Wedding couple embracing outdoors at dusk

Long Furlong Barn – Wedding Venue

A Rustic and Romantic Wedding Venue in West Sussex

Capacity

130 Indoor / Outdoor ceremony

130 Banquet

200 Evening guests

Rooms

Off site

Capacity

Exclusive usage

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access

Filming at Long Furlong Barn

I have filmed at Long Furlong Barn more than once now and it is a venue I am always pleased to see come up in an enquiry. It is a 16th century barn, restored in local stone and timber, with exposed oak beams and a mezzanine floor above the main room.

What I notice most is the light. There are big windows down the side of the barn, so on most days I can film your ceremony without bringing much lighting in at all. The footage ends up looking like the room actually looked, which is rather the point.

You are up in the West Sussex countryside just outside Worthing, tucked far enough away that the day feels like it belongs to you. Rolling hills in every direction. When you step outside after the ceremony there is nothing behind you but fields, which is a gift when I am trying to film something that feels calm rather than staged.

Danni and Chris at Long Furlong Barn

Danni and Chris got married here and I filmed the whole day, from the morning through to the evening. If you want a proper sense of how a wedding at Long Furlong Barn actually unfolds, their story is the best place to start.

How I work on the day

No posing, no forced smiles, no interruptions. I film what happens and I stay out of the way while I do it. If your photographer sets something up I will use it, but I am not going to stop your day to get a shot.

Most couples tell me afterwards that they forgot I was there. That is usually the nicest thing anyone says to me.

Wedding Day Teaser Film at Long Furlong Barn

Filming notes for Long Furlong Barn

  1. The barn holds 130 for the ceremony and up to 200 in the evening.
  2. Exclusive hire, so there is no other event to work around and I can set up early.
  3. The mezzanine floor gives me a second angle on the room without getting in anyone’s way.
  4. Good natural light through the windows, so I rarely need to bring much lighting kit in.
  5. Accommodation is off site. Tell me where you are getting ready and I will plan the morning around the travel.

Other Venues in West Sussex

There are many wedding venues in the West Sussex area and some of my personal favourites are;

  1. Goodwood House, Goodwood
  2. The Tithe Barn, Petersfield
  3. Grittenham Barn, Petworth
  • Cissbury Barns, Findon

    • Frequently Asked Questions

    A second angle on the room from above without me standing anywhere near your guests. The ceremony gets covered from two positions rather than one and nobody has to watch a videographer moving about at the front.

    Rarely. The windows do most of the work here, which is unusual for a barn. Barns normally swallow light and I end up carrying a lot of kit. This one does not, so the footage stays soft and the room keeps looking like itself.

    Yes, because it is exclusive hire. Nothing is being cleared or set up around me, so I can be in position early and film the room while it is still empty and quiet. Those shots are worth more to the finished film than most people expect.

    Tell me where you are getting ready as soon as you know. I plan the morning around the real travel rather than a best guess and if the two of you are in different places I will tell you honestly what fits in the time.

    Yes. Danni and Chris were married here and their film is on this page. It is the fastest way to see what a wedding at Long Furlong Barn actually looks like rather than reading my description of it.

    Questions about packages, pricing and how long the films take to arrive are answered on my full FAQ page. Anything specific to Long Furlong Barn that is not here, just ask me.

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