Your Kent Wedding - January/February 2021 (Issue 94)

LOCAL VENUES 23  Spotlight on… DOVER, FOLKESTONE & HYTHE Tie the knot in a local hotspot PORT LYMPNE HOTEL & RESERVE 01303 234 111 | www.aspinallfoundation.org/weddings Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve is a multi award-wining wedding venue set in Kent’s largest wild animal park. Once the opulent country estate of Sir Philip Sassoon, it’s surrounded by 600 acres of private parkland. The 20 th -century Grade II listed mansion boasts delightful mural-painted rooms by famous English artists such as Rex Whistler, Spencer Roberts and Martin Jordan. You’re completely spoilt for choice here when it comes to locations for your ceremony and reception, whatever the size of your guest list. The incredible Moroccan Courtyard is the most intimate of spaces for your “I dos,” and can hold 25 loved ones. On the other hand, The Garden Room is the largest space inside and the Iceberg Terrace has the greatest capacity for open-air vows. Both can accommodate 200. For everything in between there’s the Spencer Roberts Room, Long Room and Bear Lodge, which overlooks the spectacled bear habitat and Kent coast. For the wedding breakfast, you can choose from the four-star hotel (100 guests), Moroccan Courtyard (20 guests), Bear Lodge (70 guests), and The Garden Room (120 guests). Best of all, if you’re looking for something totally different, being located in a wild animal park means the team can build a VIP safari or include an animal experience in your wedding package. There’s also an incredible array of accommodation available for you and your guests, which provides an experience in itself, from stargazing to luxury lodges set within the animal enclosures. www.lorn a-elizabeth.co.uk