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The perfect food packages for your wedding day
We offer seasonal, locally sourced, restaurant quality food, prepared on-site by our dedicated caterers, Lemon Zest. The team at Swallows Nest Barn are proud to deliver a simple, carefully curated menu with total flexibility, as well as the option to create a fully bespoke menu should that be your preference.
Lemon Zest is a vibrant family run catering company with over 15 years’ experience in the wedding industry. The ethos is simple; "to remain passionate about every event we cater for and provide a personal and friendly service".
Attention to detail is in their DNA and they take pleasure in creating the perfect menu to complement your big day. Lemon Zest dishes and menu ideas are constantly refreshed to make sure they are bang ‘on trend’. So, you can rest assured that not only will your wedding breakfast taste amazing it will look amazing as well.
Drink packages for every style of wedding
Our hand-crafted, custom bar is stocked with a good selection; from local brewers, the essential classics, and a comprehensive wine list including specialist English wines.
We have put together guideline drinks packages including a range of reception drinks, wine and cocktail options. Alternatively, you can work with our dedicated bar team to build a bespoke package that suits your food menu, taste and personality.
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FAQ's
The Barn & Grange menus work on the basis of choosing one dish per course for all guests, with a vegan/vegetarian alternative where diets require. To offer a choice, or where vegan/vegetarian make up more than 10% of your guests, a surcharge will be applied. If you would like to offer your guests a choice of two dishes per course ahead of time, you can do so for £3.75 per person, per course. If you are having choices, then all guests must have these written on name cards. This helps speed up service and keeps the food hot
How many dishes do we choose?
For your vegetarian and vegan guests, you will choose one alternative from the menu of your choice. Where other dietary requirements need to be catered for, we will adjust your menu accordingly or accommodate this requirement with a chef's choice option. Alternatively, if you wish to choose one dietary option from your menu for all of your guests, these are clearly marked as follows; vg - vegan, v - vegetarian, df - dairy free, gf - gluten free. Our caterers are extremely vigilant with allergens and can adjust most menus to cater for all 14 of the registered allergens.
How does it work with dietary requirements & allergies?
We work to a minimum spend rather than being strict on guest numbers. The minimum spend is calculated to account for multiple factors but we are happy to discuss this with you at quotation stage or upon booking.
Are there minimum numbers on menus or a minimum spend?
Due to ongoing changes from suppliers and sourcing costs, final menu prices and selections will not be locked in until your six month meeting, but we aim to increase costs by no more than 8% annually. Some dishes may have supplements applied which are indicated throughout the menu
Are these prices the prices we will pay?
This is absolutely fine! You can upgrade your starter or dessert from a different menu for a supplement charge of £3.75 per person, per course.
What if we want to choose different courses from different menus?
Whilst you do not have to have a full drinks package, we do have a minimum spend requirement of £1500 overall on drinks. This can be made up of any pre-paid options or as bar spend on the day. If you choose to have a drinks package this does not apply, so long as you allow for 100% of your adult guests. We also have a corkage option - please see the drinks section of this booklet for more information.
Do we have to have a drinks package?
Occasionally, dietary requirements will be such that the dishes chosen for the majority of guests will not suit specific or severe dietary requirements. In most instances, the chef will adjust the dish slightly to be able to cater for individuals. Where this is not possible, they will serve a suitable alternative. This is designed to reduce waste, keep consistency for your guests and to ensure a further supplementary charge is not required for the extra choices.
What is "Chef's" choice?
Where possible, menu price includes an invitation to our showcase evenings, where you will have the opportunity to sample Chefs’ selection of dishes from our Barn & Grange menu, alongside wines from our drinks package. The Farmhouse menu cost includes a private tasting should you wish to take this option. All tastings are held on a nominated date in March and November. Where a private tasting for the Farmhouse menu takes place and you opt for another menu, a charge will be applied. Showcase evenings are not possible for package menus, alternative menus and short lead time bookings.
Is there an opportunity to taste the food?Is there an opportunity to taste the food?
We have several other menu options available including a Festival Menu, Courtyard BBQ, Fusion Menu and full Vegan Menu.
What if we don't see what we want within these menus?
We ask that you choose one evening food option for all your guests, we usually advise that minimum numbers are based on catering for 80% of the guests attending all day, and 100% of additional evening guests. We do suggest that with individually served items (i.e. toasties) you allow for one per person. There may be minimum numbers on certain options, regardless of guest numbers.
