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AlderwickHouse · Est. 1768
Illustration of a symmetrical Georgian country house across a striped lawn at golden hour, framed by parkland trees.

Weddings in the Kentish Weald

Where the day unfolds slowly

A Georgian house, a glasshouse orangery and forty acres of parkland — reserved for a single wedding at a time.

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  • One wedding a day
  • Up to 140 guests
  • Ceremonies indoors & out

Welcome to Alderwick

Alderwick has been a family home for six generations. On your wedding day we hand you the keys — to the orangery, the hall, the gardens and the long lime avenue — and quietly look after everything else.

Our team plans one celebration at a time, from the first tour to the last carriage. No overlapping receptions, no strangers wandering the lawns and no hurrying you out at the end of the night.

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  • One wedding a dayExclusive use of the house and grounds
  • Up to 140 guestsSeated for dinner, 180 for the evening
  • Three ceremony settingsOrangery, Walled Garden or Library
  • Twelve bedroomsIn the restored coach house

Capacities are illustrative examples.

The spaces

Three rooms, one unhurried day

Each part of the estate has its own light and its own pace. Most couples move through all three — vows in the glasshouse, dinner beneath the beams, and the last of the sun in the garden.

Illustration of a ceremony in a glass orangery: rows of chairs either side of a cream aisle leading to a floral arch, sunlight pouring through tall arched windows.
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The Orangery

Our Victorian glasshouse holds ceremonies for up to 120 guests, framed by citrus trees and long afternoon light through tall arched panes.

CeremoniesUp to 120 seatedLicensed

About the spaces
Illustration of two long candlelit banqueting tables with greenery runners in a panelled hall with tall windows and brass chandeliers.
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The Great Hall

Oak beams, candlelight and long banqueting tables for the wedding breakfast, with doors opening onto the terrace for the first dance at dusk.

Dining140 seated180 evening

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Illustration of an old brick walled garden with flower borders either side of a gravel path leading through an arched gateway.
Illustration of an outdoor ceremony on the lawn: white crossback chairs either side of a petal-strewn grass aisle leading to a floral hoop, with a yew hedge and trees beyond.
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The Walled Garden

An eighteenth-century kitchen garden, now our outdoor ceremony space: espaliered pears, clipped yew and a central lawn for summer vows.

Outdoor ceremoniesUp to 150May–September

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A day at Alderwick

From the lime avenue to the last waltz

Illustration of the lawn at night beneath festoon lights, with the orangery glowing warmly in the background.

  1. Arrival

    Guests arrive along the lime avenue and are greeted on the forecourt with elderflower and a string trio.

  2. Ceremony

    Vows in the Orangery or the Walled Garden, decided on the morning with an eye on the sky.

  3. Drinks & portraits

    Canapés on the south lawn while your photographer steals you away to the lake.

  4. Wedding breakfast

    Three courses in the Great Hall, cooked in our own kitchens from estate and Kentish produce.

  5. Evening

    The terrace doors open, the festoon lights come on and the band takes the floor.

  6. Carriages

    Taxis wait on the forecourt; guests staying in the coach house simply stroll home.

Weddings

Ways to celebrate

Three starting points, each shaped around you by our planning team. Choose a season and guest numbers on the packages page to see an illustrative price.

  • The Garden Elopement

    For up to thirty guests: a ceremony in the Walled Garden, champagne on the lawn and an intimate supper in the Library.

    £2,900From · midweek

  • The Classic Celebration

    Exclusive use from noon until midnight — ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast and evening party.

    £5,900From · plus catering

  • The Alderwick Weekend

    Friday to Sunday: a welcome supper, the wedding day and a lazy farewell brunch, with the coach house for three nights.

    £14,900From · off-peak

Example pricing for demonstration — this venue is fictional.

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Gallery

Moments at Alderwick

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Illustration of the ornamental lake at dusk, the house and trees reflected in still water, with a timber jetty and reeds in the foreground. Overhead illustration of a place setting: gold-rimmed charger, folded linen napkin with a sprig of greenery, brass cutlery, glassware and a small bud vase. Illustration of a four-tier white wedding cake with cascading blush flowers on a gold stand beside a window. Illustration of a long avenue of lime trees with dappled light on the drive and the house small in the distance. Illustration of an outdoor ceremony on the lawn: white crossback chairs either side of a petal-strewn grass aisle leading to a floral hoop, with a yew hedge and trees beyond.
Illustration of a loose hand-tied bouquet of blush roses, peonies and ranunculus with trailing eucalyptus and a linen ribbon.

Planning

Come and see the house

Private tours run on weekday afternoons and selected Sunday mornings. Tell us a little about your plans and our team will suggest a time to visit.

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Example contact details

01632 960 418

hello@alderwick-house.example