A field wedding sounds simple: a tipi or marquee, a long table, guests in tents and breakfast the next morning. In practice you are hiring an empty space and bringing in everything else, from toilets and power to the tent itself. This guide covers Surrey sites built for that kind of day, from farm fields to a woodland on Leith Hill, with the prices they publish and the rules that catch people out.
Every price and rule below is taken from the venue's own website, read in November 2026. Several sites still show 2025/26 prices, so ask for the current figure before you budget. The photo shows Staffhurst Wood near Oxted, where one of the fields below sits.
First: can you marry legally outdoors?
Not at most of these places. Fiesta Fields, which runs five of the Surrey sites below, says plainly that English law does not yet allow legal ceremonies outside. Couples using an unlicensed site usually do the legal part at a register office, often a day or two before, and hold a blessing or celebrant-led ceremony in the field or woods. Ridge Farm in Capel and Gate Street Barn in Bramley say on their own sites that they hold a civil ceremony licence that covers their woodland, so a legal ceremony can happen there. If the legal ceremony matters to you on the day itself, check this first.
What a field wedding costs
- Field hire only
- £2,750 (Eashing Farm) to £4,965 (Spirit Lake), Fiesta Fields 2025/26 prices, for three or four days
- Field with toilets, power and security
- £5,510 to £7,250 (Fiesta Fields Essentials package)
- Woodland with huts for 22
- £4,200 to £6,900 in 2026 (The Green Escape, Leith Hill)
- Barn and farm
- From £5,000 to £14,500 a day (High Billinghurst Farm, no year given)
- Not included
- Tent or tipi, caterers, bar, furniture and lighting at the field sites
Fields for your own tipi or marquee
Fiesta Fields hires out countryside sites in Surrey and Sussex for weddings and parties. The same rules apply at all of them: one main event day and night, amplified music off at 11pm or 11.30pm depending on the site, a 1am finish for anyone not staying, free choice of suppliers, and camping for guests at no extra fee. It takes 25% to secure a date and says it is not VAT registered. The Essentials package adds a generator or site power, toilets for up to 150 people, three 12-hour security shifts and coordination on the day, subject to supplier availability. Its contact page gives an email, nikki@fiestafields.co.uk, and no phone number.
Phoenice Fields
Norbury Park, Leatherhead
A field inside Norbury Park, the Surrey County Council reserve of woodland, grassland and farmland between Leatherhead and Dorking, with room for parking, camping and your main party tent. The council's own weddings page says it organises weddings here through Fiesta Fields.
- Field hire
- £3,300 (2025/26), four days
- Essentials package
- £6,560 (2025/26)
- Ceremony
- Blessing or celebrant-led only (not licensed)
Spirit Lake
South of Dorking
A 30-acre site about ten minutes south of Dorking with two lakes, woodland, open ground and a walled garden, and separate areas for tipis or a marquee and bell tents. It has power on site. Hay bales cost £5 each, and showers £300 for one or £500 for two.
- Field hire
- £4,965 (2025/26), three days
- Essentials package
- £7,250 (2025/26)
- Ceremony
- Blessing or celebrant-led only (not licensed)
Staffhurst Wood
Near Oxted
A secluded, west-facing field on Surrey's eastern edge, surrounded by ancient woodland. Fiesta Fields says an April or early May date brings the bluebells.
- Field hire
- £3,300 (2025/26), four days
- Essentials package
- £6,560 (2025/26)
- Ceremony
- Blessing or celebrant-led only (not licensed)
Eashing Farm
Near Godalming
A quiet valley surrounded by trees, with separate areas for guest parking, camping and your party tent. It is the cheapest of the Fiesta Fields sites, and the hire price includes access to mains power.
- Field hire
- £2,750 (2025/26), four days, mains power included
- Essentials package
- £5,510 (2025/26)
- Ceremony
- Blessing or celebrant-led only (not licensed)
Woodland and farms with places to stay
The Green Escape
Leith Hill, near Dorking
A six-acre woodland on Leith Hill, part of the National Trust's land there, set up for small weddings of up to 30 people. Seven shepherd's huts with 15 beds sleep up to 22 guests, and the price covers exclusive hire, the huts and either a woodland ceremony circle or an indoor set-up in The Bales. The location is kept private until you book; parking for up to ten cars is off site, at the local village pub.
Guests can arrive from 12pm, and day guests leave by 11pm. You can bring homemade food and drink, cook on the pizza oven and barbecue, or use a local caterer. It is not licensed for weddings, so the ceremony is celebrant-led. The season runs from April to October.
