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Hydro Hotel Eastbourne
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Stunning bride
Stunning bride
Newlyweds
Newlyweds
Happy couple
Happy couple
Glass of bubbly
Glass of bubbly
The Coastal Terrace
The Coastal Terrace
The view from the Hydro Hotel
The view from the Hydro Hotel
Outdoor swimming pool
Outdoor swimming pool
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Coastal
Sky View
Sky View
Coastal Terrace Gardens
Coastal Terrace Gardens
Bride and Groom Coasta Terrace
Bride and Groom Coasta Terrace
Croquet Lawn
Croquet Lawn
Wedding Breakfast
Wedding Breakfast
Superior Suite
Superior Suite
Bridal Suite
Bridal Suite
Wedding Breakfast
Wedding Breakfast
Wedgwood Suite
Wedgwood Suite
Drawing Room
Drawing Room

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Last update: September 2024

The Hydro Hotel is an oceanside wedding venue situated in Eastbourne, East Sussex, offering panoramic views from its magnificent clifftop location 121 feet above sea level. With award-winning manicured gardens, its elevated setting, and truly inspiring views of Beachy Head, this impressive hotel is ideal for hosting indoor and outdoor weddings. The venue’s experienced event coordinators and lavish catering team will ensure that you receive quality service throughout your day. With the finest cuisine and unrivalled views, the Hydro Hotel promises to give you a wedding experience you and your guests can cherish for years to come.

This elite venue offers an array of wedding sites to accommodate any indoor or outdoor wedding plans. Revealed in 2017, their Coastal Terrace is an exquisite space tailor-made for sunkissed occasions. Nestled in the heart of the hotel’s private gardens, this stone-tilled terrace features a custom-made dome with open sides and some of the best views of the property. You can invite as many as 80 seated guests to witness your vows as the white chalk cliffs lie just beyond. Featuring a private balcony overlooking the English Channel, the Wedgwood Ballroom is a wonderful option for an indoor ceremony. With its traditional decor and classic chandeliers, the ballroom can be used to host an elegant wedding breakfast for up to 70 guests. Smaller weddings can enjoy the intimate interiors of The Drawing Room while The Garden Suite boasts the hotel’s largest space. Within this light and airy function room, you can enjoy your own bar, reception area, cloakroom, and exclusive private terrace overlooking the ocean. This space is uniquely versatile and can accommodate up to 100 guests for either an elaborate wedding breakfast or an unforgettable evening reception. The hotel also offers 82 incredible 4-star rooms with incredible views to sea and southdowns for you and your guests with a selection of lounges to kick back and relax in throughout your stay.There is also a choice of accommodation on-site with preferential rates for wedding guests.

The Hydro Hotel strives to provide only the best in wedding experiences and offers a selection of bespoke wedding packages to suit all sizes and budgets tailored to the couple's preferences. Their Sussex package is their most comprehensive and contains a host of tantalizing services designed to elevate your special day.

Our 4 Star rating assures you of our standard where we pride ourselves on the very best personal service and attention before and during the most important day of your life.

Why not visit us in person to experience all that the Hydro Hotel has to offer - our dedicated team can't wait to show you around and to start planning your dream wedding.

Team Hydro x

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Coastal weddings
Historic
Large hotel
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Hairdresser
Swimming pool

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
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Melissa A. Sent on 31/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you for the best wedding day

The Hydro were amazing. Can’t fault them at all. Our wedding was effortless for us. So well organised and running on time. Everyone had such a great time. We received so many compliments from our guests on the venue, staff and food. Thank you so much Hydro Team
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Harriet W. Sent on 28/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

An amazing venue

Me and my husband had the most amazing wedding day at The Hydro Hotel, they made the whole planning process stress free. I would highly recommend them to any newly engaged couple looking for a wedding venue.
Laura and her team were very helpful, quick to respond to you and over all amazing.
The day couldn't of gone any better.
They also recommended a DJ to us who we booked (White Ice Sounds) who was absolutely brilliant as well.
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Emma H. Sent on 13/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

fantastic well worth it

Cant fault them from start to fhinsh , beatuful place . great building plenty of spaces for the older generation to chill if needed . great service through out
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Alexandra W. Sent on 10/06/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Magical Wedding Day

The Hydro is an absolutely amazing venue! Views over the sea and the outdoor lawns and gardens make you feel like you’re having a destination wedding. We loved it and our guests loved it. Guests said it was the best wedding food they had ever had and the service was impeccable. Thanks to Jonathan, Angie, Julie, Francois, Julian & the whole team who from day 1 of planning made the process seamless and stress free. The other thing we liked about getting married here was that it isn’t solely a wedding venue. We didn’t feel like we were part of something commercial. It felt so much more personal. In addition to this you do get many of the function rooms for your own use so it also feels private too.

