Weddings

The Museum as a Wedding Venue

Looking for a unique wedding venue in the South Downs National Park? Set within 40 acres of breathtaking countryside, our Museum offers an unforgettable backdrop for your special day. Surrounded by the rolling hills of the South Downs, this picturesque heritage site combines natural beauty with historic charm to create one of the most distinctive country wedding venues in Sussex.

From peaceful woodland and grazing farm animals to a stunning mill pond and beautifully preserved historic buildings, the Museum provides a romantic and tranquil setting for both ceremonies and receptions. With limited wedding dates available each year, couples can enjoy an exclusive-use wedding venue experience that feels truly personal and private.

Downland Gridshell

The award-winning Downland Gridshell in Sussex is the UK’s first of its kind, offering a striking oak structure for modern weddings. Licensed for civil ceremonies, it hosts up to 180 guests, blending contemporary design with scenic countryside views.

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Crawley Hall

For intimate weddings in the South Downs, our timber-framed barn in the Museum’s medieval market square offers rustic charm and heritage character. Surrounded by cobbled paths and historic buildings, it’s the perfect romantic Sussex wedding venue for smaller celebrations.

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Greenways Field

Greenways Field offers a flexible outdoor wedding venue in the South Downs. Perfect for marquee or tipi celebrations, it overlooks the Museum grounds and West Sussex countryside, providing couples with panoramic views, creative freedom, and an idyllic countryside wedding setting.

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Wedding Hire Bookings

If you are interested in booking our venue for your wedding, please get in touch to discuss how we can help make your day unforgettable.

We’re thrilled to announce that our 2026 wedding dates are now open for booking! If you’ve been dreaming of tying the knot at our exclusive venue, now is the perfect time to start planning your special day.

As one of the most sought-after venues, our dates are very limited, so we encourage you to get in touch with our Venue Hire Team as soon as possible to arrange a viewing and secure your preferred date.

We have these dates remaining for 2026:

  • Saturday, 2 May
  • Saturday, 16 May
  • Saturday, 20 June
  • Saturday, 25 July
  • Saturday, 15 August.

We can’t wait to help make your wedding dreams come true.

 

We also have Crawley Hall and Greenways Field, which still has availability for 2026.

Please download our Wedding Brochure (PDF, 3Mb) for more information, or click on this link for our Wedding Inspiration Book (PDF, 12Mb)

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Testimonials

Thank you so so much we honestly had the best day. Thanks for all your help and your little dance with us at the end! Hope we weren’t too much trouble! Many thanks again!

Sophia & Josh

We just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your help and support before and during our wedding. We had the absolute BEST day and everything was incredible. All the guests had a lovely time exploring the Museum too!

Becky & Sean

We just wanted to say a massive thank you for everything you did to make our wedding day so special. Everyone commented on how amazing the venue was and how much they enjoyed the day! You were so helpful and we’re very grateful!

Eloise & Lloyd

Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts, for everything you did for our wedding - before and on the day. I'm sure we will be booking a trip to the Museum soon - hopefully we might bump into you.

Cat & Dave

We just wanted to drop you a note to say a huge thank you for all of your help in the run up to our wedding and on the day itself. It was the most magical day. The Gridshell was stunning and you and the W&D team were wonderful from start to finish, we can’t thank you enough!

H & El

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and Hannah for all you help and support yesterday and leading up to the wedding. You made the day easy and enjoyable for us and we really appreciate it!

Chandni & Viraz

Thank you so much for all your hard work in preparation of and on the day of the wedding. We had the absolute best day ever!
Your attention to detail and time the day before to make sure the aisle walk and logistics were all sorted - this made such a huge difference! You were so, so efficient and professional throughout the whole day.
Saturday was hands down the most memorable, incredible day we’ve ever had! Thank you so much for making it so special. We can’t wait to come back on our anniversary and we’ll be sure to send the photos as soon as we have them!

Kate and Greg

The Gridshell building was beautiful and everything we had hoped; we have had some of the photographs back already and it looks absolutely stunning. It was so nice to be able to make it our own, and Hannah and Georgia were amazing at sharing inspiration, giving ideas, and letting us use furniture that was already there to create the look and atmosphere that we were hoping for. The team were always easy to contact and quick to respond, we especially appreciated the effort that went into helping us to arrange visits to the venue and the diligence and attention to detail in ensuring that we were all ready for our wedding day. The guests also loved having access to the museum and plenty of them had time to explore!

Emma & Ross

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