We only host up to a maximum of 10 weddings a year, making sure that College Farm remains an exclusive venue. We want you to feel that College Farm is your home for the weekend of your wedding and all your guests feel as if they are being welcomed to our home and not a corporate venue. This is very much our family home that we enjoy sharing with you and your guests. If you are looking for a personal, intimate venue run by a hands on husband & wife team (who were married here in 1985) then this is the venue for you!

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Katharine Wolstenholme

Welcome to our family home which we share with up to 10 couples each year as they embark on the most exciting journey of their lives - getting married - as we did here almost 40 years ago! To us, this is the most perfect venue to get married and we couldn't be more excited to share the day with you and help you achieve the best day of your lives.

Experience

Year Business Was Established

2011

No. of Weddings Hosted

Between 30 and 50

Public Liability Insurance

Yes

No. of People In Team

Overview of College Farm Norfolk

Venue Type

Barn

Dining Capacity

Reception Capacity

No. of Bedrooms

Sleeps No. of People

Bridal Suite

Honeymoon Suite

Usual Access Time

09:00 AM

Usual Finish Time

11:00 PM

Ceremony & Reception

Church Within Walking Distance

Confetti Permitted

Outdoor Ceremony Available

Wedding Licence

Venue

Grade I/II Listed Building

Outdoor Reception Space

Marquee Permitted

Exclusive Use

Bridal Changing Facilities

Water View

On-Site Parking

Landscaped Gardens

Open Flame Permitted

Food and Drink

No Corkage Charge for Own Alcohol

External Catering Permitted

Pricing for College Farm Norfolk

Packages
(total price)

Prices Start At

£5,000

Maximum Price

£10,000

You have access to the site for 3 days allowing you plenty of time to set up the day before, have all day to get married and celebrate with your nearest & dearest then on the third day it’s time for everyone to chip in and help tidy up before you all go home and reminisce about your wonderful wedding and share pictures & memories. Suppliers can have access to the site outside this time and we will liaise with them to make everything as easy as possible for you. Our licenced ceremony room for all the legal formalities 3 en suite double bedrooms for the night before and night of the wedding You will have access to all 15 acres of the site – this includes our walled garden, lawns & fields as well as access to the sheep, alpacas & llamas - who doesn’t want a photograph with an alpaca?! and 3 large fields for parking & camping Access to 2 inside loos and a shower (for campers)

What is included in this pricing:

Exclusive use

Guest accommodation included

Private room(s) included (non-exclusive use)

Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)

Day before set up available

Couple accommodation included

Reviews for College Farm Norfolk
(2)

Sam & Georgia

Happy couple married in September

October 2024

We made the BEST decision choosing College Farm

Thank you SO much for being such a wonderful host - so organised, generous & helpful to us all weekend. We made the BEST decision having out wedding at College Farm. Our guests LOVED it too and were s complimentary of the venue and of you. The whole day superseded our expectations and we are in such a happy bubble. The biggest thank you again!

Tom & Lizzie

Happy couple married in May

July 2024

College Farm was the perfect setting

Katharine and College Farm were the perfect hosts for our wedding. Katharine’s love for weddings and hosting shines through everything she does. We were married outside in the walled garden - Katharine and Richard made every effort to ensure the gardens and lawns were immaculate for the big day. Our wedding dinner was in the Cattle Shed for 60 guests. The Goat Shed hosted the bridal party getting ready, and was the perfect haven for our honey moon suite. College Farm was the p

Location & Contact Details for College Farm Norfolk

Website

Phone

Wedding Venue Address

College Farm, College Farm Lane,, Thompson, Norfolk, IP24 1QG, England, United Kingdom

Travel Notes

Follow the A11 to Thetford and then take the A1075 north for Watton. After 8 ½ miles turn left at the signpost to Thompson ('Light Vehicles Only' sign) into Stow Bedon Road. Follow the road for ½ a mile and take the 2nd left at the red letter box on a stick. Keep following the road to the left, and the house is at the end of the drive.

Nearest Town

Thetford

Nearest Motorway & Junction

M11 J31

Nearest Train Station

Thetford

Nearest Airport

Norwich & Stansted

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Describe the best wedding that happened at College Farm Norfolk?

Bonkers weekend wedding with the bride rowing down the pond to her groom, ferret racing, confetti pony, skittles, pink pelicans, brass marching band, carrots for wedding favours (for the alpacas), dancing & much merriment.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Get married because you want to, and not to impress anyone else. Getting married is not a competition or a race.

What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?

Both grandmothers as the witnesses for the legal ceremony

Describe College Farm Norfolk in 5 adjectives

Relaxed, cosy, romantic, rustic, rural

Where’s the best photo spot at College Farm Norfolk?

On the island between our ponds or in the field with our resident llamas & alpacas.

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at College Farm Norfolk?

No not yet, but if you're a celebrity looking for someone where discreet to get married then College Farm is the venue for you!

What’s your favourite canapé?

mini Yorkshire puddings with lots of rare beef & horseradish

What’s your favourite midnight treat?

Bed!

What is College Farm Norfolk most unique feature?

Me & the alpacas

What part of your business are you most proud of?

Doing this all by myself with no help from anyone else. I've financed the business and made all the decisions on my own. A fantastic achievement for a second career after my children left home.

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