Civil Ceremonies, including Weddings – have your special day at delightful and romantic Michelham Priory for under £500

Michelham Priory is available for weddings, (as well as receptions and ceremonies), throughout the year, and is open to the public between March and October.

We want you to be in control of your special day, and therefore we can provide the exclusive use of the Great Barn for you, with our customized flower displays, at £445 per hour; the minimum booking is one hour. So your wedding ceremony can last as little as one hour*, or more than five hours! Everything else is optional, and you can choose what you want in terms of drinks and style of food from ourselves (see Food and Drinks page). You can also choose optional extras from our list of service providers (such as photographers), or bring service providers of your own choice (see Service Providers and Suppliers page). Please note that, because of our licence, all wedding functions and civil ceremonies must finish by 7.30pm, with guests departing by 8pm.

The Elizabethan Great Barn and its private adjoining Moat Terrace Lawn are the centre of our wedding reception services. The Barn can accommodate parties as small as thirty or less and comfortably seats up to one hundred and thirty. The Moat Terrace and lawn is perfect for enjoying your reception drinks, but we can also advise on the hiring of a marquee if you wish.

Our own in-house catering team, are dedicated to providing the highest standards of food and service. Our philosophy is based on using of high quality and local ingredients celebrating both the best of traditional and modern trends in British cooking. In order to view the venue first hand, please telephone our staff on

01323 849141 (Monday- Friday 9am to 6pm), or
01323 844224 or email michelhamweddings@sussexpast.co.uk

to make an appointment and we will be pleased to show you how you can create your special day.

You can also choose optional extras from our list of Additional Services (such as photographers), or bring people of your own choice (see Additional Services page).

For all information regarding booking registrar’s fees and legal procedures – please contact the Superintendent Registrar in Eastbourne on 01323-415051

* If you do decide to book the Great Barn for just one hour, you are afterwards free to explore the beautiful gardens of the Priory, fantastic for memorable photographs.

Please note that any profits derived from any functions at Michelham Priory goes towards the cost of looking after the historic buildings on the site, and helps fund our Education Service for children, which is based at the Priory.