BORE PLACE 01732 463 255 | www.boreplace.org/weddings Bore Place is the ideal spot for a wedding if you’re looking for somewhere guests can stay overnight, with accommodation for up to 70 on site. Home to an environmental charity, it offers a glorious manor house, outdoor ceremony area, country-style gardens, a rustic barn and further smaller overnight accommodation. Situated on a private, organically-managed 500-acre estate, Bore Place has the feeling of being away from it all with open skies, and surrounded by nature. The pretty gardens here are carefully managed to encourage wildlife and year-round blooms. With delightful borders, a picturesque pond, a stream lawn (perfect for games) and a charming patio with firepit, the grounds are ideal for daytime and evening celebrations. Ceremonies are held in The Hide. A pretty, secluded outdoor area with handmade wooden benches, it can host 100 loved ones. Alternatively, The Large Barn, which can also host 100 is a rustic space with oak beams and high ceiling. The Large Barn can also host receptions for 100. Or, for the same number, you have the option to use the Drawing Room, with its open fireplace and doors leading out onto the gardens. Finally, The Studio is available for more intimate celebrations of 60 nearest and dearest. It’s a lovely, light and airy room thanks to its windows and doors on all three sides. There’s also direct access to the patio and beautiful views of the gardens. Gardener’s Kent is known as the Garden of England for a reason, so we’ve rounded up some of our favourite verdant venues LEEDS CASTLE 01622 767 877 | www.leeds-castle.com/weddings Beautiful by design and first-class hostess to royalty, nobility, and glamorous guests for more than 900 years, Leeds Castle rises majestically from the water among the glorious Kentish countryside. Home to mesmerising historical gardens and architectural landscapes, the grounds are full of dazzling beauty perfectly lending themselves to all seasons for a chic destination wedding vibe. The Princess Alexandra Gardens are massed in banks of azaleas that bring extraordinary colour, while tall bamboo brings out the ambience of the Far East in the Oriental Garden. Meanwhile, The Lady Baillie Mediterranean Garden Terraces remind visitors of sun-drenched Europe. Leeds Castle boasts no fewer than three venues in which to celebrate your entire day. The Castle can host 100 for the ceremony and wedding breakfast, with room for 120 to 200 in Fairfax Hall. The Ceremony Room here has been recently refurbished in soft, pastel colours bringing a sense of calm and tranquillity. After the “I dos,” you’ll dine in The Salon where you can enjoy breathtaking views across the moat and parklands. The Maiden’s Tower is an elegant, exclusive-use venue adjacent to the Castle with space for 80 ceremony and wedding breakfast guests, and 100 for the evening do. This 16th-century stone building, is now a glamorous self-contained venue, perfect for ceremonies, evening celebrations and overnight accommodation. Rumour has it that it was used by Catherine of Aragon’s maids-of-honour during her wedding to King Henry VIII! Built in the early 14th century as a Medieval manor, Battel Hall is a fine and rare example of local Kentish architecture of the period. Say “I do” in the beautiful Ceremony Room before moving through to the drawing room or library, both wonderfully traditional rooms for entertaining your 14 guests. In the summer months, a 100-yearold wisteria smothers the exterior, and doors from the library lead onto the extensive gardens and woodland area. Finally, The Fairfax Barn is a further option for your reception, which can hold 100 to 200 guests, or for larger numbers a marquee with space for 200 or more can be erected among the spectacular grounds. WORLD 25 GARDEN VENUES
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