Meeting venues

The Vyneyarde, Westwell Ln, Charing, Ashford TN27 0BW

Great for: Corporate Events, Meetings, Team building, Tours and tastings, Private Dining

• Up to 30 guests
• Tasting room and cellar door
• Working winery
• Outdoor terrace
• Shepherd's hut event space
• Vineyard tours
• Wifi, paper and pens
• AV hire on request
• Staffed bar
• Borehole spring water
• Free parking
• Coach access

Family-run vineyard and winery below the Pilgrims Way near Charing, Kent. Its tasting room and vineyard host day-delegate meetings, workshops, private tours and tastings for groups of up to 30, with seasonal lunches and wines made on site.

Ridgeview Wine Estate, Fragbarrow Lane, Ditchling Common, East Sussex BN6 8TP

Great for: Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Team building, Tours and tastings

• Up to 150 guests
• Food on site
• Bar
• Restaurant
• Wine tasting
• Vineyard tours
• Shop

A pioneer of English sparkling wine at Ditchling Common, served at royal State Banquets. Celebrate in private pavilions beside the Chardonnay vines, or take exclusive use of The Rows & Vine restaurant for up to 150 guests.

Trunkwell House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, Berkshire RG7 2AT

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house

• Up to 350 guests
• Exclusive use
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Marquee
• Rooms to stay
• Bridal suite
• In-house catering
• Dry hire
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Gardens
• Parking
• Accessible facilities

Privately owned, exclusive-hire Victorian country house venue in 34 acres of Berkshire countryside near Reading, with a licensed summer pavilion, a Garden Marquee for up to 350, six boutique bedrooms, and over 25 years of hosting weddings, corporate events, team building, parties and Christmas.

Taplow House Hotel & Spa, Berry Hill, Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire SL6 0DA

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Team building, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 60 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Exclusive use
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Private dining
• Spa
• Outdoor pool
• Wi-Fi
• AV equipment
• Free parking
• Dog friendly

Family-owned, four-star Grade II listed Georgian country house hotel and spa near Maidenhead and Windsor, with exclusive-use weddings and conferences across all 30 bedrooms, the garden-view Grenfell Room for private dining and meetings, the Garden Room and Drawing Room, a five-bubble spa and delegate packages.

Long Furlong Barn, Long Furlong, Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3XN

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Exclusive use
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Gardens
• AV equipment
• Air-conditioning
• Wi-Fi
• Rooms to stay
• Parking

Grade II listed 1880 barns on the Jenkin family's farm near Worthing. Ceremonies for 130 in the licensed Cartshed or under an oak arch outdoors, receptions for 130 seated and 200 standing in the Granary, plus parties, Christmas nights and corporate events.

The Night Yard, Highland Court Farm, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent CT4 5HW

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue

• Up to 240 guests
• The Glasshouse
• Under the Eaves ceremony area
• Grass courtyard
• The Gallery
• The Snug
• Vintage chill-out corner
• Staffed and licensed bar
• Getting-ready suite
• Courtyard fire pit
• PA with wireless microphones
• Prop hire
• Parking for 80 cars

Restored 1898 brick cattle shelter on Highland Court Farm near Canterbury, with a modern glasshouse, courtyard and fruit orchards. Hired exclusively for weddings of up to 140 seated and 240 evening guests, plus corporate events and Christmas parties.

Rathfinny Wine Estate, Alfriston, East Sussex BN26 5TU

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Tours and tastings, Private Dining

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Vineyard
• Wine tours and tastings
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Rooms to stay
• Meeting rooms
• Private dining
• Shop
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Family-run wine estate near Alfriston in the South Downs, founded in 2010 by Mark and Sarah Driver and certified as a B Corp. Its single-site vineyard of 385,000 vines makes vintage Sussex Sparkling. The estate hosts weddings, parties, tastings and company meetings, with dining and ten bedrooms at the Flint Barns.

Claydon Estate Office, Middle Claydon, Buckingham MK18 2EX

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Exclusive use, Private Dining

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Walled garden
• Parkland
• Private dining room
• Licensed venue
• Café
• Spa
• Event campsite
• Lakes
• Free parking
• Accessible
• Filming location

Verney family estate near Buckingham with 170 acres of parkland and 18th-century Walled Gardens, hired dry for wedding receptions, parties and company events. The vaulted Stables seats 40 for dining, and the 67-acre Englands site holds over 5,000.

Ardington House, Church Street, Ardington, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Team building, Exclusive use, Country house, Riverside venue, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Riverside marquee
• Rooms to stay
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Tennis court
• Fly fishing
• Walled gardens
• Helicopter landing site
• Free parking
• Wi-Fi
• Dog friendly

A Georgian house built in 1719–21 near Wantage, home to the Baring family since 1939 and hired out exclusively with its walled gardens, Temple Island and a furnished riverside marquee for 200. Twelve bedrooms sleep up to 25, and the house hosts weddings, house parties, company retreats and filming.

Ward Avenue, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 8AZ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Exclusive use, Conference venue

• Up to 240 guests
• Bar
• Gardens
• Marquee
• Dance floor
• Civil ceremony licence
• Meeting rooms
• AV equipment
• Approved caterers
• Exclusive use
• Office space
• Outdoor bar
• Parking

Grade II* listed Georgian manor in Northwood Park, Cowes, given to the town by the Ward family in 1929 and now run by a charitable trust. Six function rooms include a Ballroom licensed for ceremonies of 140 with views to the Solent. Exclusive hire seats 240 conference-style or 170 to 200 for dining and dancing.

