressing room is beautiful and SO big! Plenty of room for me and my 4 girls, hair dresser and 2 photographers (as well as the odd person coming for a sneak-peak) plenty of tea and coffee available in the room, though cold drinks are chargeable. The Oak Barn is absolutely stunning. Photos just do not do it justice, you have to see it in person. I became so emotional the first time I viewed this, it truly is beautiful. We did worry that with it being December, we and our guests would be freezing, but not at all. There are discrete heaters on the walls which blend in and keep the room really snug. The fairy lights surrounding the beams give off the most incredible ambience and all adds to the romantic feel of the room. The main barn is spectacular. Divided in to 2 sections (Dairy barn & Main barn) and need minimal decoration to look so beautiful. We chose the Relaxed Menu for our wedding breakfast, with it being a week before Christmas day, we went for Turkey! Nearly month on and we are still hearing from our guests about the food. It really was delicious! We had a very small party for the wedding breakfast so the relaxed menu was perfect for us, we were given 4 huge turkeys which we carved at the table by 3 guests of our choice, everyone LOVED this idea! Genius! We were all ushered in to the Dairy barn whilst the main barn was set up for the evening entertainment and guests and the room was transformed. From start to finish, we had the best day thanks to Milling Barn, We're both so glad we got married here and if we had our day again, we wouldn't think twice, Milling Barn every time!
Gemma Hickling
February 2025We recently had our wedding here in February From the moment we first visited we knew that this venue was the one for us. The venue is just so pretty it doesn’t need loads of decorations. We were assigned Niamh as our wedding planner and she was great from start to finish and especially on the day, they go above and beyond to make sure everything is exactly how you want it and make sure you’re at ease. The day went seamlessly and it was everything we had wished for and more! The food was amazing and so was the breakfast in the morning. The only downside was that the accommodation, some of the rooms didn’t have mugs and some essentials, none of the rooms had hot water in the taps and other than the honeymoon suit, all of the rooms have a green light that was so bright some of our guests couldn’t sleep. Overall we loved our wedding, we definitely chose the right venue for us and we want to do it all over again! Thank you to Niamh and all the staff at milling barns for making our day perfect! Gemma and Sean
Toni Southey
February 2025What an absolutely remarkable venue! When I first went to visit Milling barn I knew this was the venue for me! Aimie was such an amazing wedding coordinator and gave me such reassurance during the whole process! All our guests commented on how lovely the venue was and I could not agree more. So grateful and lucky to be able to say this is where we got married!