EVENT INQUIRIES
Swallowfield is our home and our farm.
It is not a full-time event rental space or a business. The farm has active flower and vegetable gardens, a hen laying operation and beef cattle. The farm and our well being on it are our priority.
That said - we built a barn and a bar and a pizza oven so that we could host parties, share food and drink and the beauty of this place with friends and strangers.
We are limited to hosting 10 events a year on agricultural land. This includes concerts, art shows, poetry readings and parties that we host ourselves. We are therefore selective about who we rent the space to and are interested in hosting people and events that are excited to share the beauty of Swallowfield.
THE YARD
The lawns and orchards around the barn and bar are available for events. These areas have hosted wedding receptions and dinners.
Food is often served between the two buildings where the pizza oven provides a focal point to the food experience.
The Pizza oven is available to rent for events for an additional price.
THE LOFT
The Barn Loft is perfect for smaller dinners and has hosted many dances and concerts over the years.
The barn is unheated and uninsulated. Depending on the time of year it can be partially filled with hay bales for the resident cows.
Seats up to 100 - Chairs and Tables are not provided.
THE BAR
McCabe and Mrs. Miller’s Bar is the setting from the 1971 Robert Altman film McCabe and Mrs. Miller, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.
The bar is adorned with many artifacts from all manner of dramatic productions over the years. The place is affectionately known as the Three Cripples Tavern, named for the sign from the musical of Charles Dicken’s book Oliver Twist.
Standing room for 30
2 Washrooms
Catering Kitchen