I would definitely recommend a stay in the Downlands suite for a few nights the views are stunning and it’s a lovely room to get ready in for a bride! The hair and make up I had for the day said it was one of the most beautiful venues they had ever visited.

We felt it was very good value for money as well considering what you get included and the quality of the food & service.

Thanks again to everyone at the Hydro you really did make our wedding dreams come true!!
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Janine Sent on 31/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A great day for my dad and his new bride!!

My dad and his new bride had a lovely day at the Hydro. The staff were fantastic and nothing was too much for them to organise. They helped with planning the room and they day went without a hitch. Food was lovely and had a great day.
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Tony Sent on 15/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

wedding 26 July 2019

We looked at numerous venues in Eastbourne early in 2018 and only the Hydro came up trumps with its level of service and professionalism.
The weather on the wedding day morning was inclement but around 1.30pm the skies cleared and with the amazing work done by Hydro staff in setting out and drying chairs, erecting decorations, we were able to have our dream wedding outside in the pagoda overlooking the sea at 2pm
The reception was first class with lovely food which our 75 guests enjoyed and throughout the day and evening the level of service from all the staff was impeccable. Special thanks to Jonathan and Angie.
It was excellent value and worth every penny and we have no hesitation in highly recemending the Hydro for your wedding
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Ricky Sent on 15/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Our very 'casual' amazing wedding

We found the Hydro Hotel just by chance, on an unplanned weekend away.
The moment we walked into this gem, we looked at each other….and said “This is it!”
It’s unique ‘Step back in time’ décor, to the breath-taking views of the sea from the beautiful terrace, there was only one choice. We booked the date that day.
From our initial meeting with Angie, the hotel listened to every word we said. They pulled out every stop, and left no stone unturned to make sure they fulfilled our wishes. Right up to our weekend, we were consulted and informed every step of the way.
On the Friday, the Team kept the 70 guests happy with their rooms, breakfast on Saturday was full of compliments.
Thank you to the amazing Julian for his organisation on ‘the day’ from the absolutely stunning reception room, the ceremony venue outside, to just keeping me calm.
Their timings were perfect…Drinks on the Terrace at 5pm, A delicious hot/cold buffet (which seemed) endless at 5:30pm
Our ceremony was at 7pm -we then partied (heavily!!) until 12.
Every single one of our guests were overwhelmed and complimentary with the whole ‘relaxed’ day of No Suits, “ it was perfect in every single way” (quote)
Thank you, Jonathan and your amazing team, for really making our wedding ‘just perfect’, you all really went above and beyond.
As we walked away on Sunday, looked at each other and said “we wouldn’t have changed a thing” x
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Caroline Sent on 07/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Magical day by the sea- a step back in time

The Hydro team did our wedding 30 years ago and was the first choice for us for a family wedding between 2 people with learning difficulties and autism that we needed to arrange. Angie headed up the organisations and made everything sound easy and possible. The Garden suite was laid out perfectly accommodating 2 wheelchairs and lots of space for all of our guests who could use the patio attached or wander off onto the lawn overlooking the sea.
We had the ceremony outside and it felt like something from a movie, luckily with the hot weather, we felt we could have been on the continent as well. The whole day went smoothly, the hotel even accommodated a much loved family dog and lots of people wanting to have breakfast together the next day to extend the magic.
We could not fault the location, staff, beauty of the setting and magical feel that the day produced.
A special mention should also go to the kitchen staff who produced very tasty food, we had a trio of melon sprinkled with mango- very refreshing, then roast chicken with the trimmings and a heavenly chocolate gooey cheesecake with ice-cream - delicious.
Many special memories have been made.
With many many thanks.
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Anonymous Sent on 01/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Hydro Hotel Perfect

