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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: March 2025

Proud winner of Hitched Best Castle Venue for 2023, 2024 and now 2025!

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As featured in "The Crown", Wadhurst Castle is a beautiful Regency castle wedding venue located in Wadhurst, East Sussex. Nestled within magnificent gardens, this warm, welcoming setting is ideal for both intimate and extravagant milestone celebrations alike. The destination borders Kent and Sussex, making it easily accessible from London and the South East.

Facilities and Capacity

Wadhurst Castle welcomes you to celebrate your entire wedding day with them or just your ceremony or just your reception following a church or ceremony elsewhere. When booking this venue, you will have exclusive use of the castle with its magnificent rooms together with the light and airy Carriage Barn and the beautiful gardens. You and your guests will be able to admire stunning views across the uninterrupted Sussex countryside as you celebrate here. During warmer months, you and your partner can exchange vows in one of the two licensed garden spaces. Celebratory drinks and tantalising canapes can then be enjoyed on the South Terrace. In addition to the gardens, you have the beautiful castle rooms and the Carriage Barn offering further licensed ceremony and dining choices. The castle can then accommodate 130 for evening parties. A choice of recommended caterers is offered alongside our no corkage offering.

Services Offered

The friendly, professional wedding team at Wadhurst Castle will be there to help you at every stage of your planning journey. With your distinct preferences in mind, they will work to ensure that your vision for your special day is realised. Small and Intimate wedding packages are available for weekday celebrations, including a catering options. You are welcome to provide your own drinks to enjoy throughout the festivities on a no corkage basis. Enjoy the well-appointed, spacious dressing room to get ready before your event begins.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Castle
Stately home
Historic
Marquees and tents
Barn
Outdoor license

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Evening reception facilities

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Car parking
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for Wadhurst Castle

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100% recommend it
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Braden
Braden Sent on 14/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect experience!

Everything about your experience was perfect. Susan was so delightful and helpful to work with—she was timely, kind, and 100% on our side for making our day the way we wanted it. The castle is GORGEOUS, and I feel the pricing was extremely fair. We had such a magical day and it’s thanks to Susan and this wonderful venue.
Phoebe
Phoebe Sent on 30/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Venue

As soon as we saw this venue we were blown away! It’s in the most beautiful settings with a choice of an indoor or outdoor wedding.
The venue was so welcoming and were open to how we wanted our day to be. Our coordinator Cassie was fantastic at helping bring that to life!
Delvin
Delvin Sent on 12/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely intimate wedding!

Firstly, Susan and Cassie were so helpful and offered great advice about the venue and wedding plans in a timely manner, despite it being a last minute wedding (planned in less than 2 months due to personal circumstances).

At the first venue visit, Susan was able to let us explore the venue. She had a very relaxed, but informative, no pressure approach. Most importantly, the venue and gardens are beautiful!

Communication was assertive and done over teams calls and mostly via email.

On the day of our wedding, Cassie took over and very thoughtful and helpful. No issues, no headaches.

Thank you both!
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Ella Sent on 12/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect venu

We chose Wadhurst Castle as our wedding venue and it was one of the easiest and best decisions we made!

I cannot recommend this venue enough. It speaks for itself, the castle is such an incredible backdrop and the grounds are beautiful.

But what you won't see from pictures is the team behind it - who are absolutely fantastic. In the lead up, Susan and Cassie were unbelievably helpful - responding really quickly to my (many) emails and questions. The final details meeting was so thorough and left me feeling so at ease with how the day was going to go. We felt listened to throughout, and we so appreciated Susan's vast experience and love for weddings, to help us shape our day.

On the day itself, Susan was an absolute dream. She put me at ease, took control of things that I wasn't even aware of, and made sure everything ran smoothly - even despite some bad weather meaning we had to change a few things. I had total confidence in her and that's one of the best things you can ask for as a bride!

It will be the best decision you could make for your day choosing Wadhurst Castle.
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Alice Sent on 11/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Honestly Perfect Day!

