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Your 2026 Wedding Venue?

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Is 2026 the year you’re planning to say your ‘I dos’ at The Ferry House? It’s an exciting time for us too, as we introduce our stunning new wedding space, the Spring Barn, and become an exclusive hire barn wedding venue! With menus celebrating the best of Kent and featuring fresh ingredients from our Kitchen Garden, family farm, and local estate, luxurious wedding accommodation for 70+ (including one complimentary night for the newlyweds) and personal planning support from our expert team – including a new, easy-to-use planning portal – The Ferry House is ready to make your countryside wedding dreams come true.

2026 Brochure Enquire for 2026

Take A Tour

Congratulations on your engagement and welcome to perhaps your first glimpse of The Ferry House, our 16th-century waterside barn wedding venue nestled in the Kent countryside.

If you’re thinking about hosting your big day in 2026 or beyond, it’s an exciting time for us too as we unveil our brand new wedding barn, Spring Barn, and offer exclusive use of the venue for your wedding day. Dive into our new virtual tour, where you can explore each part of your potential day at your own pace. Get inspired by what your wedding could look like here at The Ferry House as we step into an exciting new chapter together.

Spring Barn

Introducing the Spring Barn, our brand-new wedding space set to replace the Event Suite from April 2026, offering couples a stunning rustic wedding venue in the Kent countryside. Designed to match our 16th-century venue’s charm, the Spring Barn features oak beams, exposed brick, and vintage furniture pieces. Its rare Oak ‘Hammerbeam’ Frame creates a cathedral like space with unobstructed views of the Swale estuary, enhanced by bi-folding doors to flood the barn with natural light. You’ll also enjoy a romantically lit courtyard and an expansive garden terrace, perfect for creating unforgettable memories. Follow the latest news on our venue developments here.

Spring Barn

Barn Weddings

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Outdoor & Barn Ceremonies

For your 2026 countryside wedding, The Ferry House offers three stunning ceremony spaces: the Oak Gazebo, Hop Barn, and the new Spring Barn*, each with its own charm and flexibility for personalisation. Our new Spring Barn, included in packages of 130+ guests or a package extra for smaller gatherings, offers a grand setting for up to 260 guests. With its spacious, elegant design, it's a beautiful space to host your ceremony and all other elements of your special day. The Oak Gazebo, available from April-October, is perfect for outdoor ceremonies, seating up to 260 guests with breathtaking views of the Swale estuary as you exchange your vows. If you're looking for something more intimate, the Hop Barn provides a cosy, enchanting atmosphere with hop-hung beams and twinkling fairy lights, ideal for a ceremony surrounded by up to 130 of your closest friends and family.

Drinks Reception

Enjoy your drinks reception in your own private pub, a charming space with beautiful period features and Kentish hops. It’s especially inviting in the winter months with the open fires blazing, and a cosy lounge next door for guests who prefer a quieter spot. For an outdoor option, our terrace by the Rose Garden offers a relaxed setting. We'll serve canapes and drinks from our vintage cart, and cold beers in wheelbarrows. For added charm, we can set up hay bales for seating and wooden outdoor games for some entertainment.

Evening Receptions

For your 2026 wedding, you have the choice between our two beautiful wedding breakfast and evening reception spaces. The Hop Barn, is perfect for a more intimate gathering of up to 70 guests for your wedding breakfast or up to 100 guests for your evening reception. It offers a cosy, charming space with French doors that open to stunning views of the terrace, Rose Garden, and estuary. The Spring Barn, accommodating up to 260 guests for your wedding breakfast or up to 350 for your evening reception, is ideal for those who want to make a statement but still enjoy a vibe as relaxed and informal as you wish. With its bi-folding doors, the beauty of the surrounding landscape becomes an integral part of your celebration. Complete with an in-room bar, dance floor and our in-house DJ included in your package, the space will set the tone for an unforgettable night.

Wedding Food & Drink

With our new 2026 menu crafted by our 2AA Rosette awarded chefs, from the moment your guests arrive, we've got every bite and sip covered. Enjoy a selection of canapes paired with local bubbles during your drinks reception. For your wedding breakfast, choose from a three-course meal with three options per course or a relaxed Kentish hog roast. Our taster evenings let you sample the menu with friends and family to ensure you pick the perfect dishes. Plus, we include half a bottle of wine per guest and toasting drinks for speeches. As the night unfolds, keep the energy high with our new evening food selection and exciting late-night bites. You can even return to our barn wedding venue long after your big day at our pop-up dining events to celebrate anniversaries or enjoy a cosy date night at your special place.

