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Chapel House Estate

Discover the magic of Chapel House Estate—where your Kent wedding is transformed into an unforgettable, elegant celebration amidst stunning gardens.

Kent

£POA

200 guests

1 review

The Landscape, the Private Gardens and Wild Apple Orchard makes this the perfect outdoor wedding venue

4 Indoor and Outdoor Ceremony options

Hideaway Beauty and Treatments Lodge and Massage room

Helicopter pad (only 35 minutes from Battesea)

The large Thorne Barn 150 seated guests and 50 additional guests for the evening

The venue sleeps up to 38.

Prices & Key Facts

Prices

Price Band: ££ - £££

Prices are based on Venue Hire. Catering is additional.

Hire Price Range: £3,630 - £9,900

Capacity

Guests for a ceremony: 150

Guest Capacity (min/max): 2 / 200

Guests for sit down meal: 2 - 150

Space for more? (e.g. marquee): Yes

Accommodation

Accommodation Rooms: 17

Accommodation Capacity: 34

 

About Chapel House Estate

Surrounded by 35 acres, Chapel House Estate in Minster, Kent, near Canterbury provides a unique and beautiful backdrop for licenced outdoor weddings and blessings. On site we can host weddings from 10 to 150 guests plus 50 additional evening guests. Choose from the Wild Apple Garden Orchard for your outdoor ceremony or the indoors in the rustic converted Old Malt Granary Barn. Then enjoy your wedding breakfast in the number nine restaurant.

Built in 1290, Chapel House resides at the heart of the 35-acre Estate. It includes a honeymoon suite and four additional bedrooms. Its luxury and comfortable interior is designed to effortlessly capture the inherent charm and character of one of the oldest freestanding buildings in Thanet. Sleeps 10 in total.

Within the west paddock, nine Hideaway Lodges combine contemporary design and understated luxury, sleeping up to 18 guests plus children. In addition, there is a beauty and treatment lodge.

We have two cottages on the outskirts of the Estate where Chapel Cottage sleep up to six people and Thorne Cottage sleeps four people. These are available to couples or one of the parties the night before their wedding.

On-site, there is a number nine restaurant, where anyone staying on site the night before eats breakfast before departing at Midday.

For Smaller Weddings
For tiny wedding or up to 70 we offer midweek weddings in the Glass Courtyard. Couples can marry in the Wild Apple Orchard or the Old Malt Granary Barn.

Travel
Just 69 minutes from London, St Pancreas, by high speed. Chapel House Estate offers the perfect English country destination.
There is parking for over 80 cars and a tree-lined drive with multiple electric charging points.

The Details

Venue Setting

Countryside

Venue Type

Barn

Exclusive use

Manor House

Country House

Historic

Intimate Venue

Outdoor / Garden

Catering Options

Inhouse Caterers

BBQ / Hog Roasts

Additional Facilities

Walled Garden

Bespoke weddings

Dog friendly

Honeymoon suite

Licensed bar

Live music permitted

Onsite car parking

Outdoor ceremonies

Wedding coordinator

Wedding packages

Type of Ceremony

Civil ceremony licensed

Outdoor Ceremonies

Contact & Location

Chapel House Estate

Chapel House Estate, Thorne Hill, Minster, Ramsgate, CT12 5DS, Kent, United Kingdom

FAQs

Yes, you can have exclusive use of the venue. To take the venue exclusively, this involves hiring the venue but also the nine hideaway lodges.

Yes, we are licenced for civil ceremonies for both outdoor ceremonies in the Wild Apple Garden Orchard and from within The Old Malt Granary. Both areas are licenced for up to 120 people. In addition to this, there is The new Glass Courtyard and for more intimate weddings, the vaulted reception room within the house.

Yes, we have an incredible indoor ceremony area. The Old Malt Granary has been converted into a permanent indoor ceremony area. This converted barn has a rustic and slightly industrial feel.

We have a wine list, but we are open to corkage on both wine and bubbles.

We have a catering team.

To decorate the venue, we ask that you do a decor drop off the night before of any specifics such as name cards and table plans. The following day we will then work with your suppliers to decorate your tables etc

Fireworks are not allowed. However, laser lights are permitted.

Yes, confetti is allowed. Your confetti would need to biodegradable, with real petals or, for instance rice.

Yes, we allow real candles as long as the wax is collected up. Candles will need to be raised off the floor.

Yes, there is an incredible honeymoon suite with a freestanding bath, on-suite bathroom and a veranda overlooking the Arts & Crafts style garden.

Yes, there are three accommodation options for you and your guests. Chapel House, situated at the heart of the estate, has five bedrooms that sleep 10. Nine Hideaway Lodges, which sleep a total of 18 Two cottages that sit on the edge of the estate, Chapel Cottage has 3 bedrooms that sleep 6 people and Thorne Cottage has two bedrooms that sleep 4 people.

Chapel House Estate is located less than one mile from the Kent Coast. As a result, there is accommodation all around us.