Your Kent Wedding - Page number 30 - May/Jun 2021 (Issue 96)

PORT LYMPNE HOTEL & RESERVE 01303 234 111 | www.aspinallfoundation.org/weddings Once the opulent country estate of Sir Phillip Sassoon, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve boasts 600 acres of private parkland featuring Kent’s largest wild animal park, home to over 900 endangered animals. The impressive mansion, built in the early 20th century and overlooking Romney Marsh, is blessed with rooms adorned in murals by renowned English artists such as Rex Whistler, Spencer Roberts and Martin Jordan. With a number of opulent spaces inside this Grade II listed property at your disposal, it can adapt to meet your requirements. There are a number of beautiful indoor and outdoor locations for your vows. The Spencer Roberts Room showcases a hand-painted mural of animals, some of which live on the Reserve. Perfect for intimate occasions it can seat 50. For larger ceremonies, The Garden Room and Iceberg Terrace can accommodate 120 guests. Also available is Long Room (100 guests), Moroccan Courtyard (25 guests) and Bear Lodge (80 guests). For the wedding breakfast the hotel can seat 100 inside in its four-star Grade II listed spaces. For al fresco dining the Moroccan Courtyard can seat 25 loved ones and Bear Lodge and The Garden Room can seat 80 and 120 respectively. The latter is nestled within Sir Philip Sassoon’s original stable yard and offers a private bar and the perfect space for your evening revelries. Best of all, if you’re looking for something completely different, being located within a wild animal park means the venue can build a bespoke VIP safari or include an animal experience just for you. PENSHURST PLACE AND GARDENS 01892 870 307 | https://weddings.penshurstplace.com Set in an estate of 2,500 acres, the 14 th -century house and formal gardens are steeped in natural splendour and historical architecture. With sandstone walls and an impressive sweeping driveway, Penshurst Place has been described as the perfect combination of an inspiring castle and an intimate country manor house. Built in 1341 and brimming with character, the oldest part of the manor is the spectacular Baron’s Hall. An awe-inspiring candle-lit space it has an original fire pit, a chestnut single-span roof, arched windows, original suits of armour and Medieval trestle tables. It can accommodate 200 ceremony, 136 dining and 200 evening reception guests. The Sunderland Room, which is accessed via a spiral stone staircase and adjoins the Minstrels Gallery overlooking the Baron’s Hall, is an original east solar with portraits hung from its walls offering an Elizabethan feel. It can host 136 ceremony, 88 dining and 140 evening reception guests. Also available for ceremonies indoors is The Buttery (40 ceremony, 30 dining and 50 evening guests). If al fresco vows are your thing, the Inner Courtyard is surrounded by sandstone walls and climbing roses. It can host 120 for your ceremony and 200 for an evening reception. It can also accommodate a marquee with capacity for 160 dining and 210 evening guests. The South Lawn can also hold a marquee with capacity for 300 loved ones. There’s even the option to hold a humanist ceremony amongst the formal gardens or wider parkland. The possibilities are practically endless! www.pen nyyoungphotography.com www.rebe ccacarpenterphotography.com 30