Rosegarden Manor - Kent 

Sleeps 10 - 55 guests with up to 130 day guests in total 

This venue can be hired to two groups of 10-25 each or it can be hired exclusively for a group of up 55 sleeping with additional day guests to a total of 130.

The privately-owned Rosegarden Manor is a retreat and conference venue near London (20 miles) but a million miles from being another standardised corporate venue. Built in 1372 and set in 73 acres of its own dreamy, landscaped grounds this historical, French chateau-style manor house offers a genuinely unique setting for meetings, courses, team-building days, and parties that you’ll never forget!

This exclusive venue in Kent has hosted nearly 1,500 exclusive events, including over a hundred legendary parties, since opening as a venue in 1999. Many groups and companies return year after year to make the house their home again. The idyllic environment, the homely atmosphere and the hearty, home-cooked food make Rosegarden Manor ideal for profound learning and creative thought or just relaxing and celebrating in style. Events at this Party House near Brighton can be completely tailor-made according to your preference and budget, and whether you’d like it catered or self-catered, the choice is all yours! If you choose the house catering organic seasonable vegetables and fruit from Oxon Hoath’s own Walled Garden and fresh eggs from their own chickens would be incorporated into your menus which can be bespoke to your taste.

The Estate is set in the heart of the West Kent Rural Conservation Area, in between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge making it within easy reach of London and Brighton. The tranquil grounds are a joy to explore with exotic trees, romantic gardens, sweeping lawns and mysterious woodlands; hidden dells; secret gardens; ancient courtyards and a sculptured lake create an idyllic, peaceful environment enjoyed by all. As soon as you walk in, the chateau-esque design instantly gives you the feeling of a grand old family home. Dating back to 1372, but re-modelled in Georgian times, this conference venue near London has retained many of its original features giving it plenty of character. You will be delighted to find simple elegance in every room and whether you are hiring the mansion for a yoga retreat, corporate event, wedding reception, family event, private party or any other celebratory occasion, you will find Rosegarden Manor to be a delightful choice.

Key Features:

• Secluded, historic country estate
• Close to London and Brighton
• 4 grand meeting rooms
• Catered or self-catering
• 73 acres of private grounds
• 20 years of experience of hosting events of all types  
• Organic fruit and vegetables grown on-site

Reception Rooms & Kitchen

Walking from the spacious reception area you’ll find the drawing-room which serves as a fully-licensed bar featuring a historical fireplace with mesmerising attention to detail in its design. The huge windows overlook the gorgeous parterre rose garden and the lake beyond. This room can also be used for small meetings, consultations or treatments if you are on a wellness or corporate retreat. The main hall in this wedding venue in Kent is 80ft high with a grand piano, central staircase, a gallery, and a wonderfully decorated Victorian glass Atrium. This area also features large bright red pillars, an antiquity of a wild 1960’s party that the current owners thought worth preserving.

Each reception room overlooks the oldest unaltered parterre terrace in England, over the pastures to the sculptured lake and the Weald of Kent beyond.

Main Function Room

Rosegarden Manor is a lovely spacious conference venue near London and this room is the largest on the ground floor featuring simple Georgian design and fantastic natural light. It measures 10.2m x 6.8m and comes with magnificent high ceilings, and original covings.  This is a beautiful room to hold your meeting or wedding breakfast.

Dance and yoga studio

On the first floor, you will find this grand room measuring 9.2m x 8.8m. This simple ‘pure white space’ comes with brilliant natural lighting from 3 huge windows set within the curved frontage of the house; wooden floors and wonderful garden views to the horizon beyond.

Jacobean Library

Beautifully preserved, this wood-panelled library is perfect to study and for informal lectures. Measuring 8.5m x 8.2m, it offers perfect peace and quiet. It comes with a massive inglenook fireplace and an array of Chesterfield sofas and chairs and is ideal for relaxing and socialising.

The Kitchen

The huge stone-floored, professional kitchen is available for your chefs or you can take advantage of Rosegarden Manor’s experienced catering team. Everything you need to cater for your event will be found here. There is also a kitchenette with tea, coffee, herbal drinks, fruit and biscuits available for guests throughout their stay.  Meals can be enjoyed in the two adjoining dining rooms seating up to 55 guests or special meals can be accommodated in the main function room.

Bedrooms

This Party House near Brighton offers 28 bedrooms that can sleep 50-55 guests. Most of these are twins, but you will also find doubles and family bedrooms that can sleep 3-4 guests. These bedrooms range from grand suites to charming attic rooms with pretty painted floors. Most of the bedrooms come with en-suite facilities including powerful showers and a few roll-top baths. Enjoy views of the distant horizon from almost all the rooms.

Entertainment

If you would like extra entertainment laid on for your guests, this wedding venue in Kent can arrange pretty much anything from yoga classes, massages and facials, hot tubs, DJs, murder mystery evenings, 4-wheel drive adventures, quad biking, archery or even geese-herding. In-house there is a snooker table available as well as table tennis and table football, croquet and board games.

Outdoors

Take a walk through the estate’s beautiful Walled Garden – it’s the largest Georgian walled garden in Kent and has full organic status. The gardeners would be delighted to show you around.

The sculptured lake with its Victorian stone bridge; the secret gardens and dells, and the whole 73-acre estate lends itself to delightful country walks. Further afield there is good rambling to be had and several quaint and quirky local pubs within walking distance

Corporate Retreats

Rosegarden Manor is a brilliant conference venue near London within very easy reach of the M25. Hundreds of companies have held their events here and many return each year. As well as a gorgeous tranquil setting, homely atmosphere, highly experienced staff and amazing home-cooked food, this lovely Party House near Brighton offers all the facilities you would expect such as Wi-fi, projectors, controllable heating & lighting in all 4 meeting rooms, projectors, conference chairs and office services. Entertainment and well-being sessions can also be arranged to enhance the experience.

Wellness Retreats at Rosegarden Manor

Rosegarden Manor is also a very popular destination for yoga, meditation and wellness retreats. There are plenty of different spaces in the house to practice yoga sessions or meditate and the peace and quiet and sounds of nature create the ideal environment for a wellbeing retreat. Catered vegetarian organic meals are a speciality and the chefs are very experienced with special diets.

Accessibility

This grand wedding venue in Kent has 1 accessible-friendly bedroom on the ground floor in the main house.