Wedding Photography at Eastwell Manor, Ashford
Eastwell Manor's 2026 spring and summer package starts at £15,980 for 50 day and 70 evening guests, with ceremonies indoors or in the walled Maid's Garden.
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Eastwell Manor is a neo-Elizabethan manor house at Boughton Lees, near Ashford, run today by Champneys as a hotel and spa. It is licensed for civil marriages, with three oak-panelled reception rooms and an Italian gazebo in the walled Maid's Garden, and its lawns take a summer marquee (wedding brochure). The house was largely built in the 1790s for the Earl of Winchilsea, and rebuilt on the same site between 1926 and 1928 after a fire (history).
Our studio is at 21 Joel St, Northwood Hills HA6 1NU, photographing weddings since 2001 and rated 4.8 out of 5 from 580+ Google reviews. Eastwell does not publish a rule on outside photographers, and we are glad to photograph at Eastwell Manor. Coverage starts from £750. Ashford is a long drive from Northwood, so travel is set out in the written quote before you book. Below is what the venue publishes, and what it does not.
Eastwell Manor at a glance: rooms, licence and access
| Address | Eastwell Park, Boughton Lees, Ashford, Kent TN25 4HR (the brochure gives TN25 4HT) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Champneys; weddings@eastwellmanor.co.uk, 0343 224 1700 |
| Licence | Civil marriage licence: three rooms in the manor house and the Maid's Garden |
| Ceremony capacity | Bishop of Bayeux up to 84, Rose Garden Room up to 135, Maid's Garden up to 250 (brochure) |
| Wedding breakfast | Bishop of Bayeux up to 40, Rose Garden Room up to 84, marquee up to 250 (brochure) |
| Marquee | 1 June to 31 August; minimum 50, maximum 150 on the marquee page |
| Packages | Spring and summer, winter, twilight, exclusive use, marquee, Knot Now Not Later, cosy weddings |
| Guideline basis | 50 day guests and 70 evening guests; extra day guests £140, evening £30 |
| Exclusive use | From £25,000: manor house, 22 bedrooms, three event rooms, bar and restaurant |
| Catering | In-house, by the head chef |
| Dogs | Welcome at weddings |
| Nearest station | Ashford International, a short taxi ride |
| From our studio | About 62.7 miles in a straight line from the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU (road distance is longer) |
Figures are as published by the venue or its licensing authority. Where a venue's own pages disagree, both are shown. Confirm anything you are planning around.
Sources
- Eastwell Manor: weddings
- Eastwell Manor: wedding spaces
- Eastwell Manor: wedding packages
- Eastwell Manor: spring and summer weddings
- Eastwell Manor: winter weddings
- Eastwell Manor: twilight weddings
- Eastwell Manor: exclusive use weddings
- Eastwell Manor: marquee weddings
- Eastwell Manor: wedding brochure (PDF)
- Eastwell Manor: history
- Eastwell Manor: contact and directions
What an Eastwell Manor wedding costs: the 2026 guideline prices
Eastwell publishes guideline package prices, the latest for 2026, based on 50 day guests and 70 at an evening reception. Extra day guests are £140 each and evening guests £30 (spring and summer weddings):
- Spring and summer 2026: Sunday to Thursday from £15,980, Friday and Saturday from £18,640.
- Winter 2026: Sunday to Thursday from £13,070, Friday and Saturday from £15,981 (winter weddings).
- Twilight 2026, a late-afternoon ceremony into an evening party: Monday to Thursday from £10,730 (twilight weddings).
- Exclusive use: from £25,000, with all 22 manor house bedrooms, three event rooms, the bar and restaurant (exclusive use).
The spring and summer package includes venue hire for the ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening, a glass of prosecco for the reception and the toast, a three-course wedding breakfast with half a bottle of house wine per person, an evening finger buffet for 70, nine manor house bedrooms on a bed and breakfast rate and a four-poster master suite for the couple. Eastwell has not published 2027 prices on these pages, so ask for a current quote. Registrar fees are paid to the Kent register office rather than to Eastwell (wedding brochure).
Ceremonies in the oak-panelled rooms or the Maid's Garden
The brochure lists three licensed rooms in the manor house and the walled Maid's Garden: the Bishop of Bayeux room for intimate weddings (up to 84), the Rose Garden Room (up to 135) and the Maid's Garden (up to 250) (wedding brochure). The twilight package offers a ceremony room from 4pm in one of the wooden-panelled rooms or outside in the Italian Maid's Garden. Marquee weddings run from 1 June to 31 August, for a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 150 guests on the marquee page (marquee weddings), although the brochure gives the marquee up to 250 for a wedding breakfast; confirm which applies.
Catering is by Eastwell's own head chef, with traditional British dishes in a contemporary style. Eastwell does not publish anything about Asian weddings, religious ceremonies, a mandap, or external caterers, and its packages are built around a set menu. If you need a specific menu or a religious ceremony, ask the wedding team in writing before you book.