Wedding Food & Drink

Barn Wedding Accommodation

A unique perk of hosting your 2026 wedding with us is our luxury on-site accommodation. We offer eleven beautifully appointed rooms for up to 22 guests onsite, and five charming self-catering cottages at Mocketts Farm, just up the road, for an additional 47+ guests. Your wedding package includes a honeymoon suite for your first night—choose from Room 5 with its romantic sleigh bed and spa bath or Room 6 with a grand four-poster bed and copper bath. All other rooms are available for your guests. The next morning, enjoy an award-winning breakfast together, extending the joy of your special day.

Wedding Accommodation

Readying Rooms

As you prepare for your countryside barn wedding, our packages include two dedicated getting ready spaces. The Garden Lodge, set in our Kitchen Garden, offers a serene atmosphere with rustic touches, mirror seating for three, a cosy lounge, and a hair washing basin. The Coach Lounge is ideal for gathering your wedding party, enjoying some bubbles, and soaking up the excitement. Both spaces are designed to help you relax and calm any last-minute nerves. For an extra touch, add a delicious brunch platter and more bubbles to start the celebration.

Readying Rooms

Personal Wedding Planning

We're thrilled to unveil our new planning portal, launching in early 2025! This tool will simplify your wedding planning by bringing everything together in one place—supplier coordination, guest RSVPs, documents, and payments—all accessible from your phone. But don’t worry, our experienced team will still be here to help. You’ll get up to three personal planning meetings to guide you through every detail, and one of our in-house Wedding Coordinators will be your Venue Host on the day to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Wedding Planning

New For 2026 Barn Weddings

  1. The beautiful Spring Barn
  2. Exclusive hire as standard
  3. Private Pub drinks reception
  4. Elevated wedding menus
  5. Outdoor courtyard lounge
  6. New app-based planning portal

Our Full Day 2026 Wedding Packages

ceremony

A stunning ceremony in either the intimate Hop Barn, breathtaking Spring Barn* or outdoors from our Oak Gazebo from April-October

Our beautiful cross-back chairs

Drinks Reception

Three canapes per person & after ceremony drinks from our beautiful vintage carts

Idyllic terrace & landscaped Rose Garden overlooking the estuary

Giant outdoor wooden games

Wedding Breakfast

Wedding Breakfast – three course meal with three options per course or hog roast

Half a bottle of wine per person during your wedding breakfast

Toasting drinks for speeches

Complimentary invite to taste the menu & wines prior to your wedding

Evening Reception

New evening dining options for 2026

Disco from our in-house wedding DJ

Accommodation

Your choice of one of our eleven individually styled 4* Waterside or Coach House rooms

Personal Wedding Planning

Professional service from our experienced team of wedding coordinators, with personal meetings to plan your day.

A Venue Host from our in-house team of wedding coordinators on the day of your wedding

A new planning portal to seamlessly plan your wedding from your phone. Manage your suppliers, guest RSVPs, make your payments and keep all your wedding documents and information in one place!

Styling

Festoon & fairy lights throughout

Linens, crockery, glassware, cake knife, log slice/fishbowl/vase centre pieces, easels, rustic drinks cart, oak barrels, vintage dresser, wheelbarrows & more free of charge

And More

Exclusive use of the whole venue throughout your day, including a private pub

Get ready in our two ‘readying rooms’ from 8am

Visit time and time again after your big day at our pop up dining events held throughout the year

Optional Extras

Create a day that’s all your own and make wedding planning a breeze with our ‘pick and choose’ optional extras, including an evening fire pit, illuminated ‘love’ lights, vintage tractor arrival, stylish photobooth, audio guest book, and more.

More 2026 Wedding Packages

2026 Wedding Enquiries

*Ceremonies held in our Spring Barn with under 130 guests are added as a package extra. If your ceremony guest numbers exceed 130 guests, you will be offered the Spring Barn at no additional cost. For exact pricing, please contact our weddings team.