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Your Event. Our farm.

A venue for relaxed but elevated events, built as a natural extension of our farm.

Set within the beautiful Staffordshire countryside, our heated tipi adapts to whatever you're planning. Corporate days, baby showers, birthday lunches, networking nights, wakes, photoshoots - the space comes to you.

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The tipi and its outdoor seating at Oakleys Farm

The Tipi at Oakleys Farm, dressed for an event

The tipi and its outdoor seating in the Staffordshire countryside

Welcome

Our Tipi

Nestled in the heart of the Staffordshire countryside, The Tipi at Oakleys Farm is a welcoming space where people can come together to celebrate, connect and create lasting memories.

As a third-generation family farm, we are proud to offer more than just a beautiful venue. Whether you are joining us for a family gathering, birthday, special celebration or private event, you and your guests can enjoy everything the farm has to offer. Meet our wonderful animals, browse the farm shop, enjoy farm-to-fork food from Buffalo & Co Kitchen, or relax with a freshly prepared barista coffee.

Our flexible tipi can be tailored to suit your event, creating a unique countryside setting that is exclusively yours for the day.

Private hire

Available for private hire.

Whatever your gathering, the Tipi adapts around it.

Corporate & delegate days

Baby showers & celebrations

Birthday lunches

Filming & photoshoots

Networking events

Private gatherings

Celebration of life & wakes

Trade workshops & classes

Weddings

Exclusive use Flexible layouts On-site catering Self-catering welcome

Full Day or Half Day Hire

What's Included

Everything you need to host comfortably, set up before you arrive. No surprise add-ons for the basics.

Exclusive hire of the heated tipi

Tables and chairs

Use of the outdoor seating area

Flexible layout set up for arrival

Internal twinkly & festoon lighting

Outdoor evening festoon lighting

Indoor & outdoor speaker system

Power supply & on-site toilet

On-site parking

The space

Up to 70 seated, 100 standing.

During the summer months, the space naturally extends outdoors. With the tipi sides rolled up, the venue becomes an indoor-outdoor setting, allowing for significantly increased guest numbers.

Outdoor seating, overhead festoon lighting, integrated sound and open fire pits create a seamless flow between inside and out. Ideal for relaxed receptions, social dining and larger gatherings.

Seated guests

100

Standing

12.7m

Wide & deep

A clear-span interior, no obstructing pillars, full flexibility for any layout.

Layouts

One blank space. Endless layouts.

Configure it for the day you've got in mind. We set everything up before you arrive.

Theatre

Forward-facing seating

Cabaret

Round tables, mixed seating

Boardroom

One long central table

Classroom

Tables in rows facing front

Long tables

Banquet-style dining

Food

On-site chef. Big flavours.

Buffalo & Co Kitchen, a fantastic extension of Oakleys Farm, celebrates a true farm-to-fork approach. Our experienced chefs create menus to suit your event and budget, with bespoke options available. Wherever possible, dishes showcase our own grass-fed, home-reared water buffalo, alongside the very best locally sourced Staffordshire produce, bringing the flavours of the farm straight to your table.

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Afternoon tea

Rustic sandwiches, sausage rolls, cakes & scones.

Hot-served Buffalo & Co

Smash burgers, slow-cooked classics, kitchen favourites.

Fully bespoke

Built with you, around your event and budget.

Events brochure

Download our Events Brochure.

Planning a special occasion? Complete the enquiry form below with your details and we’ll instantly give you access to our Events Brochure - packed with venue information, catering options, pricing and inspiration for your day.

Name Email address Phone number Occasion Preferred event date Approximate number of guests

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Add more to the day

Add-on farm experiences.

Optional farm experiences to layer on top of any hire.

Be a farmer for an hour: solo tractor tours
Golden hour group tractor & trailer tour
Private animal feeding (reindeer, camel, donkey, goat, alpaca)
Alpaca / donkey trekking for team building
Meet the meerkats
Chef BBQ live cooking displays
Long table outdoor farm feasts

The tipi and outdoor seating area at Oakleys Farm

Where we are

In the Staffordshire countryside.

In the heart of the Staffordshire countryside, just a short hop from Cheadle, Leek, Alton and the Peak District. We have plenty of free on-site parking, and Blythe Bridge railway station is just 5 miles away.

Postcode

ST10 2PT

By train

Blythe Bridge, 5.2 mi

Parking

Free, on site

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