Eden Barn Wedding Photographer

Eden Barn is a 200 year old Westmorland stone barn at Little Musgrave, near Kirkby Stephen, in the upper Eden Valley. I’m Dave, a documentary wedding photographer, and I have photographed weddings here, including Cher and Nicholas’s day. It is family run, it is yours alone for the day, and both of its licensed ceremony spots are outdoors.

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Eden Barn at a glance

Photographing a Wedding at Eden Barn

Both of the licensed ceremony spots at Eden Barn are outdoors – the handcrafted pavilion and the meadow down by the stream – which is unusual and worth planning around. An outdoor ceremony means the light is whatever the sky is doing, and in the Eden Valley that can change twice before the speeches. It is not a problem, it just means being ready to move.

Inside, the barn does a lot of the work on its own. Two hundred years of Westmorland stone, a limestone flagged floor and a vaulted ceiling hung with chandeliers and fairy lights – there is texture in every direction and the light falls softly off those walls. The undercover terrace is the piece that earns its keep: somewhere dry to stand when the weather turns, and the place to be when the sun drops behind the Pennines.

Portraits do not need to take long. With 100 acres around you there is no shortage of somewhere to stand, and the best of it is close to the barn rather than a hike away. Leave a few minutes free in the evening for the golden hour off the terrace – up here it is worth interrupting the party for.

My Approach to Wedding Photography at Eden Barn

I photograph the day as it happens. Most of it you will not notice me doing. I will get everyone together for the family groups you want and I will find the two of you twenty quiet minutes, but the rest of the day is yours to enjoy rather than pose for.

You get 800 or more edited images back within three weeks, and there are 73 five-star Google reviews from couples I have worked with. Eden Barn is a drive from West Yorkshire and worth every mile of it.

The Barn and the Valley

Eden Barn is a 200 year old Westmorland stone barn at Little Musgrave, a few minutes from Kirkby Stephen. It sits in its own 100 acres with views across the Pennine hills, and the whole place is yours for the day rather than shared with anybody else.

What makes it unusual is where it sits. The Lake District is on one side, the Pennines on another and the Yorkshire Dales on a third, and the upper Eden Valley in between is quieter and emptier than any of them. Guests coming from Yorkshire or the North East get there easily enough, and once they arrive there is nothing around you but hills.

Why Choose Eden Barn?

If you want to marry outdoors and mean it, Eden Barn is one of the few places set up for it properly – two licensed spots rather than a token one, and a barn to fall back into afterwards that looks better than most halls do at their best.

The rest is the setting. A hundred acres, exclusive use, the Pennines out of every window, rooms held for your guests at The Wilding Hotel and lodges coming on site from 2027. It is a long way from a function room, and that is precisely the point.

Location of Eden Barn

Address: Eden Barn, 1 Pasture Cottages, Little Musgrave, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PQ

Real Weddings at Eden Barn

Cher & Nicholas | Eden Barn Wedding

Have a look at Cher and Nicholas’s Eden Barn wedding story.

Planning Your Eden Barn Wedding

Eden Barn is at Little Musgrave, near Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria, where the Lake District, the Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales meet. It’s a secluded spot and the whole place is yours, so it’s worth sending your guests clear directions and travel times with their invitations.

Both licensed ceremony spots are outdoors, the handcrafted pavilion and the meadow by the stream, and there’s an undercover terrace too. If you’d rather have a backup inside the barn, talk to the venue about it early on, so everyone knows the plan if the weather turns.

Rooms are reserved for wedding guests at The Wilding Hotel, and lodges on site are coming in 2027. Let your guests know about the hotel early, and if you’re getting ready there, tell me, so I can plan the morning and the journey over to the barn.

Inside, giant chandeliers hang from the vaulted ceiling, and there’s a waterfall of fairy lights that makes a magical backdrop for your ceremony. There’s a bridal lounge for getting ready, Southcott Events run the tastings and have their own coordinator on the day, and the venue team handles the de-set the next day, so you can simply enjoy yourselves. You can also book a pre-wedding tour, in person or online.

From the photography side, 100 acres with views across the Pennine hills is a gift. The best light comes in the last couple of hours before sunset, so keep a short gap in the evening for a walk out if you can. Inside, the vaulted ceiling and limestone floor of the 200 year old Westmorland stone barn look beautiful once the lights go on. If you’re planning a wedding at Eden Barn, get in touch.

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