Kentwell Hall | Long Melford | Suffolk | CO10 9BA
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High Street
Long Melford
England
CO10 9BA
01787 310207
Alix Massey
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Kentwell Hall | Long Melford | Suffolk | CO10 9BA description
Historic Venue / Wedding Venue / Business Meeting Rooms / Party Venue / Wedding Barn / Team Building Venue
Extra Large (300+)
Despite its size it is very relaxed and is mixed with an individuality created by its current owners, that is not often seen is great historic properties these days.
Kentwell’s organic gardens and grounds extending to over 30 acres, are a combination of ancient features and more recent modern landscaping and planting that offers the visitor visual displays of seasonal colour and fragrance all the year round.
Areas of particular interest are:
The borders in the Walled Garden
The Wildlife Meadows
The UK’s largest sculptured Cedar tree which is located on the Cedar lawn
The Pied Piper Topiary hedge
The Wildlife Meadows with Pyramid Orchids & the Hornbeam Circle
The Herb Garden and Potager (Vegetable Garden)
The tranquil water features
If you’re looking for a venue for Corporate Entertaining, Team Building, Product Launch, Family Fun Day or just somewhere with that extra special “something” Kentwell can offer it all.
Venue suitability
This venue is suitable for the following uses:
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Venue facilities
999 spaces
Within 50 metres
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20 round tables, 20 rectangle tables
200 chairs, 14 benches
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Other venue facilities
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Explore the rooms this venue has for hire by expanding the sections below.
The Main Dining Room is set in the middle of the house and floods with light from the huge Bay Window.
The rooms is decorated in deep rich original colours and wall papers, and has a 'one off' copy of a marble fire place dating back to 1485.
The room can seat up to 10 guests for dinner.
Capacity
As meeting room:
10
For dining:
10
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In keeping with the house, the Great Kitchen is set up in traditional Tudor style.
On of its main features is the huge open fireplace (suitable for spits) and charcoal burning stove.
The centre piece main table can seat up to 25 guests.
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For dining:
25
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The Great Hall is the main feature of the house with hanging tapestries and a large painting believed to have come from Henry V111's great palace of Nonsuch.
The great bay stained window offers the most amazing light through it.
A feature of the room the Minstrels' Gallery.
Capacity
As meeting room:
8
For dining:
8
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A beautiful second floor barn with Oak beams and a stage at one end of the room.
The Overcroft is a perfect room for a romantic wedding or corporate function to seat up to 160 guests.
The room has its own catering kitchen and integrated barn.
Outside there is a small terrance overlooking the grounds that suitable for drinks receptions.
Capacity
As meeting room:
160
For dining:
160
As theatre:
180
For dancing:
160
For a reception:
200
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This is the perfect area for a Rural Romantic wedding ceremony and reception or a Corporate Function.
The Merchants Croft can seat up to 180 on benches and the Barnsword up to 180 for dining.
The area is surrounded by paddocks and is ideal for outdoor events, team building and festival themed styled activities including camping/glamping.
Capacity
As meeting room:
180
For dining:
180
For dancing:
180
For a reception:
180
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Kentwell Hall is set in its own thirty acre's gardens and grounds included wooded areas'
- The Walled Garden
- The Barnsword meadows
- The Yew Castle
- The Trail
- The Path
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