Are there minimum numbers on evening food options?
With the exception of pre-packaged favours and wedding cake(s), we do not allow external catering or for you to bring in your own food. Any cakes / favours must be supplied with a list of ingredients, with allergies clearly marked. We are a nut free venue so therefore any cake, favours or other additions cannot contain any nuts.
Are we allowed to cater for any elements of the day ourselves?
Yes you are! If you choose to do this, we will cut this up and serve it with a selection of crackers, chutneys, biscuits and celery. There is a charge of £6 per person for this service.
Are we able to bring our own cake or cheese as our wedding cake?
We recently got married at the beautiful Swallows Nest Barn.
The whole experience from start to finish was absolutely perfect and every member of staff we came across in the process was amazing! Special mention to Leanne, she was incredible during the planning process, in co-ordinating our day and in helping bring our vision to life the amount of support during the whole process was brilliant, they were always so accommodating and our day way surpassed any expectations we had! We have had so many compliments from our guests on the venue, the surroundings, the food, organisation and the staff! The woodland ceremony made for an extra special celebration too!
Swallows Nest Barn and the whole team were nothing short of perfect and we can’t thank them enough for everything they did to make our day exactly what we wanted and more - thank you! It was honestly the best decision we made choosing Swallows as our venue
E
2025
I can’t even begin to thank Swallows Nest for all they did for our big day. This venue is beautiful, and the team run like a well oiled machine. They did absolutely everything they could to make our day perfect. Thank you to Leanne for helping us for the planning, and to Nadine for running the day so smoothly and taking away all of our stress and anxiety!! Thank you to lemon zest for their incredible food and service, and thanks to Melissa the bar manager! Highly recommend this venue, they stand apart not just for how stunning the venue is, but because their staff are genuinely lovely humans. Thank you!!!
S
2025
Swallows Nest Barn was the first wedding venue we viewed and we immediately cancelled viewings for elsewhere as we completely fell in love. The barn has such a special, warm atmosphere, and all of our visits in the lead up to our big day felt so special. Special mentions for the lovely Leanne and Nadine who couldn’t have done any more to help us make our day everything we wished it to be, we feel very lucky to have had them beside us for a day we’ll never forget xx
CEH
2025
We recently had our wedding in September and we couldn't recommend Swallows Nest enough! Swallows Nest Barn was the first venue we looked at in January 2024 and we knew straight away that it was the venue for us.
Leanne was so helpful during the whole process, from our pre-wedding meetings, answering questions we had in between and of course on the day. Going into the day we knew we had nothing to worry about as we were in safe hands, and we definitely were!
Swallows Nest go above and beyond, and co-ordinate things so perfectly on the day, more than I've seen at any other venue. The food was also incredible, so many guests commented how lovely the food was, it's far from your typical mass catering!!
If you're looking for your wedding venue, we would 100% recommend Swallows Nest Barn. We hope we have an excuse to come back again!
LC
2025
We were delighted to have our wedding at Swallows Barn last year, the day ran so smoothly and all the team were great. A special thank you to Leanne for making the lead up so easy, and helping us with our many many questions - she is truly lovely! We couldn't have been more pleased with the venue and all the decor we hired - it looked beautiful and there many places to take photos outside. The food was outstanding and a real highlight for our guests, we really appreciate flexibility with the menu. They made everything so easy, we have and will continue to recommend them to anyone planning a Warwickshire wedding
AW
2025
We viewed many venues when looking for the perfect one for our wedding and when we first viewed Swallows Nest Barn we knew it was the one! The venue is gorgeous from the initial drive in along the fields to the most beautiful ceremony room! The drive to the venue is so picturesque it definitely gives the wow factor! The venue was the perfect size for the amount of guests we had and everyone complimented how lovely it was! We were lucky enough to have our wedding on a sunny day and the big windows in the bar area meant that even though many people were outside, you still felt all together and involved!
The most stunning part of this venue is the ceremony room and it was everything we were looking for! The grounds around the venue are also perfect for photos! We also can’t thank the staff enough especially Leanne for all of their help in making our plans come to life! From the initial viewing the staff were so friendly and always made us feel so welcomed and valued. Leanne was quick with replying to any emails and questions that we had when planning and was present on the day to ensure that it ran smoothly for us! The staff were perfect in setting up for the wedding breakfast and all did an amazing job! We couldn’t recommend Swallows Nest Barn, Leanne and the team enough! Thankyou for giving us the most perfect day!
CM
2025
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