The Shires & Home Counties venue directory
Find a local venue for your event.
Every barn, country house, hotel, function room and village hall across Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. Local venues only, so every result is somewhere your guests can get to.
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- 1,133 venues listed
- 7 local counties, nothing else
- Free to search and enquire
- No booking fees
Local venues, nothing else
We only list venues in the Shires and Home Counties, so every result is somewhere your guests can actually get to.
Only venues near you
Search by county or town and every result is local. No scrolling past venues 200 miles away.
Compare the whole area
From village halls to country houses, 1,133 venues side by side.
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Why plan locally with Shire Venues
Every venue in one place
From country houses to village halls, across Beds, Berks, Bucks, Cambs, Herts, Northants and Oxon, so you see the whole picture.
The details that matter
Guest numbers, licences, parking, catering and late finishes shown up front.
Quotes from several venues at once
Save venues to your shortlist and send one request to all of them.
Free and impartial
No booking fees and no commission. You deal with the venue directly.
Planning an event
Find your venue in three steps
Search
Filter by county, venue type, event and guest numbers to see what fits.
Compare
Open each venue to see capacities, spaces, photos and what it's licensed for.
Enquire
Send your date and guest numbers straight to the venue team. Replies come to your inbox.
Running a venue
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Every venue in Beds, Berks, Bucks, Cambs, Herts, Northants and Oxon has a free basic listing. Search for yours.
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