You can book a tour of the venues by contacting the weddings team via [email protected] or 01732 861800.
Alternatively you can watch a virtual show round of the venues via our YouTube channel
Our next Wedding Showcase will take place on Sunday 4 February 2024, 12pm – 3pm.
Pre booking is essential.
View the locations and capacities for a Castle Wedding.
Ceremony: The Castle Inner Hall
Capacity: 60
Drinks Reception: Courtyard or Tudor Suite
Capacity: 60
Wedding Breakfast: Great Hall or Tudor Suite
Capacity: 40/60
Evening Reception: Moat Restaurant
Capacity: 120
The Inner Hall, with ornate panelling and richly carved columns made of Italian walnut, can accommodate up to a maximum of 60 guests for a castle wedding ceremony: 50 seated and 10 standing. The Inner Hall is available to book during the day for a ceremony on days when the castle is closed to the public, or for an evening ceremony, between 6.30pm and 8pm.
For your drinks reception, you can stay in the Inner Hall, or move internally from the Castle to the Tudor Suite. Within the Tudor Suite there are three rooms available to use – the Tudor Suite Sitting Room, the Tudor Suite Dining Room, and the Music Room.
Depending on the weather, you may also be able to use the Tudor Suite Lawns or for exclusive use weddings you can have your drinks reception in the Bed & Breakfast Courtyard.
We are more than happy to discuss the options available to you.
The Great Hall boasts an elaborately carved Minstrels Gallery resting on a series of carved musicians and an impressive stone fireplace surmounted by the Boleyn coat of arms. This accommodates up to a maximum of 40 guests for a castle wedding breakfast, seated on impressive long banqueting tables. The Dining Hall is available during the day as a castle wedding venue when the castle is closed to the public or evenings after 6.30pm.
For Castle weddings taking place before March 2025, an evening reception can be held in the Moat Restaurant, accommodating up to 120 guests for dancing with a licensed bar until midnight. After the wedding breakfast, guests are escorted from the Castle to the Moat Restaurant via the Castle drawbridge and forecourt. On route guests can experience the beauty of the estate at a time when all our day visitors have departed. As dusk falls, the floodlit Castle provides a stunning back drop to your evening reception. For Castle weddings taking place beyond March 2025, should you require an evening reception, please contact our wedding team [email protected] or 01732 861 800.
Wedding photographs can be taken in the Castle, the Astor Wing and the surrounding lawns. A time can be arranged for photographers to shoot outside the Castle, in the Italian Garden and the Loggia.
There is also a private car park for Castle wedding venue parties, accessed via the private gated entrance to the Astor Wing.
There are 18 luxury, five star bedrooms located in the Astor Wing. Guests can check in from 3pm and check out the next morning is by 10.30am.
We have a total of 27 bedrooms on the Hever Castle Estate, however, should you require more than the 18 bedrooms in the Astor Wing, one of our wedding planners will be happy to discuss the possibility of incorporating these additional nine bedrooms into your wedding.
The stunning location in the heart of the Garden of England is complemented by a varied menu which offers a choice of seasonal dishes, produced by our own highly acclaimed and talented team of chefs.
We believe that your guests’ enjoyment of our food is fundamental to the success of your event and should you have any specific requirements, our Chef would be happy to discuss them with you and create your perfect menu.
The Hever Shop produces a wide range of Hever Castle branded products that make for the perfect wedding favour for your guests. Click the link below to discover some of the options you can choose from.
Please get in touch if you have something else in mind, if you have any questions or would like to discuss how we can create bespoke wedding favours – [email protected]
Please view our various ‘wedding types’ below for further information on each venue, their capacities, and the associated package.
Book your visit to Hever Castle & Gardens.
Within the grounds of the Hever Castle Estate, there are two opportunities for you to stay the night with us.
Hever Castle has played host to many important events and celebrations for over 600 years. In 1903 when William Waldorf Astor set about restoring Hever Castle to its former glory, he added the Astor Wing, to accommodate his family and guests, before creating a lake and the spectacular Italian Garden to house his impressive collection of ancient Greek and Roman statuary.
There are multiple places to eat & drink across the Hever Castle Estate. Select between the Castle & Gardens and Golf Club below to discover more.
Set in the mature grounds of the Hever Castle Estate, Hever Castle Golf Club is a 27 hole Kent golf course that will encourage and inspire all golf enthusiasts.
Set in the mature grounds of the Hever Castle Estate, the Wellbeing Centre consists of five smart treatment rooms.
