Eastwell Manor Hotel

Weddings
 

An English Country House Wedding at Eastwell Manor, set within a 3000 acre estate with perfectly manicured lawns and beautiful grounds in the heart of the Kent countryside is impossible to beat and impossible to forget.
Eastwell Manor is a four Red Star Country House Hotel and Spa owned and managed by the Parrett family, where you can enjoy both your Ceremony and Reception at one stunning location. 
There are four special areas licensed for Weddings and Civil Ceremonies, which include three beautiful oak paneled Manor House rooms or our beautiful Italian Walled Maids Garden with its own elegant Gazebo. This area is filled with an abundance of historic charm, splendid seasonal flower displays and a romantic bridge over the lily pond, which the bride can cross to make a memorable entrance in front of her guests. The manicured lawns with views of the surrounding countryside are perfect for marquee wedding

Location
Located in the beautiful Kent countryside yet close to all transport links including high speed trains, motorways,  airports and the Channel Ports.
By Rail
Only 37 minutes from London St Pancras
With two trains running every hour from 5am until 11pm every day, with the last fast train leaving London for Ashford at 00.12am (23.42pm Sundays), the high speed service makes Eastwell Manor convenient and accessible. The Hotel is a 10 minute drive from Ashford International station and courtesy transport can be arranged.
The M20 from London
Take the M20 towards Folkestone (Channel Tunnel). Leave at junction 9(signposted Ashford/Canterbury). At the bottom of the slip road on the roundabout, take the first left into Trinity Road (A251). Follow this road for 1.5 miles crossing four roundabouts. At the end of the road you will find traffic lights and a T junction. Turn left, continuing on the A251 (signposted Faversham). As you turn you will see the historic tower gates to the Eastwell Manor estate on your left and the beginning of the long red brick wall that surrounds it. Continue on this road for about 1 mile.
At the signpost for Boughton Aluph, slow down as the hotel entrance is just a little further on the left. Follow the driveway for 0.5 miles up to the main entrance to Eastwell Manor.
FROM CANTERBURY AND THE A252
Take the A28 from Canterbury signposted to Ashford. Continue along this road until you come to a fork. Keep to the right in the direction of Chilham. When you pass Chilham the road will become the A252.
Continue until you reach a roundabout and turn left (signposted
Ashford/Wye A251). Stay on this road and you will pass woodland and you will then see a long red brick wall on your right. This wall surrounds
the Eastwell estate. As you drive through the village of Boughton Aluph you will see the entrance to the hotel on the right. Follow the drive for 0.5 miles and follow the signs for the main entrance to Eastwell Manor

Approximate Driving Times
Canterbury 20 mins
Central London 1 hr 30 mins
Dover 30 mins
Public Transport
Ashford International 10 mins
London Charing Cross 1 hr 15 mins
St Pancras High Speed 37 mins
Airport
London Gatwick 55 mins
Helicopter Landing Pad at Hotel
Grid reference:
OS map 189, 51 deg.11 N 0015.5