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Goodnestone Park

From £17,400

Includes 2-night venue hire and accommodation.

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Exclusive hire for two or three days, including a Queen Anne mansion with 12 bedrooms, bespoke timber framed Orangery marquee, award-winning wedding coordinator and private garden space within one of the finest gardens in Kent
Key Info
Goodnestone Park
Goodnestone
Kent
CT3 1PL
Website: goodnestonepark.co.uk
Tel: 01304 695 097
Email: enquiries@goodnestone.com
 
 
Capacity
Ceremony:100
Dinner:120
Standing:120
Facilities
Licensed For Marriage:Yes
Accommodation:Sleeps 24
Exclusivity:Yes
Food & Drink
Catering:Preferred Supplier
Bar:In-house
Licensed Until:Midnight
Other
Pets Welcome:Yes
Disabled Facilities:Yes
Child Friendly:Yes
Contact venue for late availability and exclusive offers
Pricing
From £17,400

Includes 2-night venue hire and accommodation.

  • Custom-made Orangery Marquee, designed and constructed by Bohemia Canvas, seating up to 120 for your wedding breakfast.
  • Exclusive use of the 12-bedroom manor house, sleeping up to 24 guests for two nights
  • Exclusive use of Bonnington Cottage, which sleeps four.
  • Dedicated wedding coordinator from The Wedding Dolls, an award-winning wedding planning service in Kent.
  • No corkage charge for your wedding reception and breakfast.
  • The Orangery Marquee includes a state-of-the-art sound system, uplighters, festoon lights, tables and chairs with different dining layout options, heating, and removable window walls with stunning estate views.
  • Continental breakfast by Judith’s Kitchen.
  • An annual pass to the gardens is included until the date of your wedding.
  • Complimentary arrival drinks.
  • Access to one of the finest gardens in Kent.

Please contact the venue for detailed prices.

About
Setting

Goodnestone Park is a quintessential English country house available for exclusive use for a weekend wedding celebration.

The wonderful Grade II-listed house in rural Kent is available for exclusive use for two or three nights, making it the perfect weekend wedding venue.

There are plenty of opportunities for maximising the spaces available. Each has breathtaking views of the Kent countryside.

You can choose from two options for an outdoor legal ceremony or blessing, and there is an indoor option at the Coach House. If you prefer a church ceremony, the Church of the Holy Cross is just a few minute’s stroll through the gardens. There are also three locations for your drinks reception before moving to the Orangery Marquee for dining and dancing.

Set in the heart of the Kent countryside, Goodnestone is under an hour by train from London (or 90 minutes by car) and under a 30-minute drive from Dover.

Vibe

Whilst Goodnestone Park is rich in history and offers a luxurious setting for a weekend wedding celebration, it provides a homely and cosy atmosphere that invites couples and their loved ones to truly relax, enjoy the exclusive use of the space and make the most of creating magical memories over three days.

With its grandeur of history and the comfort of modern furnishings, the house provides the ideal place to stay the day before and the day after the wedding.

The impressive dining room can seat 24 for a wedding rehearsal dinner the night before, and the library is the ideal spot for pre-dinner cocktails. The garden dining table, which also seats 24 and overlooks the rolling countryside, can provide the perfect spot for a more relaxed BBQ option on a sunny evening.

The luxury timber-framed, Italian-inspired Orangery Marquee, custom-made by Bohemia Canvas, provides the ultimate space to host your wedding breakfast, followed by an evening on the dance floor. The Orangery Marquee has a fully fitted sound system, uplighters, festoon lighting, tables and chairs offering a variety of layouts and heating. With windows along one side of the Orangery Marquee, guests can continue to enjoy the views while dining on a menu of delightful food.

At Goodnestone Park, no corkage fees apply, giving you the freedom to supply your own drinks for the day. You also have the option to choose from four preferred catering companies, giving you the flexibility to plan a day that is unique to you.

