Wedding Venue in Kent: Explore Cooling Castle Barn

A collection of beautiful spaces, each with its own role in your day. From the morning preparations to the celebrations that go late into the night.

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Dressing Room

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Wedding Breakfast

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Indoor ceremony

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Outdoor Ceremony

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Drinks Reception

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Guest Accommodation

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Designed for the wedding day you've always imagined

We have shaped Cooling Castle Barn as a collection of beautiful spaces, each with its own role in the day. Together, they create a wedding journey that feels natural, well planned, and easy for the guests to enjoy from arrival to the morning after.

Your day, perfectly placed.

Your Day at a Glance

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The Moat House - The Dressing Room & Couples Retreat

We want the morning of your wedding to feel calm, private, and joyful. The Moat House gives you space to get ready, spend time with the people closest to you, and ease into the day with support from a team who know how important those early moments are.

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The Tithe Barn - The Wedding Breakfast

A stunning wedding breakfast setting with high vaulted ceilings, characterful beams and a warm welcoming atmosphere made for dining, toasts and celebrations. In the colder months, fairy lights and candlelight make it especially cosy for winter weddings.

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The Fathom Barn - The Wedding Ceremony

For indoor ceremonies, our Fathom Barn offers a romantic, intimate setting. If you’re planning an outdoor ceremony, it also gives you a beautiful indoor alternative if the weather changes.

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The Pavilion - Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies

If you love the idea of saying your wedding vows outside, the Pavilion gives you that beautiful countryside setting with a clear back-up plan in place.

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The Heritage Barn - The Drinks Reception

This part of the day should feel relaxed and sociable. It is where guests can gather for drinks, conversations, and those in-between moments that often become some of the happiest memories.

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The Stables - The Wedding Guest Accommodation

With 15 ensuite bedrooms on site, we can help close family and friends stay over and enjoy the celebrations more fully without the worry of travelling elsewhere at the end of the night.

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Wedding Venue In Kent - FAQs

Yes. Everything happens on one site, so nobody needs to travel during the day. You get ready in the Moat House and marry at the Pavilion or in the Fathom Barn. Drinks are in the Heritage Barn, the wedding breakfast is in the Tithe Barn, and then the evening celebration begins. You end the night in your Master Suite.

The Fathom Barn is our indoor ceremony space, and it’s just as lovely as the Pavilion. You and your coordinator make the call together on the morning of your wedding, and nothing else about the day changes.

Yes. We only host one wedding a day, so your wedding day is yours alone. The previous day’s couple and their guests check out by 11am on your wedding morning, before your celebration begins. Our 15 guest bedrooms are reserved for your guests if you book them. Reserving all 15 for £2,250 keeps the whole site for your group.

Yes. Our barns and ceremony spaces are step-free, and we have an accessible toilet, accessible parking and an accessible guest bedroom. Please tell us about any access needs, and we’ll plan the day around them.

Yes. Free parking is available on site for all your guests, and coaches and minibuses can get into our car park. Cars can stay overnight at the owner’s risk, and must be collected by 11am the next morning. There’s no bus service to the venue, so guests coming by train should pre-book a taxi.

In the Moat House. Your private dressing room is yours from 8am, with a buffet breakfast and a glass of bubbly for up to six people, plus gowns, towels and toiletries. A second dressing room opens at 11:30am. Twilight couples have both rooms from noon.

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Have a question about wedding suppliers?

We are happy to share more information and help you understand how suppliers can be part of your day at Cooling Castle Barn.

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Have a question about wedding suppliers?

We are happy to share more information and help you understand how suppliers can be part of your day at Cooling Castle Barn.

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With exclusive use, every space here is yours for the day. See what’s included in our wedding packages and prices.

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Everything you need all in one place

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A setting for moments you’ll always treasure