What Eastwell publishes on photography and the day's rules
Eastwell's wedding pages say little about rules on the day. The twilight package includes "use of the grounds and courtyard for photographs" (twilight weddings), and the rest should be confirmed with the wedding coordinator.
| Photography during the ceremony | Not published; ask the registrar |
|---|---|
| Own photographer | Not published as restricted; the brochure credits several outside photographers |
| Grounds for photographs | Use of the grounds and courtyard for photographs is listed in the twilight package |
| Flash | Not published |
| Drones | Not published; ask the wedding team |
| Confetti | Not published; ask the wedding team |
| Finish time | Not published; the exclusive use package mentions the bar and lounges into the early hours |
| Dogs | Welcome at weddings |
Where a rule is shown as not published, ask the venue in writing before the day.
A four-poster suite and the Champneys spa
The packages include a four-poster master suite for the couple on the wedding night, and the brochure describes Deluxe Suites with a 1930s design (wedding brochure). Manor House rooms include many with four-poster beds, and there are also Mews rooms in the converted Victorian stable block and Shepherd's Huts. The Champneys spa at Eastwell offers pre-wedding treatments. Which room is available for getting ready on the morning, and from what time, is not published, so ask the wedding team.
From a 4pm ceremony into the evening: an Eastwell outline
| When | What happens |
|---|---|
| Morning (suggested) | Getting ready in the manor house suite; spa treatments if booked. |
| 4pm | Ceremony in a wooden-panelled room or the Italian Maid's Garden (the published twilight package time; full-day packages are not published with times). |
| After the ceremony | Reception drinks on the terrace and photographs in the grounds and courtyard. |
| Early evening | Wedding breakfast in the Rose Garden Room or Bishop of Bayeux, or the marquee in summer. |
| Evening | Party in the Rose Garden Room, with the option of a private bar, and an evening buffet. |
An outline for planning, not a schedule. Times are shown only where the venue publishes them; everything else is a stage to time with you and confirm with the venue.
Light by month at Eastwell Manor
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour from | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:54 | 16:18 | 15:21 | GMT |
| February | 07:10 | 17:12 | 16:24 | GMT |
| March | 06:11 | 18:01 | 17:17 | GMT |
| April | 06:02 | 19:52 | 19:07 | BST |
| May | 05:06 | 20:40 | 19:51 | BST |
| June | 04:40 | 21:14 | 20:20 | BST |
| July | 04:58 | 21:06 | 20:15 | BST |
| August | 05:42 | 20:19 | 19:32 | BST |
| September | 06:31 | 19:11 | 18:28 | BST |
| October | 07:19 | 18:04 | 17:19 | BST |
| November | 07:13 | 16:09 | 15:16 | GMT |
| December | 07:54 | 15:49 | 14:49 | GMT |
Computed for the 15th of each month of 2027 at the venue's postcode centroid with the NOAA solar equations. Evening golden hour starts when the sun drops to 6 degrees; trees and buildings shorten it. Times are UK clock time.
Planning photographs at the manor, the gardens and the North Downs views
- The manor sits at the end of a long tree-lined drive, and the ivy-covered house is the backdrop Eastwell names for photographs (weddings).
- The Maid's Garden is an intimate walled garden with an Italian gazebo and far-reaching views of the North Downs (wedding spaces).
- The Rose Garden Room has bay windows over the grounds and wood-panelled walls; the Bishop of Bayeux Suite has large windows and a historic fireplace.
- The summer marquee is fairy-lit with the manor as its backdrop, which suits evening photographs as the light drops.
- The bar's outdoor terrace overlooks the gardens and is where the brochure places drinks.
From Sir Thomas Moyle's house to the 1920s rebuild
Eastwell's history page says the original country house was built between 1540 and 1550 for Sir Thomas Moyle, and much of the present manor was built in the neo-Elizabethan style between 1793 and 1799 for George Finch-Hatton, 9th Earl of Winchilsea (history). Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, lived there from 1874 to 1893; Queen Victoria visited often, and Princess Marie, later Queen of Romania, was born there in 1875. After a fire in the 1920s the house was rebuilt on the same site between 1926 and 1928. Champneys later bought and refurbished it.
Junction 9 of the M20 and Ashford International
From the M20, leave at junction 9 and head north-east on the A251, then turn left at the marked entrance. Eastwell warns that satnav routes west of Eastwell Lake lead to a no-through road (contact and directions). Ashford International is the nearest station, described as a short taxi ride away. We travel to Eastwell Manor from our Northwood studio; travel is set out in the written quote.
Parking at Eastwell Manor for wedding guests
Eastwell's wedding and directions pages do not publish parking arrangements for wedding guests, a space count, or overnight rules. Ask the wedding team, especially if you expect coaches.
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