The bridal suite is one of the largest and finest in Kent. The 12-bedroom house also boasts a bridal prep room with light streaming through large windows, providing the perfect light for hair, makeup, and getting-ready photos. Spread across three floors, there is plenty of space for both parties to use the house without bumping into each other on the morning of the wedding!

Goodnestone Park can provide a directory of approved suppliers that are trusted, loved and local to help you source your dream wedding team.

Ahead of your special day, award-winning resident coordinators, The Wedding Dolls, will work with you to ensure that you have a stress-free planning journey and that everything is in place for a smooth-running wedding weekend. The Wedding Dolls will support you via their exclusive Personal Planning Software and be available via phone and email. In the run-up to the wedding, they will liaise with all suppliers and then manage the schedule on the day so that you can relax and enjoy every moment.

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Incredible! I was a groomsman at a wedding here in May, and it is quite simply the perfect venue for a quintessential English wedding. I’d give it six stars if I could.

The interior of the house has recently been refurbished to an incredibly high standard – essentially a 5* luxury boutique hotel, but it’s all yours. It‘s like going to the country to stay with your very stylish and very wealthy aunt.

The grounds are breathtaking. It’s English countryside at its best. And the newly built orangery (which is where the wedding dinner is held) is a perfect addition.

If you’re considering Goodnestone Park for your wedding (or any other event for that matter), 100% do it. In a few years time, once word has spread, I suspect this place will be booked up many years in advance.

 

Married May 2023

Rafi

Wedding venue of our dreams! From the moment we found Goodnestone online, we knew it was special. After our first look round, we were hooked. We wanted relaxed but elegant, and Goodnestone delivered this in buckets. The gardens were beautiful and welcoming, the house cosy and grand. Instantly we were greeted like old friends by Ronnie, the gentle and unflappable house manager, who steadfastly ensured we got the best possible experience throughout the wedding planning process. Aided by the wedding coordinators, The Wedding Dolls, our planning and subsequent day was seamless and fairytale-like from start to finish. Our wedding weekend at Goodnestone spanned an early check-in on Friday morning through to a late check-out on Sunday, meaning we also had the pleasure of Judith and Ronnie’s cooking one evening. It was delicious and another gem in Goodnestone’s crown. Could not recommend Goodnestone and the team more.

 

Married June 2024

Samantha & Jonathan

Goodnestone House is an outstanding venue for the quintessential English wedding, with a beautiful village church just a short walk away through idyllic gardens. Our weekend stay with houseguests for a family wedding in October was glorious from beginning to end. With their recommended suppliers, including the Wedding Dolls, we had a magical wedding with literally no stress, just joy and laughter, with everything taken care of by the Wedding Dolls and Ronnie (House Manager) and his team. A few guests said it was like attending a Hugh Grant wedding; the setting and detailing were so beautiful.

The not-so-secret star of the show is Ronnie, as well as Judith and their amazing house team – our bridal dinner on Friday night was simply superb, with a menu curated and cooked by Ronnie and Judith, and breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday were so good no one wanted to leave! Ronnie is a master of how hospitality should work. The house is gorgeous, and supremely comfortable, and we were made to feel incredibly welcome and encouraged to run things as we wished. I only wish we could do it all over again.

 

Married October 2025

Gill – Mother of the Bride

We recently got married at Goodnestone Park and honestly had the most amazing experience. We stayed at the house from Friday to Sunday. House manager Ronnie and his partner cooked us an incredible meal on the Friday. The wedding took place at the local church, and then guests walked through the beautiful Goodnestone Park gardens to the back of the house, where the views of the Kent Countryside were incredible. The wedding breakfast took place in the beautiful Orangery onsite.

The venue also came with the Wedding Dolls, who were wonderful in the lead up and on the day – the whole day ran smoothly because of them.

The service at the house across the whole weekend was incredible. Ronnie was amazing and could not do more for us. We are so glad we held our wedding here – Goodnestone will also hold a special place in our hearts.

