This is our own very special venue...
Located on a prestigious business park in Gillingham, Dorset. Our function suite has a capacity of 220 and it is a great layout to comfortably feed up to 200 cabaret style. This coupled with our bar and dance floor make it the perfect venue to hold your wedding reception.
The best thing is... We don't charge for room hire!
Gants Mill is the perfect romantic venue for your country wedding, where you can be confident of an enchanting and memorable day. We are Greg and Elaine. Elaine was brought up at Gants Mill, where we held our own wedding reception. We are delighted to be able to offer you the same magical experience that we enjoyed.
Stockbridge Farm Barn is situated four miles south of Sherborne, with its historic abbey. It is set in the glorious Dorset countryside famous for Thomas Hardy, on a small working farm.
The Barn exudes atmosphere and has changed very little from its original state hundreds of years ago.
You can organise your own supplies of everything from catering and flowers to balloons and music or use our recommended list of suppliers.
Carpeted, beautifully lit and with an 18 foot square wooden dance floor, the barn seats 180 people comfortably, or more if you choose to have an adjoining marquee.
Whether you want a picturesque setting for a party to mark a milestone celebration; or a beautiful backdrop to host all the functions for your wedding, Lakefield provides the perfect location, being able to cater for everything from intimate parties to large wedding receptions.
Choose from booking Lakefield & providing your own facilities or save stress & money by consulting with our wedding coordinator who can plan, book & provide everything for the venue so you don’t have to worry.
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Warm, welcoming and versatile, the wood-floored main hall can hold 150 people and has great acoustics, flexible staging and lighting for anything from speeches, to fashion shows and bands.
Open the oak doors wide and you link throught to a meeting room for 10 to 25 people, equipped with projector, screen and flip chart stand
"Dear Maddie and George, We had an amazing day and were absolutely delighted with the quality of the food, high standard of service, organisation and how friendly you were with our guests. On a personal note, I particularly loved the desserts and couldn't believe how nice they looked when I saw them all laid out on the table. James would like to know if it is possible to order any personal pies as he hasn't stopped talking about how good they were since we left Gants Mill. Thanks again, and we really appreciated your helpfulness, advice before the wedding and hard work throughout. Best regards"