Wedding guests laughing during close-up magic at a barn reception in Surrey

Venues

Rooms I've already worked.

Why it matters

Knowing the room changes the performance.

Every venue has its own shape. Some spill onto a terrace for drinks, some keep everyone in one long barn, some seat guests early and leave a long gap before the food. Having worked a place before tells me where the natural pauses are going to fall and how to move through a room without cutting across your running order.

Below are venues across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire where I've performed. To be clear about what this list is: these are places I've genuinely worked, not venues I have any formal arrangement with. If yours is on it, I'll arrive already knowing the layout. If it isn't, that's rarely a problem either. I'll ask you a few questions about timings and space beforehand, which is what I'd do anyway.

Surrey

Botleys MansionChertsey
Brooklands HotelWeybridge
Oatlands Park HotelWeybridge
Painshill ParkCobham
Pennyhill ParkBagshot
Loseley ParkGuildford
The Tithe Barn at Loseley ParkGuildford
Gate Street BarnBramley
Clock Barn HallGodalming
Millbridge CourtFrensham
Burrows Lea Country HouseShere
Wotton HouseDorking
Denbies Wine EstateDorking
Farnham CastleFarnham
Gorse HillWoking
Hoebridge Golf CentreWoking
The Talbot InnRipley
The WisleyRipley
Chobham Golf ClubChobham
Chobham Rugby ClubChobham
Weybridge Vandals RFCWeybridge

Hampshire

Cain ManorHeadley
The Barn at Bury CourtBentley
Froyle ParkAlton
The ElvethamFleet
Rivervale BarnYateley

Berkshire

Coworth ParkAscot
Royal Berkshire HotelAscot
Easthampstead ParkBracknell

For venues and planners

Easy to have on site.


From a venue's point of view I'm about as low-maintenance as a supplier gets. Nothing to set up, nothing to plug in, no stage, no sound, no floor space and no furniture moved. I arrive dressed for the event, work the room, and leave without anyone having to accommodate me.

Public liability insurance and a current DBS certificate are both in date and I'll send either straight over to a coordinator on request, which saves a round of emails on the week of the event.

If you run a venue and would like to talk about recommending a magician to your couples, do get in touch. I'm always glad to be on a supplier list where I've already worked the space.

Richard Kettle performing a cups and balls routine at a barn wedding venue

Local pages

By area

More detail on the towns I work in most: Guildford, Farnham, Woking and Hampshire.

Is your venue on the list?

Tell me the date and where you're holding it, and I'll come back to you within a couple of hours.

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