After postponing our wedding and even losing our original venue due to Covid, we knew that finding an alternative that we loved just as much was going to be tough. Eastwell Manor is every bit as beautiful as the photos suggest, and after visiting, we knew we’d found the perfect place for us immediately.
The Maid’s Garden fit our dreams of an outdoor ceremony perfectly with its ivy-lined walls, manicured lawns, pond and Italian gazebo. The terrace with its views overlooking the endless grounds was the ideal space for our reception drinks and canapés, especially on a blue-skied day in June. The wood-panelled Rose Garden Room made the perfect setting for an intimate wedding breakfast with 80 of our closest friends and family. The room was transformed for the evening reception with fairy lights (put up very kindly, and at short notice, by the venue staff) candles and a DJ, with the neighbouring Chaucer Room serving as our bar and a slightly more relaxed setting for our guests. During the evening we also held a barbecue on the terrace as the sun went down with plenty of food for everyone to enjoy.
It’s worth adding that with so much accommodation available in the Manor House and Mews, it really had the feel of a destination wedding. Friends and family were able to stay on-site for a long weekend, giving us the chance to celebrate with them the night before and all enjoy the fabulous spa facilities the day after.
We can’t emphasise enough that all of this was made possible by the outstanding team at Eastwell Manor, who literally could not have done anything more to ensure that we had the best day of our lives. They really did go above and beyond and made us both feel as if the entire hotel was our home for the day. This extends far beyond the exceptional wedding and events team. From the bar and waiting staff always happy and willing to help, to the reception staff that were on-hand at all hours and the incredible chefs that served the best wedding food we have ever had (our guests still talk about the beef!). Helen and Jasmine were a dream to work with, being flexible with all of our requests and doing everything they could to make sure that all of our ideas were realised on the day. A special mention has to go to Chris - an absolute asset to the Eastwell team, he worked tirelessly to ensure everything went without a hitch on the day, and all while looking cool, calm and collected. You really are in excellent hands with this team!
We cannot thank the whole team at Eastwell Manor enough, they gave us our dream wedding day and we wholeheartedly recommend them to everyone!
Kat & Mikey

(Photographs courtesy of @joasis_photography)

We had the best day! The team are amazing and can’t do enough to help. A special thank you to Helen for all of your help to plan our big day, Chris for all of your hard work on the day and Jim, the toastmaster, who was absolutely brilliant and looked after all of our guests. Harry and Olex also looked after us throughout our stay.
Everything went like clockwork from start to finish, with wonderful food and great rooms.
We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this beautiful venue.

We first came and looked at Eastwell Manor back in January as a potential venue and we both fell in love with it. We wanted our ceremony to be held in the Rose garden which once summer arrived, we knew would look absolutely stunning, with all plants and flowers in full bloom.
We Sat down with Helen and went through what dates would be available, and booked it from there.
We popped back a few times to get a feel for the rest of the venue and asked if we could view the bridal suite. This in itself is absolutely breathtaking. And has a really cute little room for children to stay with you, if you so desire.

The venue itself has plenty of character, and alot of little places for fantastic photos.

We stayed the night before and had a lovely meal, with fantastic service.

Fast forward to the day, weather sadly was debatable, and beyond our control. The outside area was dressed for us, and right up until the last moment, we planned on having the ceremony outside, but that wasn't meant to be, the heavens opened and it had to be moved inside, where Helen and the team stepped up to dress the room for the ceremony. So a massive thankyou for doing so.

The wedding breakfast went off without a hitch.
The only real criticism we had was the wait between course's, fully appreciate when serving 50 plus guests this is tricky, but we found our guests wandering off during the wait.

The rest of the day went off without any real problems, the team at Eastwell are brilliant, we cannot fault them, and any issues presented to them, seemed to get resolved in a very quick and timely manner.

Sadly, we did have take make a complaint, we were advised that we would be moving rooms at some point whilst getting ready from where we had stayed to the bridal suite, to finish getting ready. The room wasn't available, so during the ceremony, our stuff that was all over the room we was in, was gathered up and started to be moved.
This got stopped, but to be told this whilst your getting ready to greet your guests, is quite concerning, so Jim the Toast Master, had to step in and resolve it to take the worry from us.

This caused alot of confusion, and things got mixed up, so when it came to us, going to our room to freshen up after the photos and wedding breakfast, we had people knocking continuously to collect belongings they were missing. So a slight misunderstanding there.

But now to the positives, the Staff are fantastic, incredibly friendly and very responsive to all questions and queries, and we would obviously like to say a massive thank you to them for the wonderful service we received even when we were sitting outside till the small hours of the morning. We didn't feel rushed to vacate, and go to bed. They just carried on clearing and preparing for the next day's wedding.

Helen, you really did help make our day very special, we are truly grateful.

