Self-catering · Tetbury
Great Tythe Barn
Lodge rooms, a house and ten cottages at Great Tythe Barn, an event estate on the edge of Tetbury, open for stays outside weddings too.
Wedding venues
Plenty of room for a big group, with ten cottages sleeping 48, a house for 16 and lodge rooms, all a short walk from Tetbury.
- Good: Ten cottages sleeping two to nine, 48 in all
- Good: Tythe House sleeps 16
- Good: About ten minutes' walk from Tetbury town centre
- Worth knowing: Pets only with written permission agreed 14 days ahead
- Worth knowing: Steep open-tread stairs in three of the cottages
- Worth knowing: Weddings and events take priority on many weekends
About
Great Tythe Barn at Folly Farm, Long Newnton, is an event estate on the edge of Tetbury, about ten minutes' walk from the town centre. It is built around a Grade II listed tithe barn from the 1600s and has hosted weddings and events for more than 30 years, but its rooms and cottages are also let for ordinary stays.
There are three kinds of stay. Tythe House is a manor house for up to 16. Tythe Lodge has twelve en suite rooms, ten double or twin and two triples, with a continental breakfast served from 8am to 10am. The ten self-catering cottages, converted farm buildings, sleep from two (Kiln) to nine (Maltings), 48 in all; each has a full kitchen, Kiln is on one floor, and three have twin rooms up steep open-tread stairs.
It suits wedding parties and large family or friends' groups who want to stay together. Pets come only with written permission agreed at least 14 days ahead, and a cleaning charge may apply; guide dogs are always welcome. Parking is limited and a space is not guaranteed, and smoking is not allowed indoors. Kemble station is about six miles away.
The details
- Check-in
- From 3pm (Tythe House from 4pm)
- Check-out
- By 10am (Tythe House by noon)
- Minimum stay
- Some properties have a minimum number of nights, shown when you book.
- Features
- Events and meetings
- History
- 17th-century tithe barn; an event venue for over 30 years
- Parking
- Limited parking for guests; the terms do not guarantee a space, and camper vans may not stay overnight.
- Without a car
- Kemble station is about six miles away, around 15 minutes by taxi.
Photos
The estate from the air 
The courtyard cottages 
The house 
Inside the barn
Location
Accessibility
- Assistance dogs welcome
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Snooty Fox 0.4 km away
- Hobbs House Bakery, Tetbury 0.5 km away
- The Royal Oak, Tetbury 0.6 km away
- The Gilbertine Kitchen 0.6 km away
Sights nearby
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St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury
Sight · Church · Tetbury
Tetbury's parish church, rebuilt in 1777 to 1781 by Francis Hiorn as a tall Gothick hall with wooden clustered columns, box pews and side passages, under a medieval tower and spire rebuilt in the 1890s. Grade I; open every day.
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Market House, Tetbury
Sight · Historic building · Tetbury
Tetbury's pillared Market House of 1655 stands in the middle of the town: a timber-framed hall on three rows of stone columns, built and still owned by the Tetbury Feoffees, with a cupola, a dolphin weathervane and markets underneath every week. Grade I.
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Bath Bridge, Tetbury
Sight · Bridge · Tetbury
Bath Bridge carries the Bath road, now the A433, over the valley south of Tetbury and up into the town: four arches of rubble stone, each a different size, built by Thomas Webb in 1774 to 1776 as part of the town's Georgian improvements. Grade II.
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Old police station and court, Tetbury
Sight · Historic building · Tetbury
Tetbury's police station and magistrates' court of 1884 on Long Street, with its cells and courtroom intact, now the town council offices and a free police museum holding what the council calls the largest collection of British handcuffs and restraints on public view.