We would like to say thank you to everyone at the Hydro Hotel Eastbourne for making our Afternoon Wedding Tea a truly special day. The room we had our Tea in was laid out perfectly the gardens were stunning for the photos and our waiters kept our guest topped up with drinks. We had an over night stay in a truly fabulous room, evening dinner and breakfast was first class.
If you are looking for a stunning venue with great views of the sea and first class service and amazing staff then this is the venue for you.
Thank you again Hydro for making our afternoon wedding tea very special.
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Anonymous Sent on 27/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A Magical Venue For A Magical Day

We are happy to say we held our wedding reception at The Hydro Hotel in July 2018. We searched high and low for a venue that was impressive but good value for money. The moment we found this beautiful hotel online and all it has to offer we immediately booked it. As soon as we arrived we were reassured that we had made the right decision. The ambience is a perfect balance of luxury and relaxed comfort. It is full of character and our families agree that this is an exceptional venue with attentive, cheerful, friendly staff, which has left us all with magical memories of a magical day. The hotel's website gives an honest reflection of The Hydro, and yet to truly see it in it!s full glory you have to go there. The amazing interior is full of surprises, with views of and easy access to the best hotel gardens in Eastbourne. The sea views are stunning and there is even a heated outdoor pool. We would like keep the Hydro our secret but we don't want to selfish.
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James Sent on 26/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

What a perfect day

We held our wedding at the Hydro Hotel in Eastbourne. It's such a wonderful venue with beautiful gardens and the sea in the background makes a picturesque backdrop. The outdoor pool area provided some great photo shots too and lawn was great for children to run around. We loved the outside setting and received so many comments from our guests remarking on such a lovely venue and great food. In particular, the meat pies were a really big hit. Gluten free & vegan options were also catered for. Everyone was impressed with the hot buffet provided, which exceeded our expectations. Thank you Johnathan and your team for being so accommodating with our menu. All the staff were friendly and helpful throughout.

I stayed in the superior room the night before and was overwhelmed at watching the build up outside while I was getting ready, the view was stunning too. The spacious room was ideal.

What finished off our perfect day was having breakfast together the next morning with our guests who'd also stayed at the hotel. We have such lovely memories of our wedding day shared with family and friends.
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Lisa Sent on 23/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Rachel and Matt Jeffreys' Wedding

I would like to say that our experience at Hydro Hotel was second to none. The staff at the hotel were excellent, they created exactly what we wanted on the wedding tables. They went out of their way to match the place settings with the food, writing on spare place settings I had left. They looked after my elderly parents, who really appreciated being able to have a coffee whenever they liked.
The Hydro Hotel made our daughter's day very special, which we can remember always, Thank You
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Rachel Sent on 23/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Jeffreys June Wedding

The whole day was very well organised, as a result of countless emails from us to the team and a number of meetings in person. They were incredibly accommodating in the lead up to the day and on the day itself; happily making a curry buffet for our wedding breakfast and even bringing in cobra beers! Many guests complimented us on the venue for the lovely hotel, gardens, and staff. The price was also very reasonable, especially with all the extras included; would definitely recommend for anyone's special day.
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Rachel Sent on 23/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Jeffreys June Wedding

The whole day was very well organised, as a result of countless emails from us to the team and a number of meetings in person. They were incredibly accommodating in the lead up to the day and on the day itself; happily making a curry buffet for our wedding breakfast and even bringing in cobra beers! Many guests complimented us on the venue for the lovely hotel, gardens, and staff. The price was also very reasonable, especially with all the extras included; would definitely recommend for anyone's special day.
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Adam Sent on 23/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Rachel's Wedding 16 June 2019

My daughter Rachel Jeffreys (nee Mills) was married at the Hydro hotel in Eastbourne on Sunday 16 June. The service we received was excellent and the whole day was perfectly organised and went without a hitch.

Everything about the day was organised to perfection and the service from everyone at the hotel was absolutely faultless and above and beyond any of our expectations. They were particularly helpful in setting up the room and in ushering my daughter and I through the day's formal proceedings.

The food was wonderful and plentiful. My daughter had chosen curry for the wedding breakfast and it was a lot better than meals I have had in Indian restaurants.

In the evening there was a huge array and variety of sandwiches and other food.

It really was a most memorable day in a most beautiful setting which we will always remember. I cannot recommend this venue highly enough for anyone considering getting married here.
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