The castle itself is just stunning and the gardens were beautiful! We got married in the walled garden and we would not of been happier! Cassie was amazing helping during the day and ensuring all the vendors were set up and organising the ceremony including setting up our backup location incase of rain! We would not of asked for a better day!
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Niloofar Sent on 27/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Just perfect

Couldn’t have found a better venue for my wedding. I worked with a team that were perfect. Cassie our venue manager and the catering company that was recommended by the venue, hand in hand made our day dreamy.
Only brides & grooms know how much work goes into planning a wedding and the stress it has but honestly every time I’d speak to Cassie or my caterer they just assured me. The day went exactly as they said. Every plan went perfectly & smoothly thanks to the amazing team from Wadhurst Castle. Walled garden was in full bloom. Roses & Cosmos flowers in other gardens. I cannot recommend this venue enough.
Layout of the rooms is perfect. From the view of the room I got to get ready to drawing room with a little cake room & conservatory one word, “DREAMY”!
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Emily Sent on 06/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely stunning

We couldn’t have wished for a better venue and staff to support us. The communication was amazing, and everyone we have spoken to at Wadhurst Castle has been so friendly and helpful. Susan in particular put us at ease straight away and nothing was too much bother. The grounds and castle are absolutely stunning, and our guests haven’t stopped telling us - one even asked for a tour! I can’t wait to see the rest of our photos because every part of the venue was beautiful. Everything went so smoothly and it was all down to the hard work and professionalism of everyone at the castle. The owner of the castle even came to check in at the end of the evening to see that we’d had a good day, which was so lovely. We honestly had the best day - thank you so much Wadhurst!
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Seb .. Sent on 01/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fabulous team!

Super kind and accommodating. Amazing venue with great indoor and outdoor options for the ceremony. Cottage next door was great addition.
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Dee Sent on 31/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Six stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We had the wedding of our dreams, stress-free all day. Beautiful backdrop for a fairytale and a happily ever after.🌹
Shannon
Shannon Sent on 16/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

August Wedding at Wadhurst Castle

My partner and I had the most amazing experience at Wadhurst Castle for our wedding - it could not have been more perfect! From coming to view the venue a few years ago right up to the day itself, the whole team could not have been more friendly, welcoming and helpful. Susan, Cassie and the team were always on call to answer any questions and really wanted the day to be led by us, being so accommodating.

All of our guests loved the venue, and the amount of different spaces used throughout the day. The Winter Garden room was a favourite! Having our wedding breakfast in the Carriage Barn was lovely - it is a very fresh and open space. We managed to get a break in the rain to get some photos outside in the stunning gardens. Would absolutely recommend this venue, and if I were able to do it all over again I would with no changes!
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Ellie Sent on 13/09/2023
4.6 out of 5 rating

Brilliant location for our wedding

We were so lucky to find Wadhurst castle - great value as a wedding venue as you get the whole grounds so we could have our ceremony outside, reception in the barn and party in the castle. The team were super helpful in terms of running the day and helping pull together the plan just before the event. Not to mention the stunning views and gorgeous interiors.
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Stefani Sent on 01/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing venue

We had the BEST time celebrating our special day at Wadhurst Castle! Booking, planning and communication were super easy and we felt well supported by the team on the day too. Funnily enough, it was “love at first sight” when we came to visit the venue, we knew right away that we wanted to have our ceremony outside overlooking the fields. Our guests could not stop talking how gorgeous the venue was and how much they enjoyed the day!
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Sarah Sent on 29/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Picturesque Wedding Venue

Wadhurst Castle was the only wedding venue that we viewed & as soon as we drove up to the Castle grounds we were certain that it was the venue for us! Susan made sure that the lead up and day of the wedding all ran smoothly. We had a wonderful time and often enjoy looking through our photographs. We wish we could do it all over again! Thank you Wadhurst Castle for a truly memorable wedding.
Sarah & Daniel
Charles
Charles Sent on 25/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Delightful wedding reception!

Wadhurst Castle was the ideal venue for us, combining beautiful gardens with fantastic service and a stunning setting. The staff were amazing at guiding us throughout the organisation process, and quick to respond. We would wholly recommend!
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Shreena Sent on 05/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Perfect!

Words cannot describe how incredible the staff, the venue team and Amuse catering were on our wedding day! They all helped out SO much and made the day flow so well and put me at complete ease. The canapés and lunch was insane and the service that the catering team provided was unreal! I can’t thank you all enough for making my day feel so so so special. People are still talking about the wedding, the venue, the food and the team! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! I’ll definitely be recommending Wadhurst to everyone that I speak to!
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