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FUNCTION VENUES Diversifying from farming to hospitality, Catherine and Stuart Tweddle have already established a thriving glamping business through Wigwam Holidays and have now turned their attention to repurposing redundant outbuildings to create a spectacular wedding venue. We talk to Catherine CASE STUDY Sedgewell Barn When did you start your venue business and what is its history? Sedgewell Barn is a brand new familyrun wedding barn venue and we’re expecting our first wedding to take place this summer, following the Covid-19 delays. My husband Stuart and I took over the running of the farm when Stuart’s parents retired in 2010. About four years ago we decided to shift the emphasis of the business away from farming and diversify into tourism and the running of a small haulage business. Wigwam Holidays Sedgewell Barn, which offers luxury glamping accommodation, welcomed its first guests in July 2017. We started with just A brand new venue with Wigwam Holidays glamping on site two en-suite Wigwam cabins, which then quickly expanded to six. Later this spring, a total of 11 cabins, including an accessible Wigwam Lodge, will be onsite. Nine of them will have private outdoor hot tubs. More recently we decided to convert some of our redundant farm buildings into a beautiful wedding venue to sit alongside the existing glamping site. Stuart has done much of the conversion work himself – it’s been a real labour of love! I am also from a farming background and worked as a chartered surveyor until our two children arrived. We also have a sprocker called Max who loves to help meet and greet our guests! Tell us about your location and site Our wedding venue is set within 60 acres of rolling countryside in the heart of rural North Yorkshire. We have two interlinked wedding barns, one of which is romantically rustic and the other which is stunningly industrial in style. Both barns together can accommodate up to 200 seated guests. Our venue has the advantage of having luxury en-suite glamping units onsite, many of which have hot tubs. The venue also boasts an outdoor seating area, indoor chill-out space and several stunning backdrops for photographs. We are licensed to hold civil ceremonies and there are several indoor spaces to choose from, as well as our pretty outdoor courtyard area. We are located just a few minutes’ walk from the picturesque village of Ainderby Steeple and the venue is nestled between two National Parks - the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales. Yet the A1(M) and the railway network are both within a 10 minute car journey. What facilities for outdoor functions do you offer? We have a beautifully landscaped courtyard area where wedding ceremonies can take place and guests can mingle for a pre-wedding drinks reception. We are also developing a terraced area where guests can have a stroll outside after the reception and take in the breathtaking views and wide open skies with the Yorkshire Dales on the horizon. For couples who would prefer to hold their reception in a marquee or tipi then space is no problem here and we have a designated area for this purpose too. Our on-site glamping accommodation is just a short walk from the wedding venue. For those wanting to get wed in the great outdoors couples can even have their ceremony in a Wigwam cabin! Each cabin has its own parking space, plus outdoor area to the front with a firebowl, wooden stools and picnic bench. Onsite there are private dog walks, a children’s play area and an honesty shop where guests can buy marshmallows and free range eggs from our own chickens. WWW.OPENAIRBUSINESS.COM 17
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