Thank you so much for your interest in getting married at Elmley, we are delighted to introduce you to this special place.
Make your wedding extraordinary, with three day use of the Elmley Nature Reserve. We believe in unforgettable experiences, incredible service, and stylish modern luxury. Weddings at Elmley are bespoke and exclusive. To give you the flexibility you need for your dream wedding, and so you can arrive and relax, we include:
- Private use of the incredible 3,3000 acre Elmley Nature Reserve during your 3 day celebrations, with incredible meadow, beach & wilderness views.
- The magnificent Kingshill Barn for 150 guests seated, or 200 guests for an evening reception
- A choice of beautiful indoor and outdoor ceremony areas, licensed for a civil marriage ceremony
- No curfew - after midnight have an afterparty around our fire pit to keep that festival vibe going
- No corkage fee for daytime drinks
- Dedicated experienced coordinator (in the run-up, on the day and after)
- Welcome party for your first night
- Licensed evening bar for the wedding day
- All all the other essentials. We provide almost everything else to ensure your guests are comfortable and the event is seamless, so you do not need to bring anything in or worry about the boring bits!
To enable exclusive hire of Elmley Nature Reserve, we ask our onsite accommodation for 42 guests for 2 nights to be taken alongside your venue hire.
Exclusive use of the 3,300 acre Elmley Estate for two nights
Venue hire | Weekend | Midweek Wednesday - Friday |
| May | £16,200 | - |
| June/July | £16,500 | £11,000 |
| August | £16,500 | £11,250 |
| Early September (to 13th) | £16,200 | £8,500 |
| Mid-Late September | £16,000 | £8,500 |
All Aboard | Weekend | Midweek Wednesday - Friday |
| May | £25,890 | - |
| June/July | £26,190 | £18,990 |
| August | £26,190 | £19,240 |
| Early September (to 13th) | £25,890 | £16,490 |
| Mid-Late September | £25,690 | £16,490 |
We believe in being upfront with our wedding prices: All quoted prices include VAT and there are no hidden charges or wedding day corkage fees.
Bell Tent Village
Create a festival vibe by taking our optional Bell Tent Village & spend your days at Elmley with all your friends and relatives. Our Bell Tent Village sleeps up to 70 people for one or two nights. The village has 10 luxury bell tents, sleeping 2 adults and 1 child, and 10 classic wedding bell tents, sleeping 1-4 people. The village has plenty of loos and showers, a dedicated dressing room for the morning of the wedding and a festoon lit bell tent village area with camp kitchen for teas and coffees.
The Bell Tents look amazing scattered around the hay meadows and around Kingshill Barn. By taking this additional accommodation, it allows more of your friends and family to stay if they wish to. All bookings can include full catering, so your guests are well looked after during their stay.
We provide a direct booking link to send out in your invitations and your guests book directly with us. We put tents and facilities up as required by your guests and share the booking updates with you.
Thank you again for your interest in holding your wedding with us in 2026.
If you have any questions or would be interested in arranging a viewing, then please get in touch or book online.
Please call 07494790291 or email us at weddings@elmleynaturereserve.co.uk
Best wishes,
The Elmley Team x
Wedding Day Catering
We believe food is a really important and individual part of your wedding so, to ensure your wedding is your own, we have a preferred list of full-service wedding caterers for you to choose from for your wedding day celebrations.
We know and trust these teams to deliver the perfect menu and service to you. Our team will work alongside your chosen catering team on the day to ensure a seamless service on the day so you can relax and enjoy your celebrations. Our selection of full service caterers offer a broad range of options to suit varied budgets and tastes so get in touch with them to start talking about your ideal menu and service style. All teams will provide all staffing, equipment, tableware, food and daytime drinks service.
External Suppliers
We have a fantastic list of recommended suppliers that we have collected from our 10 years of hosting weddings, such as bands, photographers & florists. Please ask us for some recommendations to get you started and our planning pack covers all the details once you book.
Registrar Fees
- If you would like to hold your marriage here, there is a Civil Marriage Ceremony fee which is payable directly to A Kentish Ceremony, the Kent County Council Registrars. We will make a provisional booking for you upon confirmation with us and then they will be in touch with you directly for all other details.
Extra Services
- Bespoke activities including; private tours of the reserve, spa treatments and picnic hampers. These can be arranged as optional extras.
- Any additional beds that are required and any room changeovers (with the exception of the Farmhouse rooms where a turndown will be provided on the day of the wedding).