Plan the Best Christmas Party in Kent! All Top Venues, Lowest Rates

The Hythe Suite room is a large bright, airy event suite with plenty of natural daylight overlooking a pretty courtyard. The suite holds up to 180 delegates in a theatre-style and up to 120 delegates for a dinner dance event.

The room also benefits from a partition wall to split into two rooms.

A bright spacious meeting room with natural daylight. The room also has direct access into the hotel car park and these doors can be used as it’s own entrance.

A breakout area is located at the rear of the room and has it's own entrance should a separate syndicate room be required.

The unique Chef’s Table allows your guests to sneak a peek behind the scenes and observe our talented team of chefs in action preparing dishes for your enjoyment.

Celebrate a special occasion, give your working lunch some style or give someone a send-off to remember with delicious food, fine wines and a three-course meal or tasting menu in this intimate space for up to 12 of your nearest and dearest, colleagues, friends or family

The spacious County Room boasts distinctive to accommodate up to 150 guests making it ideal for partying the night away! The space is fully licensed for your big day too, with it’s own private bar and dancefloor.

Alternatively, the County Room can also adapt to business needs with enough space to allow a variety of configurations including cabaret for 64 and dinner for 100 – perfect for presentations, workshop sessions, team building and much more...

The Wine Room is sequestered behind a glass- fronted wine wall in our celebrated County Restaurant, providing a distinctive venue to dine in style with family, friends or colleagues.

Whatever the occasion, a special anniversary, birthday party, graduation dinner or team-building dinner, we’ve got it covered with delicious dishes, fine wines and unique cocktails conjured up by our resident mixologists in the Champagne Bar.

Holds up to 600 delegates in a Theatre layout
Own private entrance, reception area, fixed sound system and fully portable dance floor
Space can be re-configured for multiple smaller events: movable soundproof partitions split the suite into three rooms; the Southdown, the Weald and the Northdown
Street access
Wheelchair access
12.1m x 33.4m (Main Suite)
25m x 8.5m (Lobby)

Accommodates up to 150 delegates
Ideal for conferences and special events
Offers pleasant views over the hotel’s charming grounds
15.5m x 13.4m

Accommodates up to 120 delegates in comfort
Fully air conditioned
Large windows overlooking the grounds
9.14m x 12.19m

The Heart of Kent Suite can be divided into three smaller rooms: The Northdown, The Southdown & The Weald
Each hold up to 150 delegates in a Theatre layout
Each have their own private entrance and reception area
Suitable for private dining
Wheelchair access

Part of The Heart of Kent Suite
Reconfigure the space by combining the Northdown & Weald Rooms OR the Southdown & Weald Rooms
Each setup would hold up to 400 delegates in a Theatre layout
Own private entrance and reception area
Suitable for private dining
Wheelchair access

The Penshurst is situated in the ground floor, outside of the main Academy, with the benefit of large screen TV, natural day light and air conditioning. It has full disabled access, and is positioned just off the Hotel main lounge. 

The Arundel-Scotney is two rooms which convert into one large room, to offer a light and airy meeting space. Benefitting from natural day light and air conditioning. It is situated on the ground floor, with accessible access. Ideal for both meetings, exhibitions and functions.

The De Havilland Suite is the hotel’s largest and most versatile event space. The ground-floor suite benefits from natural daylight and air conditioning, creating a bright and comfortable environment. Accommodating up to 350 delegates theatre-style or 250 for a banquet, it can be divided into smaller sections for breakout sessions or more intimate gatherings. Additional features include a private bar within the suite and convenient access to cloakroom and restroom facilities.

Catering for events of up to 200 people in theatre style or 120 in a dinner dance the Invicta Suite can be transformed to any event requirement. Situated on the ground floor with natural daylight.

This space also comes with its own private bar and lounge area

At the very top of this four storey building lies a rather special room. A private room we’ve called The Franklin Room. 

This space is located on the second floor and has its own bar, which you can have staffed for your event. This room can hold up to 32 guests seated or 60 standing. This space has disabled access via a lift.

To hire The Franklin there is no hire cost, we just ask that you meet a minimum spend. This is available upon enquiry.

Meals on the Mess Deck are a regular occurrence for the Royal Navy. Our Mess Deck might not be at sea but it’s function is no different and it provides a modern, flexible function space.

Available January and early February, this stunning venue is one of a kind and can accommodate up to 240 guests seated for dining.

