Great Betley Farmhouse

02/08/2024

A lovely setup for a very this weekend. set up their clearspan marquee on Wednesday and Mary and her crew from set up three gorgeous bell tents yesterday for guests to glamp in. The marquee has a dance floor and stage in it as well as room for 3 round tables to seat 24, has 2 chandelier lights, is lined with white silk with red swag accents and looks stunning. With and entrance portico, red carpet and roped entrance way it’s very luxurious! ​​​​​​​​​.​​​​​​​​​

31/07/2024

Huge thanks to Sam Goodridge and his crew Dan and Harry, for sorting out the flower bank here at Great Betley Farmhouse - they worked so hard and have got it back under control! Just realised that I didn’t take an “after” photo!

04/07/2024

Love this!

10/06/2024

A great setup for a gorgeous wedding this weekend. Four tipis in a row with a semi circle of bell tents opposite, supplied by Delicious vegetarian food (canapés post ceremony, main meal buffet, and evening sourdough toasties for those with the munchies from dancing!), super silent generator supplied by , loos and showers supplied by

12/05/2024

Another favourite supplier of mine were here today for the organised by and they were showcasing their gorgeous new cocktail bar. They very kindly gave me some of the left over gin cocktail that they’d pre mixed - it’s currently chilling in my fridge waiting for me to get the energy to get up and pour myself a restorative glass!

12/05/2024

After a fabulous wedding fair here at organised by I’m frankly cream crackered! So my supper tonight is pizza from and coleslaw from ! Marco explained to me that their homemade pizza dough uses much less yeast than normal doughs and is proved for much longer than normal doughs which gives a very light base, and one that doesn’t give you the “gluten belly”! The coleslaw from Kate’s Old Skool Bus is packed with crunchy fresh ingredients and is so amazingly tasty whilst giving a good chunk of your five a day, what’s not to like?! Thanks guys for ensuring that I didn’t have to even think about prepping food for myself!

09/05/2024

The bluest of skies today with masses of birds swooping majestically overhead, buzzards, kites and several of these storks which are absolutely enormous! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
helped me to do so much outside today to get ready for the on Sunday (tickets available from ) and for the upcoming events this season, I’m so lucky to have a great team!​​​​​​​​
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07/05/2024

Gotta love a ! Cream cheese flowers for the freezer for canapés for a 💕 Half the fun of doing these was the experimentation to see what ratio of double cream to cream cheese to use, and if they would freeze and then hold their shape on being defrosted. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

06/05/2024

This popped up on my Facebook memories today, a fun look at who to invite to your wedding and who to cut from the guest list! ​​​​​​​​
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01/05/2024

Remaining tickets half price! 🐝
Includes food and drink from our delicious vendors, a live DJ and catwalk, and the chance to meet some of the best suppliers in Sussex 🫶🏻
Space in the tipi is limited so be sure to secure your spot now 🐝

25/04/2024

22/04/2024

On I’ve been out on the Itsy Bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot Machiney today scalping the main lawns and enjoying the Spring apple blossom. It was a wee bit on the chilly side and my fingers ended up frozen but it was still a lovely day in the garden. was tackling more of the infernal never ending weeding! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We have our first in the back garden this summer which we’re very excited about, and we’re starting early to make sure that the garden is looking lovely for it.

Whatever the size of your celebrations we have options for different spaces to accommodate them, whether your guest list is 20 or 200.

18/04/2024

Blue sky and bluebells this morning at - a sight for sore eyes after all the rain we’ve had recently! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ and I have been outside all day pulling weeds, brambles and nettles and generally continuing to tidy the grounds up. There’s an awful lot of space here that can quickly get out of control so we tend to choose an area to work on so that we don’t feel overwhelmed by it all! Today we’ve cleared a couple of spots ready for some pretty flowers, which feels like a good achievement.

This year we’re concentrating mainly on geraniums and sweet peas, some lovely bright colours which will look brilliant against the white of the house facade.

is working on sorting out some bigger areas and has been helping me to plant out buddleia. Between the 3 of us it’s getting easier each Spring. Some of the root systems that we’ve pulled out today have been monstrous! Somehow on a farm it’s a constant battle against the nettles and brambles encroaching where we want it to look pretty!

18/03/2024

This shoot was such fun and the style very different. A brilliant bunch of talented creatives brought the neo pagan theme to life. I love the hair and makeup from and 🥰​​​​​​​​​.e.model .calligraphy.by.rachel ​​​​​​​​​

17/03/2024

Beautiful tulips from lovely returning guests - thank you , great to see you again!

15/03/2024

Unleash your inner ! Are you tired of the same old same old, and being told "you can't have that for your wedding!"? Here at we embrace the different as well as the traditional. If you want to wear cowboy boots and hat with your wedding dress then absolutely go for it! Your wedding is about YOU not about what other people perceive is 'normal' ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ .laura.calligraphy .r.mills .mua