 

Married August 2024

James & Rebecca

We had the most perfect day thank you to the venue itself, Ronnie (the house manager) and The Wedding Dolls (the day coordinators who come with the wedding package).

The grounds themselves are absolutely stunning. The house is a perfect venue to enjoy the weekend with loved ones and to get ready. There are multiple options on ceremony location and the new Orangery is beautiful.

We started the weekend with a BBQ for those staying at the house (cooked by our caterer Olivia at Just One Cook), had a fantastic wedding on the Saturday and made the most of Ronnie’s services for a cooked breakfast on the Sunday.

The venue itself was incredible, but made all the more special by the fantastic service we received across the weekend. We couldn’t have wished for anymore!

 

Married June 2023

Emma & Phil

Wow! We got the opportunity to celebrate our wedding weekend here and it was like a dream. Literally, nothing was amiss. Ronald thought of everything and was equally friendly and professional. The entire house was well cared for and felt so luxurious to our guests. Ronald and Judith created a gorgeous meal and breakfast for us. Loved staying here and wish we could enjoy the house for many more days.

 

Married June 2024

Evita & Martin

Goodnestone Park blew us away as our wedding venue. We took the house from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon and filled it with family and friends. From our first call with Tessa right through to Ronnie’s management on the weekend it was the most delightful, easy and accomodating experience. We couldn’t be more impressed or recommend them more highly. Every little detail is thought of, and the house is simply incredible. Comfortable, beautiful, practical. It was bliss. Our guests couldn’t believe how stunning the house, gardens and marquee are. We feel so fortunate to have made our most joyous memories at such a spectacular location and to have done it with the brilliant team at Goodnestone Park is a cherry on top! Thank you, in particular, to Ronnie, not just for being such a warm and wonderful host, but for his generosity and for going above and beyond to make the weekend seamless and fun! A completely perfect experience.

 

Married April 2024

Emily & Alexander

The venue was everything we wanted – we knew from the first visit that it was the one, and it did not disappoint. Ronnie (house manager) was so welcoming and made us feel like it was our own home for the weekend, the decor in all the rooms is stunning and we were very excited to show it off to our closest friends and family who stayed with us the night before and the night of the wedding. the grounds were picture-perfect and gave us the perfect backdrop for all our wedding photos. The Wedding Dolls (wedding coordinators who came with the wedding package) were incredible, too! Now we are looking for an excuse to come back and hire the house and re-live all the memories!

 

Married April 2023

Freya & Xander

We couldn’t have imagined it to go any better. We felt so welcome and at ease from the moment we had our tour round. Ronnie really is the essence of hospitality and made the whole process so simple. The house and the grounds really are stunning, and then, with the help of the Wedding dolls (on-site planners), it was just effortless. For planning an event like a wedding that is often stressful Ronnie and his team made it feel fun, exciting and relaxed. If you’re looking for an amazing English country wedding, this is really the place. The orangery is incredible! It’s really one of a kind!

 

Married September 2023

Emily & Max
FAQs
Is the house equipped for disabled guests?

The House has a downstairs accessible toilet with a ramp for easy access for wheelchair users - wedding guests are permitted to use this. The house does not have a downstairs bathroom or bedroom, so while it provides an accessible toilet for wedding guests, it is not equipped for wheelchair users to stay in the house.

Can we bring dogs?

Yes, two small dogs are permitted to stay in the house. They must remain downstairs at all times. Dogs are allowed to be part of your ceremony and are welcome to join your drinks reception, but they must remain on a lead at all times, and someone must be responsible for cleaning up after them. Dogs are not allowed in the Orangery marquee. When unattended in the house, the dogs can be left in the large boot room with the door closed.

Can we throw confetti?

Yes, as long as it is biodegradable

Do you allow fireworks?

Yes, but they must be via our approved supplier.

What doesn't the price include?

The price for your 2-night or 3-night stay includes everything you need for your big day (tables, chairs, marquee lighting, sound system, dance floor, toilets, generator, etc.).

The price doesn't include your food, music or bar.

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