Barkham Village Hall is located next to St James Church in a beautiful rural location, and is an ideal venue for weddings, parties, christenings and any other social events. Please be aware that this a very popular venue and you should plan to make a booking well ahead of your event.
It benefits from a large car park and has a spacious field area perfect for barbecues, sports and any other outdoor activities. (The field area can only be booked along with a hall booking.) The hall benefits from a fully fitted kitchen with crockery and cutlery for approx 100 people. Plus a fridge, commercial oven, a boiling water dispenser and an industrial quick dish washer (20 minsand does not require tablets). Additionally it has a modern lighting system which is fully dimmable for dances and parties or can be bright for other activities.
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The Details
More photographs can be seen by selecting the Barkham Village Hall gallery. This gives you a virtual tour of the hall, for those who have no visited before.
The cost of hiring the hall is £24.50 per hour for the hire of both halls, except for Saturdays after 6.00 p.m. when the cost is £28.50 per hour. Bookings are only accepted until midnight. Hirers are given half an hour either side of the booking to set up and clear up which is included in this charge.Please view the Conditions of Hire .Wedding receptions bookings are welcomed and are accepted as all day bookings at a cost of £410. If a marquee is to be erected for an event there is an additional pitch fee of £100.
The address of the village hall is Church Lane, Barkham, Wokingham RG40 4PL, this is right next to St James Church whose bell tower can be seen when approaching along Barkham Street. See our Map page for details, the road is opposite Barkham Square on the map.
You can see a plan of the hall here.
Improvements to the doors,ceiling and lighting were kindly funded by the Lottery. The hall is also partially funded by an annual grant from Barkham Parish Council for which we are very grateful.
The size of the halls are
Large Hall 30ft W X40ft L X10ft H
Small hall 14ft W X28ft L X10ft H
You cannot book these separately but can be physically seperated by soundproofed doors.
The hall is licensed for a maximum capacity of
Close seated Large Hall 85 and Small hall 45
Dancing & seated Large Hall 115 Small hall 60
Dancing only Large hall 170 Small hall 90
The hall is equipped with 18 rectangular tables and 113 chairs. Additionally there are 12 small tables and 31 chairs suitable for children’s parties. There are no high-chairs.
For celebrations that include the selling of alcohol, you will need to apply to Wokingham Borough Council Licensing well before your event. If you are giving alcohol away this is not necessary.
Note: Small bouncy castles are allowed inside the hall, if they fit well under the ceiling height of 10ft. BBQs are allowed but only in the field.
Restrictions
No fireworks or open fires of any sort are allowed in the grounds or hall.
To book
If your date and required time shows as available in the calendar below and for any other enquiries please contact Judith Neuhofer (see contact us page under Village Hall section for details) between 9am and 7pm ONLY and mention you have already checked this website and the time is free. Note grey days are free but for green or red days have some bookings already, so you will need to click on the day on the calendar to see exactly what times are already booked ,This calendar is up to date (for all of 2019) wherever possible but is not an absolute guarantee of a slot being available, this will be checked when you make your booking . Bookings can be taken for 2019 and beyond.
Regular activities at the hall and contacts
Please see the entries in the calendar or entries below for all the regular hall activity details. These include Pilates, Bonsai society, Brownies, Rainbows, Pre-School, Barkham Mad (our local band), Sunday Club, Cave, Painting group, Dinton Walkers, Barkham Ladies Group and hosting some BVRA social events.‘