Wadhurst Castle, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 6DA

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Team building, Exclusive use, Conference venue

• Up to 130 guests
• Gardens
• Parking
• Food on site
• Civil ceremony licence
• Lake

An award-winning licensed castle venue at the heart of a 140-acre private estate in the High Weald, as featured in The Crown. Grand reception rooms, a Victorian Winter Garden, a restored Carriage Barn for 104 and evening parties for 130.

Dovecote Events, Bo Peep Farm, Aynho Road, Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 3NP

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue, Tipi venue, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Dovecote Barn
• Giant tipi
• Licensed ceremony paddock
• Walled courtyard
• Refurbished bar area
• Heated marquee
• Tipi fire pits
• In-house catering
• Built-in speakers
• Accessible toilet
• Free parking

Family-run venue at Bo Peep Farm near Adderbury, with an 18th-century Grade II listed barn and a giant tipi. Hosts weddings of up to 140 in the barn or 200 in the tipi, plus corporate days, Christmas parties and private events, with in-house catering.

Cowdray Estate, Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0AQ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Exclusive use

• Up to 150 guests
• Exclusive hire
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Marquee space
• Gardens
• Golf course
• Indoor pool
• Outdoor pool
• Tennis court
• Restaurant
• Café
• Free parking

A 16,000-acre estate at Midhurst in the South Downs, home of Cowdray Park Polo Club. Cowdray House is hired exclusively with 22 bedrooms and Buck Hall for 150, the Walled Garden takes 10 to 100, and the golf clubhouse seats 80.

Pylewell House, Pylewell, East End, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 5SJ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Team building, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Gardens
• Beach access
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Kitchen for caterers
• Meeting rooms
• Outdoor event space
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Seventeenth-century country house on the Solent near Lymington, hired on an exclusive basis with private beach access and views to the Isle of Wight. Ceremonies take place under a sail structure or in the Colefax and Fowler drawing room, and the Pavilion seats 200. Weekend weddings include 13 bedrooms for 26 guests.

Goodnestone Park, Goodnestone, Canterbury, Kent CT3 1PE

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Team building, Exclusive use, Country house

• Up to 150 guests
• Exclusive use
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Marquee
• Gardens
• Bar
• PA system
• Café
• Self-catering cottage
• Parking

Queen Anne house of 1704 near Canterbury, once visited by Jane Austen, in 15 acres of gardens. Wedding weekends with the 12-bedroom house for two or three nights, an Orangery marquee seating 120 in the warmer months, and corporate stays for up to 24.

Chesil House, 4 Chesil Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 0HU

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Exclusive use, Riverside venue, Conference venue

• Up to 100 guests
• Chesil Suite
• Garden Room over the tributary
• River View Room
• Riverside deck
• Walled garden with bridge
• Lounge breakout area
• Built-in audio-visual equipment
• Ceremony live-streaming
• Air conditioning
• Free WiFi
• Bridal preparation room
• In-house caterers

Nineteenth-century house on the River Itchen in central Winchester, owned by the Steel family for four generations. Hired exclusively for weddings and ceremonies of 20 to 100 guests and for meetings and conferences, with a riverside deck and walled garden.

Fontwell Park Racecourse, Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel BN18 0SY

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Exclusive use, Stag and hen

• Up to 700 guests
• Horseracing
• Civil ceremony licence
• Marquee
• Restaurant
• Private suites
• Bar
• Gardens
• Viewing balcony
• Wi-Fi
• Free parking

Jumps racecourse in 65 acres between Arundel and Chichester, with the UK's only figure-of-eight steeplechase. Weddings in Fontwell House for 80 by day and 120 in the evening, the Premier Suite for 300, and multicultural weddings for up to 700 with a marquee.

Selden Barns, Old Selden Farm, 146 Selden Lane, Patching, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UL

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Exclusive use, Barn venue, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Outdoor ceremonies
• Licensed bar
• Walled garden
• Rooms to stay
• Bridal suite
• AV equipment
• Wi-Fi
• Free parking
• EV charging
• Wheelchair accessible

Family-owned, exclusive-use flint and brick barns in the South Downs National Park between Worthing and Arundel, with three licensed ceremony spaces for up to 100 indoors and 200 outdoors, a fairy-lit main barn with a Victorian mahogany bar, walled gardens, on-site cottage bedrooms and space for weddings, corporate events and parties.

Christine House, London Road, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent ME8 8PT

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Christmas parties, Conference venue, Wakes

• Up to 450 guests
• Beulah Suite
• Rhema Suite
• Citrine Suite
• Beulah Lounge with bar
• Reception Area
• Bridal suite
• Professional kitchen
• In-house catering
• Cocktail service
• Civil ceremony licence
• On-site parking
• Overflow parking

Event venue on London Road, Rainham, with its own civil ceremony licence. Two suites join into the Beulah Suite for 450 seated, and an in-house kitchen cooks multicultural menus for weddings, conferences and parties.

Avington, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1DB

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Team building, Private Dining, Country house, Riverside venue

• Up to 180 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Exclusive use
• Rooms to stay
• Lakeside barn
• Orangery
• Rose garden
• Trout fishery
• Estate pub
• Hot tubs
• Wild swimming
• Free parking
• Wi-Fi

A family-owned estate of 300 acres in the Itchen Valley near Winchester, where Charles II once lived with Nell Gwynn. Weddings for up to 180 use the Orangery and Library, with ceremonies in the rose garden or by the river. Lakeside Otters Barn hosts smaller weddings, Christmas parties and company days.