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Last update: November 2024

Breathtaking by design and hostess to royalty, nobility, and glamorous guests for over 900 years, Leeds Castle rises majestically from the water in the stunning Kentish countryside near Maidstone. An enchanting, historic and lavish wedding destination in the Garden of England, the truly perfect backdrop for your ceremony and reception.

Facilities and Capacity

Known as 'the Loveliest Castle in the World', Leeds Castle lives up to this impressive statement with over 500 acres of stunning parkland. Centred in the heart of this, Leeds Castle's glamorous décor and first-class hospitality will set the mood for your wedding day. There is also plenty of accomodation across the estate for guests to reside in after your unforgettable wedding day.

You can say your vows in the Castle Dining Room which accomodates up to 100 guests for a licenced ceremony; take in the natural daylight through the beautiful long French windows, and the soft pastel colours around the room, which bring a sense of calm and tranquillity to your ceremony.

If you would prefer the option to marry outside, the Croquet Lawn, positioned in front of the Castle or the Pavillion Lawn which is immersed within the rurals of the Country estate can both host up to 100 guests for a licenced Ceremony. These idyllic outdoor settings seamlessy blend elegance with natural beauty.

Whilst guests soak up the celebration of your marriage in the spectacular state rooms of Leeds Castle, you will be escorted across the Castle grounds on our golf buggy to capture and frame this unforgettable day!

Your wedding breakfast will be served in the largest room in the Castle, The Salon which features breathtaking views across the scenic moat onto the flourishing parklands, a grand 16th-century French Caen stone fireplace, and magnificent ebony flooring, hosting up to 100 guests.

After the toasts, laughs and happy tears, you will head to the opulent 1930s Castle Drawing Rooms, before continuing the wedding festivities with dancing and singing the night away with up to 120 of your beloved friends and family. As the party slows down, retire to your luxurious Castle bedroom for the night.

Services Offered

Our dedicated and experienced wedding coordinators will work with you each step of the way to create the celebration of your dreams.

We have a select handful of nominated caterers to allow choice and to suit the bespoke preferences of your wedding day. Our preffered supplier list will also be a helpful hand to assist you in ticking all the boxes on your wedding checklist!

An MC will be available to add a professional and fun note to your announcements during your big day.

We have a wide variety of accomodation options at Leeds Castle the estate, from State Castle bedrooms to Lakeside Lodges which your guests are able to reside in if coming from afar to celebrate your special day.


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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Unusual weddings
Asian wedding
Castle
Stately home
Historic
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

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

Evening entertainment:

Marquee available
Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Hairdresser

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Changing room for wedding guests
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Reviews for Leeds Castle

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Amie-Jo
Amie-Jo P. Sent on 10/10/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Dream wedding day

Leeds Castle were absolutely amazing. Every single detail was thought of from start to finish. The staff were exceptional! Friendly, helpful, professional, nothing was too big to ask.
I cannot recommend this venue enough! Infact we’re already thinking of booking our wedding anniversary here
Ricky
Ricky C. Sent on 28/07/2021
5 out of 5 rating

A perfect wedding in a wonderful setting!

It's easy to say "perfect", but it certainly was for us. Right from the outset, even during COVID uncertainty, the planning team were so good and really held your hands through the process, making suggestions when prompted and offering advice on what would work best - took a lot of stress away from the situation. For the day itself, the setting is beautiful, of course, but it is as nice inside as it is outside and the Maiden's Tower has the benefit of the lovely private walled garden too. The staff are incredible - I cannot reiterate this enough and it really is an important factor, especially on the day. The accommodation is wonderful - particularly the upstairs rooms in the Maiden's Tower, but even our guests who stayed overnight in the Stable Courtyard B&B said how great that was too (and we all got to have a lovely breakfast together the following morning in the Castle View Restaurant). The food is great - even a friend of ours who is an award-winning professional chef was saying how good it was. And we pushed right to the Maiden's Tower limit of 67 for the sit-down meal! Couldn't fault a single thing and I thought it was well-priced, given the exclusivity of the venue.
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Jen Sent on 10/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amie Jo and Sean’s wedding