It’s perfect for a winter wedding reception, birthday party or a private dining experience to reward your clients or staff.

Flooded with natural daylight, the Commissioner’s House Ballroom is an ideal training room for corporate away days, training sessions and product launches.

Located on the ground floor, it provides easy access for all delegates and gives you the change to enjoy the patio and gardens also.

With views overlooking Commissioner’s House Gardens, and the River Medway, the Sunne Room provides a warm and welcoming space.

This traditional Georgian style room is ideal for board meetings, breakfast meetings, team building and private dining events and gives easy access to additional breakout spaces on the same floor.

The Astor Wing, sympathetically built onto the castle by William Waldorf Astor in 1904, the Astor Wing boasts an impressive Tudor style meeting space, newly refurbished with state of the art audio visual facilities, suitable for up to 60 delegates. Dine in the castle in the evening and stay overnight in one of the 26 luxury, 5 star bedrooms.

The Guthrie Pavilion, located in the award-winning Italian Garden, this versatile, contemporary space accommodates up to 200 delegates. Offering the flexibility of being used for either a conference or a dinner, the Guthrie Pavilion is popular with clients requiring somewhere to meet in a peaceful location with space to spread out and brainstorm.

The room is located on the left-hand side of the hotel lobby adjacent to the entrance. It benefits from plenty of natural daylight, looking out onto the pretty patio area.

Double doors open into the restaurant, providing an annexe for private receptions. The Stratford Suite can hold up to a maximum of 50 delegates, making it ideal for small and medium-sized meetings or it can be utilised as a separate breakout area.

The Chatham Suite is ideal for board meetings and smaller events, holding up to 18 delegates in a boardroom style.

The Chatham is conveniently located near to the Hogarth Suite, aiding as a breakout area for this larger meeting space.

Intimate meeting room on the ground floor with natural daylight and air conditioning, holding up to 40 delegates in a theatre-style layout.

Ideal for confidential meetings, located away from the main hotel facilities

A lovely room with natural daylight set just off the hotel’s central courtyard giving the delegates easy access to take a break.

Access is easy from the hotel lobby and the room is on the ground floor making ideal for any guests in wheelchairs.

Lombard is a beautiful and classically designed room that is both large and versatile. It draws its decorative influences from the world famous Hall of Mirrors found in the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles. The many sash windows flood the room with natural daylight, while providing stunning views over the hotel gardens.

Havana is a 1950's Cuban style room which can accommodate up to 40 people. The room floods with natural daylight through it French doors which also open out onto its own veranda and act as a perfect breakout space that is sure to leave a memorable impression on your clients.

Named after one of the world’s most famous wine estates, Mouton Rothschild is our smallest and most intimate room, with seating for up to 12 people. Like Havana, this cosiest of spaces basks in plenty of natural daylight from French doors that open out onto your own exclusive veranda and the lawns beyond.

Flexible spaces with natural daylight, these rooms can adapt to your business needs, with a variety of set ups available to ensure conversation flows and nothing stands in the way of creativity, perfect for conferences, seminars, presentations, team building workshops and much more...

Keep it intimate in Man of Law with a variety of configurations including boardroom for eight or spread out a little in Wife of Bath with theatre for 30.

Flexible spaces with natural daylight, these rooms can adapt to your business needs, with a variety of set ups available to ensure conversation flows and nothing stands in the way of creativity, perfect for conferences, seminars, presentations, team building workshops and much more...

Keep it intimate in Man of Law with a variety of configurations including boardroom for eight or spread out a little in Wife of Bath with theatre for 30.

The Chaucer Room is a multifunctional space with enough room to allow a variety of configurations

Features:

• Private bar
• Natural daylight
• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Private bar
• Light dimmer switch
• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Access to terrace
• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Natural daylight
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Courtyard area
• Natural daylight
• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Intimate Space
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Intimate Space
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Natural daylight
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Features:

• Power points
• Air conditioning
• Natural daylight
• Free WiFi
• Free parking

Styled like the Lord’s Long Room, the Chiesman Pavilion is Kent's historic oasis in the midst of the grounds modern facility.

Guests will be surrounded by photographs and paintings of the greats of Kent Cricket, spanning over 150 years.

The chandeliers and décor set this room apart as the ideal venue for formal gatherings, dinners and meetings.

Built with an annexe extension, it can be expanded to cater for larger groups.

