Funerals & end-of-life celebrations

The Tudor Barn is a wonderful flexible space for funeral gatherings, wakes and end of life celebrations. We can make it formal or informal for small or larger groups. You have various options for different scenarios:

• Hold a service before a burial at nearby Primrose Wood Natural Burial Ground with seating, music, readings, eulogies

• Host a post-burial memorial or end-of-life celebration with seating, music, readings, eulogies . This might follow a funeral at Primrose Wood or elsewhere locally (or sometimes following a funeral abroad or somewhere inaccessible for local mourners to get to). Usually this would merge into an end-of-life celebration with refreshments.

• End-of-life celebratory gathering with refreshments - tea and cake, sandwiches or buffet lunch with your own alcohol.

• Barn hire for a funeral ceremony would include seating, use of or sound system and our large TV screen and HDMI cable (if you’d like to display photos from your laptop).

• For a guide to fees click here or contact us with details of what you are planning and we can send a quote.

Whether mourners have come from afar or the next door village, it is nice to be able to offer guests some refreshments. We have hosted large celebratory canape-and-fizz gatherings with speeches, finger buffets, afternoon teas with cake, and leisurely dinners. We’re happy to discuss what works for you and whether we cater in-house, or provide you with a list of caterers who can help. Here are some ideas to suit different groups but do just contact us to discuss your needs.

• Lunch or tea-time finger buffet (a selection of sandwiches & home-made cakes)

• Charcuterie & cheese board with local breads

• Afternoon tea (tea, coffee & home-made cakes)

• Evening meal for invited guests

• We serve your own alcohol and soft drinks - no corkage charge!