From the minute we arrived as guests of the wedding we were greeted by the staff at the castle, our bags were transferred to our rooms and we were taken by buggy to meet the rest of the guests. Rooms were incredible, had everything you could possibly want. The staff were always on hand for every need . Would definitely recommend.
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Broad/Smith Sent on 02/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Would do it all again

Choosing Maiden's Tower at Leeds castle as our wedding venue was more than we could have imagined it too be... nothing was too much to ask for from both the Leeds castle team (especially Katie the coordinator, castle Chris and chloe) along with the in house catering team Grayson's (especially catering manager Amanda and chef Taz). Leeds castle is an amazing venue for not only the history behind it but also giving the most stunning scenery for the most beautiful photos 😍 . Well worth every penny spent and if we were to do it all over again we would definitely choose the same venue. Family and friends are so used to going to events and all the comments that came back is that they had never been to any wedding/event that was organised so well in all areas. Love Leeds castle team and Grayson's catering 110%.
August 14th 2024 🖤💜 xx
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Abby Sent on 08/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mr & Mrs Brown

Where do I start, the staff are all amazing bend over backwards for everyone. The day literally just flowed so nicely. Thankyou everyone involved in are special day and making it that bit more special.
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Sam B. Sent on 03/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful experience

The venue speaks for itself so I won't waste any words on it. The team however, deserve as much praise as the castle. They were super professional and did everything with a smile. From the beginning when we were choosing all the way up to the end of the day itself they were faultless in their execution and made the day as stress free as it can be.
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Grainne H. Sent on 27/08/2023
4.8 out of 5 rating

Gràinne & Stu 03/08/2023

What can I say this is just the most exceptional venue to hold your nuptials the backdrop is just spectacular. We booked Leeds just over a year ago and the coordination has been just top notch Katie Amanda and their teams just know exactly what you need as support I didn't worry about any of the detail because I knew it was all taken care of from the initial planning meeting to the day itself nothing was too much trouble. The planning meeting and tastings were lovely experiences and on the day the staff literally couldn't do anymore nothing was too much trouble. They made my whole wedding experience stress free I cannot recommend them highly enough, we looked at a few other venues and actually when we broke the cost down they were very good value for what we got, plus we got to get married in the most beautiful castle, stay overnight in the castle with our family and friends and had a beautiful breakfast the next day, the whole experience was just perfect 🥰
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Marc P. Sent on 19/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Best Day of my life! The stuff of Dreams!

The whole day was just amazing from start to finish. couldn’t find fault anywhere.
The food, the drinks, the staff, the place, the grounds, the feel, the service! Literally everything was fantastic.

We have truly made magical, family memories, on what was a very emotional day.

Many thanks again for all your support, help and professionalism; Katie and Amanda have been lovely to work with and the Castle manager Dave Cummins was fantastic.

Worth every penny. We cannot wait to come back to stay at the castle again and visit the grounds with our children.

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Isabel M. Sent on 05/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Like Clockwork

Whenever we mentioned Leeds to suppliers they all agreed it was the best venue. Everything ran like clockwork just as everyone had mentioned it would. Increadible day
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Rachel W. Sent on 31/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding wedding venue

From booking to the day itself, the Leeds Castle Team have been amazing. Our wedding day was flawless and we could not have wished for a better day. The Maiden’s Tower is simply stunning!
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Andrew Sent on 02/03/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing unforgettable day

We spent lots of time thinking about the day, the time of year, the style of event, how many people we wanted to invite, what we wanted our memory to be. How much we wanted to spend!! We checked so many venues and different ideas. Finally we bit the bullet. We wanted to get married in a castle and having researched and visited a number of locations, we just couldn't move on from Leeds Castle. Amazing location, stunning, picturesque, yet also warm and inviting. We worked with the Leeds Castle event team on what we wanted. In the end we all landed the perfect event. Wedding, flowers, music, food, wine, a magician, accommodation, evening entertainment (we had a live salsa band). Every room is amazing in Leeds castle and the guest accommodation is for most people, a once in a lifetime experience. Transport is easy and there are many nearby hotels for overflow guests if needed. In my view its worth every penny. We still re-live the whole day regularly, almost a year on, fantastic. If you can,...this really has to one of the best places anywhere, to celebrate your special day and create memories that you, your family and friends will never forget
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Michael Sent on 29/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Michael and Emma Fox, 1st April 2017

After looking at many venues we decided to visit Leeds Castle to see what was available. Thinking that the wedding of our dreams was unattainable. At first glance I was worried about the overall cost, HOWEVER..... Whilst we explored the castle and met Sophie and her team we then compared other venues we were amazed to see that Leeds Castle were very competitive about price and the high standards did not drop. We were surprised to see that everything included was extremely good value. We booked soon after and the hospitality team helped us create our wedding vision.