Half Day Rate (4 hrs) £400

Day Rate (8 hrs) £475/520

Evening Rate (from 6:00 pm) £475/520

Situated on the second floor of the Colin Cowdrey Conference Centre, the FGS Plant Harris Room and balcony offer panoramic views of the grounds, in all its peace and grandeur.

Versatile and flexible, the FGS Plant Harris Room can cater for large public meetings, formal and informal dinners or an occasion of your choice. Well serviced with a bar area, it has been refurbished to a high standard in the redevelopment programme.

Half Day Rate (4 hrs) £320

Day Rate (8 hrs) £420

Evening Rate (from 6:00 pm) £420

On the first floor of the Colin Cowdrey Conference Centre, the Cornwallis Room is set up for buffet meals and breakfast gatherings, due to its built-in serving area. You will have space to move around and arrange in a manner to suit your gathering, while still enjoying the peaceful vista of the cricket outfield and block.

The Cornwallis Room also doubles as an excellent pre-event reception area for functions in the Harris Room.

Half Day Rate (4 hrs) £320

Day Rate (8 hrs) £420

Evening Rate (from 6:00 pm) £420

Overlooking the stunning ground, the Committee Room is the ideal venue for boardroom meetings, small presentations and as a break- out area.

Delegates will be surrounded by photographs and memorabilia of times gone by.

The room is situated within the Frank Woolley Stand.

Half Day Rate (4 hrs) £220

Day Rate (8 hrs) £300

Evening Rate (from 6:00 pm) £220

Upstairs in the Les Ames Stand, the five boxes offer a variety of sizes and can comfortably host groups of between six and thirty.

The height and views create a tranquil environment for you to work in throughout the day, be it a small group meeting or break-out space used as part of a larger conference.

Day Rate (8 hrs)

Les Ames Boxes Single £ 200

Upstairs in the Les Ames Stand, the five boxes offer a variety of sizes and can comfortably host groups of between six and thirty.

The height and views create a tranquil environment for you to work in throughout the day, be it a small group meeting or break-out space used as part of a larger conference.

Day Rate (8 hrs)

Les Ames Boxes Double £ 250

Upstairs in the Les Ames Stand, the five boxes offer a variety of sizes and can comfortably host groups of between six and thirty.

The height and views create a tranquil environment for you to work in throughout the day, be it a small group meeting or break-out space used as part of a larger conference.

Day Rate (8 hrs)

Les Ames Boxes Triple £ 300

On the ground floor of the Les Ames Stand, our Spitfire Bar is ‘party central’ on-site and the ideal venue for birthday celebrations, stag and hen nights or any occasion when you want some privacy to let your hair down!

You can also enjoy the extended space provided by the balcony as you look over the grounds.

Half Day Rate (4 hrs) £320

Day Rate (8 hrs) £375

Evening Rate (from 6:00 pm) £375

The Parkside suite has its own private bar inside the room and a set of doors that open up onto a private courtyard.

• Temperature control & natural daylight
• Fully accessible
• Capacity for Ceremony and Wedding Breakfast is 150 (on long tables)
• Holds up to 150 guests for an evening event 
• Holds 120 guests for dinner on round tables
• Marquee extension available
• Located on the ground floor with its own private bar and private courtyard
• Perfect for conferences, product launches, presentations, workshops, drinks recpetions, weddings, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, funeral receptions and more!
• Space for disco and dance floor
• Private bar
• Licensed for civil weddings and partnerships
• 14m x 9.8m

With patio doors that lead directly out onto a beautiful courtyard, this room is never short of light, creating a warm and welcoming space for you and your guests to enjoy.

• Natural daylight
• Wall mounted TV
• Holds up to 40 guests for an event
• Has patio doors that give direct access to beautiful courtyard
• Licensed for civil weddings and partnerships
• Perfect for more intimate gatherings, workshops, training, board meetings, funeral receptions and more!
• 7m x 6.4m

Park Avenue is an enchanting space, flooded with natural daylight through its South and West facing Georgian windows.

• Natural daylight
• Temperature control
• Holds up to 50 guests for an evening event
• Part of the original Dower House, around which the hotel was built
• Our most popular ceremony room
• Licensed for civil weddings and partnerships
• Ideal for wedding ceremonies, intimate dinners & smaller celebrations, presentations, workshops, meetings, training, funeral receptions & more!
• 11.7m x 5m