FAQS
Do you have onsite accommodation?
Our award-winning accommodation for 2 nights sleeps up to 62 guests the night before your wedding, across Kingshill Farmhouse, Elmley Cottage, 10 Shepherds Huts & 10 luxury bell tents. In addition to this, on the night of the wedding, our Bell Tent Village is available and bookable online by your guests offering a further 10 tents sleeping up to 40 guests, (based on 4 guests sharing) totaling 92 guests staying across the site. We have a range of tents available all with comfy double beds completing the festival feel, making your time with us one to remember!
What's your capacity for ceremonies and receptions?
We can host up to 150 guests during the day, and 200 guests in the evening.
Can we bring in our own caterers/drinks?
Elmley is your home for the weekend so we will not charge you corkage for sparkling wine and still wine for your wedding drinks reception, wedding breakfast and toast. For the evening we have a licenced bar stocked with carefully selected Kentish drinks. Our creative in-house team offer a range of options to ensure your time with us so you can sit back and relax and full enjoy the experience. From a relaxing mouth-watering BBQ or freshly made pizzas to a grazing breakfast after an incredible party-we have you and your guests covered. The wedding day food itself, is provided by our catering partner Urban Pantry. Menus are structured in a flexible way so you are able to tailor your drinks reception and wedding breakfast to your plans. Choose from abundant feasting boards or colourful plated courses.
What pricing packages do you offer?
Weddings at Elmley range from £16,500 to £29,400 based on three days exclusive use hire and a two night stay. Prices are dependent on the time of year and your personal requirements. We offer a choice of a bespoke and a fully inclusive pricing package. Please get in touch to discuss a bespoke package tailored to your dream wedding.
What time do we have to start and finish?
You have exclusive use of the venue from 3pm the day before your wedding followed by an intimate dinner with your closest friends and family. On the wedding day itself, your ceremony time is up to you, then together with our weddings team, we create an order of the day to suit your requirements. The wedding evening finishes at Midnight, residential guests can then go on to enjoy a night cap and toasted marshmallows round the firepit. A gentle wind-down with no curfew is the perfect way to finish the day. Accommodation check out is at 10:30am the morning after the wedding and exclusive use hire finishes at 11am. Why not finish your three day affair with a Nature Tour around the reserve.
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