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

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 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

Tec West can accommodate 50 delegates and is just right for training sessions. Includes: air conditioning, blackout, internet.

Boardroom style meeting room
Accommodate up to 30 delegates in comfort
Views over gardens
10.3m x5.1m

Accommodates up to 50 delegates
Perfect for training sessions
5.36m x 8.16m

Can accommodate 20 delegates
Perfect for board room meetings

Accommodates up to 20 delegates
Ideal for board room meetings
Bay window overlooks landscaped grounds

Can accommodate 20 delegates in theatre layout
Perfect for smaller groups

Can accommodate 20 delegates in Theatre layout
Great for board meetings or breakout sessions

Can accommodate 6 delegates in Boardroom layout
Great for breakout sessions

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