Sophie especially gave great advice and any problem that I thought appeared soon disappeared as she seemed to wave a magic wand to resolve it. Sophie and her team made sure that everything ran smoothly and we felt special every time we visited to make arrangements.

On the day the Leeds Castle team were fantastic and everyone played their role to perfection which meant that the day felt effortless and we were able to enjoy the most amazing day of our lives so far. The food was served to a very high standard.

Breakfast the following morning also did not disappoint. Our family and guests enjoyed themselves and still talk about their experiences that they shared with us and we all have amazing photographs to remember the happiness of that day.

Our experience was far better than we could ever imagined because of our beautiful memories and beautiful scenery from Leeds Castle combined with the exquisite planning and support of the staff that really care. They really have helped us to start our happily ever after!
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Chris Sent on 08/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Katja and Chris wedding 3 March

Absolutely incredible day and delivered above all expectations from the team at Leeds Castle, the level of perfection, dedication and professionalism given by the team made our wedding day the complete experience. The team endured the weather conditions from the beast of the east and put on the most spectacular wedding. We are extremely proud to say we got married at Leeds castle and all of our guests were complimentary on the exceptional service and beautiful surroundings of the castle.

The team at Leeds castle went above and beyond given the weather conditions and beyond anything we could possibly have imagined. Completely overwhelmed and honoured for what the team achieved for us in making our wedding day truly magical and spectacular.
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Fedir Sent on 03/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding at Leeds Castle

We really had the most wonderful wedding at Leeds Castle. The whole day was magical and the staff made us feel like the King and Queen of the castle.  All our guests have been congratulating us and saying that they had a marvellous time. We were very impressed at how slick and professional everything was from the moment we arrived at the main gate on the day of the wedding to collecting our flowers the following afternoon. It is incredible to think that the castle is an historic building not a 5 star hotel because the level of service and attention to detail was first class. It tickled my sister pink to see the bedroom she and her husband had stayed in the night of the wedding being displayed to the public the morning after.

Months after our wedding our guests are still reminiscing about the experience and calling it ‘the wedding of the year’ and the beautiful castle and grounds have enabled us to create wonderful wedding photos that have given us a lasting reminder of our wedding. I must confess that every now and again we have been back to the Castle and whenever we walk hand in hand through the grounds we are reminded of our special day and our treasured memories of the beginning of our married life. I am sure that Leeds Castle will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
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Ellie Sent on 03/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Our Perfect Day

From the moment we visited Leeds Castle we fell in love with the incredible and beautiful setting, not to mention the friendliest welcome and service from the staff.

We booked our wedding here and we don't regret any of it. The Leeds castle wedding team are amazing and absolutely nothing is too much trouble. We were treated like royalty, and were so impressed at how organised and knowledgeable the staff were. Even though they host many weddings per year, we were made to feel like ours was special, unique and important, as it was tailored specifically to us.

The staff are incredible. Everyone is so polite and well presented, and they knew our wedding day inside out, down to the smallest details! All our decorations, table plans, seating plans, and absolutely everything, we dealt with, organised and sorted out properly for us, meaning we really didn't have to lift a finger on our special day, or stress about any of the finer details as Leeds Castle had everything under control.

We can't thank Leeds Castle enough for making our dreams come true. There really is no comparison when it comes to wedding venues.
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Grainne & Stuart
110 photos · 03/08/2023
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14 photos · 04/06/2023
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12 photos · 29/08/2022
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20 photos · 13/08/2022
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18 photos · 22/09/2021
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Broomfield, Maidstone ME17 1PL Leeds Castle (Kent)
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