Also, we really would like to thank Jim, our Toast Master for the day. This guy is really something else. Incredibly helpful, absolutely fantastic with us and our guests, played along with our joke on the mother of the bride Doris, Wound up our best man as requested, and did everything in his control to keep the day running smoothly and our guests entertained. So if you decide to book with Eastwell Manor, make sure you have this guy by your side! Hes a real credit.

I highly recommend this venue to any couple wishing to get married, it really is a remarkable place, along with a remarkable team who are willing to help day and night.

Really lovely venue, the whole day went really smoothly and big thanks to Jim who did an amazing job MCing and corralling the crowd when needed. Really made the day run smoothly, everyone had an awesome time.

Where do we begin?

Eastwell Manor went above and beyond for our wedding. They were only too happy to help when we had to rearrange our wedding date as a result of covid interrupting our plans.

The venue itself was the one. We fell in love with it as soon as we drove up the long tree lined drive up to the grand entrance. The place is a perfect combination of castle-like grandeur and classy opulence. The inside and outside spaces are equally magical and the catering team provided a delicious wedding breakfast and hot evening buffet.

The events team at Eastwell Manor, of which we had the most communications with Helen, were exceptional. They are a credit to the hotel, and made our wedding day just incredible. They covered every small detail, were very professional and personable. Thank you Jasmine, Helen, Chris, Tracey - just to name a few of the many people who made our wedding special.

Last but not least, Jim the Toastmaster is such an asset to Eastwell Manor. He gels the whole day together, makes sure everyone has a great time, and made everyone laugh at our wedding. He genuinely loves his job and this can be felt from the very first time you chat with him.

We have made such precious memories at Eastwell Manor with our friends and family. We will certainly be back for anniversaries, spa days and afternoon tea!

Thank you all very much.
With warmest wishes,

Tanya & Nick

We couldn't have been happier with how the day went - it is such a beautiful location for a wedding and the whole team at Eastwell Manor were brilliant, both in relation to the planning and on the day itself. We stayed for the weekend and all our guests had a fantastic time!

Jasmine and Helen,
Thank you so much for everything, we had the best time. Eastwell is just so stunning and everyone complimented the whole day.

We had a great day and enjoyed the whole experiance, I cant speak highly enough of Chris without him the wedding would simply not have functioned. No request too big or too small, a pleasure to deal with.

Wow! Thank you all and your staff for giving us our wedding of dreams. We had a fantastic day and the stay was amazing- really wonderful.

Thank you all xx

We had a perfect day, thank you Helen for everything you did and please pass on a massive thank you to Chris and all of the staff for making our day an amazing day and one we will remember for the rest of our lives.

All of our guests came away very happy too. We’d have no problem recommending Eastwell Manor for anything, from lunch to having a wedding and I’m sure we’ll be back again soon.

We truly had the best day of our lives. Everything was amazing.

Thank you so much for setting everything up so well, it looked better than I imagined. It was very reassuring to see your face, Helen, when I arrived very late and a bit overwhelmed before going in to the ceremony room!

Please pass on our thanks to Chris, the service during the wedding breakfast was brilliant and he was a very calming influence when we were waiting to join the party in the rose garden room.

Jim, our MC, was also really brilliant. He was an invaluable part of the day. His small but very thoughtful suggestions throughout the day made a massive difference, such as the music playing when we entered the wedding breakfast, and his tribute to those who couldn't be with us after the main speeches.

Every single guest commented on what a brilliant day it was, and how smoothly everything ran. Many guests also commented on how good the food was.

Our day simply could not have gone better and the whole team at Eastwell Manor surpassed expectations.

'Top Flight' planning by you two ladies made sure that the whole occasion ran smoothly, and special thanks are also due to Chris who managed the hospitality so well, Jim the Toastmaster who was a terrific asset and to all the other staff who were involved helping with our special day.

We had the most perfect day on Saturday. It was absolutely beautiful and everything we imagined. The venue was stunning, the staff were perfect and everything just amazing. The sun even came out! Our guests couldn’t believe how beautiful Eastwell was and they were so complimentary. They all said they had beautiful rooms. The food and service were second to none. Everything seemed to run like clock work, which is down to staff and Jude. We couldn’t have picked a better venue.

Stayed at Eastwell Manor for two nights to have our wedding hosted at this fine establishment. Our suite was the Hugo De Montford which is a very large spacious room that offers amazing views over the gardens. The majority of the 75 guests stayed over and certainly let us know that they had a fantastic time. We were treated excellently by the staff, who were efficient and friendly people that ensured all our plans went to perfection! Special thanks to Helen Morris our wedding co-ordinator, such a wonderful lady. I highly recommend Eastwell Manor!

I just wanted to say a very big thank you to you and all of your team. We had a fantastic wedding day at Eastwell yesterday, and everything went like clockwork. We would not hesitate to recommend you all.