- Midweek, day only (Tue/Wed)
- £4,200 (2026)
- £4,400 (2027)
- Midweek, one night
- £5,000 (2026)
- £5,150 (2027)
- Weekend, one night (Sat)
- £5,975 (2026)
- £6,060 (2027)
- Weekend, two nights (Fri–Sun)
- £6,900 (2026)
- £7,250 (2027)
- Contact
- 07590 693271, weddings@thegreenescape.co.uk
High Billinghurst Farm
Dunsfold
An exclusive-use barn in 65 acres of farmland on High Loxley Road. The main barn seats up to 150 for dinner and takes 200 for dancing, and larger weddings can go under a marquee. The farm isn't licensed for civil ceremonies, but a celebrant or friend can lead a ceremony anywhere on the farm: the rose garden, the woodland, the barns or the lawns.
Guests can stay in bell tents, booked through a supplier of your choice, with a toilet block and showers for the glamping field. Outside caterers are welcome and there is no corkage. Music goes off at 11.30pm, with late extensions available.
- Venue hire
- From £5,000 to £14,500 a day (no year given
- Ask for current prices)
- Capacity
- 150 dining, 200 dancing
- Contact
- 07712 185977, hbf@highbillinghurstfarm.com
Ridge Farm
Capel, near Dorking
A farm on Rusper Road with a civil ceremony licence for its woodland and farmhouse, so the legal ceremony can take place under the trees. A wedding includes three nights' self-catering for up to 24 people in the farmhouse and a separate bridal cottage, the poolhouse turned into a reception and party space (no corkage), a camping area with power and water, and a Funktion One sound system. It takes up to 150 day guests; winter weddings, from October to April, are for up to 50.
Ridge Farm doesn't publish prices. It asks for a 40% deposit, with the balance four weeks before arrival, and a £1,500 security deposit.
- Ceremony
- Licensed in the woodland and farmhouse
- Guests
- Up to 150 (50 in winter)
- Contact
- 07483 244696, eleanor@ridgefarm.com
Gate Street Barn in Bramley also has a licensed woodland ceremony space among bluebell paths (there is an extra charge to use it) and a shepherd's hut for glamping; its barn prices are in our guide to what Surrey wedding venues cost.
Practical points
At a bare field you will need a tent, furniture, lighting, toilets, power and a caterer who can cook without a kitchen; the Fiesta Fields Essentials package covers the toilets, power and security but not the rest. Our guides to marquee and tipi hire, wedding caterers and mobile bars list Surrey firms that do this kind of wedding. Ask each site about curfews, how far guests' cars and tents can be from the party, and what happens in heavy rain.
Common questions
Can you have a legal wedding outdoors in Surrey?
Only at a site with a civil ceremony licence that covers the outdoor space. Ridge Farm in Capel and Gate Street Barn in Bramley say their woodland is licensed. The Fiesta Fields sites, The Green Escape and High Billinghurst Farm are not licensed, so couples there do the legal part at a register office and hold a blessing or celebrant-led ceremony on the day.
How much does it cost to hire a field for a wedding in Surrey?
Fiesta Fields' 2025/26 prices for field hire alone run from £2,750 at Eashing Farm to £4,965 at Spirit Lake, for three or four days. Its Essentials package, adding power, toilets for up to 150 and security, costs £5,510 to £7,250. The tent, caterer and bar are extra.
Where can wedding guests camp in Surrey?
All the Fiesta Fields sites allow guests to camp at no extra fee. Ridge Farm has a camping area with electricity and water, and High Billinghurst Farm has a glamping field with bell tents booked through a supplier. At The Green Escape on Leith Hill, seven shepherd's huts sleep up to 22.
Is there a woodland wedding venue near Dorking?
The Green Escape is a six-acre woodland on Leith Hill for up to 30 guests, from £4,200 for a midweek day in 2026. Spirit Lake, about ten minutes south of Dorking, has lakes and woodland, and Ridge Farm in Capel has a licensed woodland ceremony space.
What time do outdoor wedding venues in Surrey finish?
At the Fiesta Fields sites, amplified music stops at 11pm or 11.30pm depending on the site, and guests who aren't staying leave by 1am. Music goes off at 11.30pm at High Billinghurst Farm, with extensions available, and day guests leave The Green Escape by 11pm.
Can I bring my own caterer to a field wedding?
Yes at the Fiesta Fields sites, which allow any suppliers, and at High Billinghurst Farm, which welcomes outside caterers and charges no corkage. At The Green Escape you can bring your own food and use the pizza oven and barbecue.
For more wedding planning, see our guides to wedding photographers and affordable wedding venues in Surrey.
