The Buttery and Glasshouse at The Bull Hotel

The Buttery, Terrace and The Glasshouse, nestled in the grounds of the Bull Hotel in a historic Kentish village, create an exciting and unique space for couples to impress their guests. The Glasshouse offers a beautiful sleek contemporary setting which is elegantly complemented by the charming Buttery Barn, licensed for the wedding ceremony.

A unique non-rush wedding venue where yes, you will have all of us dedicated to your wedding - from the day-before setting up until the restoring full English breakfast the day after your wedding day. It’s a luxury that won’t cost you any extra Forget the pressure to set up the venue on your wedding day. Forget driving away at midnight after partying. Forget looking for accommodation for your nearest and dearest. Indulge yourself on a 48-hour venue hire starting with the setting-up the day before until the farmhouse style full English breakfast for the newly weds and their guests the day after the wedding. Your own 14th century country inn You know the venue, the faces are all familiar and the staff know how you like your morning coffee. The Bull will become your second home and the whole team will know your family and their favourite drinks. Gracing the corridors in slippers, robes and face masks, nobody bats an eyelid, which is the indulgence of getting married in your own country inn. A premium peak season Saturday wedding for 50 day-guests with everything included is priced at £16,000. You will be surprised with what is included in this sample quote: exclusive hire of the whole venue including the ceremony room and all eleven bedrooms, three-course wedding breakfast including a choice of the signature smokehouse feast, well chosen wine, welcome and toast drinks and evening reception with food for 100 guests. Welcome to any wedding size Did you have different numbers in mind? Do you prefer a weekday wedding? Does a Sunday wedding your dream date? What about extend to a whole bank holiday weekend? Far from one-fits-all, The Bull Hotel is probably the only venue in Kent that really bespokes packages and payment plans. Our prices range from £6,500 to £27,000 and we welcome all wedding sizes and formats. The winter wedding Saying ‘I do’ in the autumn and winter can be utterly magical. Think cosy and intimate receptions, wholesome winter comfort food and the astonishing photographs under the prettiest golden lights and long shadows. You can tie the knot in December 2024 and January -March 2025 for £020-£140 per person.

The Bull’s ten years’ experience as a AA Rosette restaurant has influenced a deliciously wholesome and truly memorable choice of three-course wedding breakfast menus with both classic and quirky options to impress.

Sure to tantalise tastebuds, the signature smokehouse option for the wedding feast is exclusively prepared onsite in the Ole Hickory Pitt imported from Texan.

With a 48-hour hire period, The Buttery and Glasshouse wedding experience offers everything a ‘Destination Wedding’ promises to deliver on your own doorstep in the Kentish Countryside.  A far cry from the conveyor belt wedding, the day before allows for a pressure-free set up time often followed by a casual welcome party meal or cocktails with family and friends in the award winning restaurant.

With 11 boutique hotel bedrooms, for those guests travelling from afar we offer a venue that brings the ‘weekend long’ vibe to a 14th century historic Inn, nestled in a Kentish area of outstanding natural beauty.

Package features:

• Exclusive hire of The Buttery & Glasshouse for the ceremony, wedding breakfast and reception
• Three-course wedding breakfast prepared by The Bull’s chefs with an option of the unique smokehouse feast
• Hire of all 10 boutique guest rooms including farm-house style full English breakfast for residents
• The honeymoon suite for getting ready and for the newly-weds’ first night
• Table wine for the meal, welcome drinks and sparkling wine for toasting
• Evening reception - disco, dancing, party food or grazing table
• Access to the hotel facilities
• Dedicated wedding coordinator and in-house wedding team

The hire of the whole hotel is available as well as a multi-day celebration (supplement applied).