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Personal Events

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Waterside Celebrations

SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS DESERVE A SPECIAL VENUE

Best Events Venue Winner – Muddy Stilettos Awards, Kent

Some occasions are so special, they only happen once.

The Harty Estate is one of Kent’s best kept secrets. Set among wetland nature reserves and rolling farmland beside the Swale estuary, it’s an incredible place to bring people together.

Choose from four beautiful event spaces to suit any size or style of celebration, estate-born food and drink, and accommodation for when no one wants the night to end. All looked after by a family team who have been helping people celebrate life’s milestone moments for over 25 years, and know just how much they mean.

PARTIES • CHRISTENINGS • MEMORIALS • PRIVATE DINING

The Event Spaces

Discover four distinctive event settings, each with their own character. Whether intimate or grand, rustic or refined, you’ll find a space that feels made for your occasion.

Hop Barn

Exposed brick, oak beams strung with fairy lights and Kentish hops overhead - the Hop Barn is a beautiful and versatile event space, with a polished concrete floor adding a modern touch. Four sets of French doors open onto a festoon-lit waterside terrace and the Rose Garden beyond, with lovely views back into the barn and out across the estuary.

It hosts 10–70 for seated dining, or up to 130 for a relaxed grazing-style celebration. For larger events, it adjoins the estate's own 16th-century private pub, adding a bar and a second space to the occasion.

Spring Barn

Spring Barn is stunning, with an intricate oak frame meeting a soaring ceiling. Large windows flood the barn with natural light and frame a panoramic view of the estuary and orchard. In warmer months, these windows can be folded back to open the barn to the outdoors.

Inside, there is an in-room bar and lounge, customisable lighting to set exactly the right mood, and a dance floor for those who want one. Outside, the festoon-lit courtyard with its feature fireplace is a special place to gather, perhaps toasting s'mores over the flames. Spring Barn is a perfect choice for events of 40–260 for three-course dining, or up to 350 for an all-out occasion with a relaxed grazing meal.

Private Country Pub

Settle in for a night in the estate's own private 16th-century pub. Rustic with period features, Kent hops and fires glowing in the winter months, it feels exactly like a country pub should. Opening onto a waterside terrace and garden overlooking the estuary, it's perfect for a celebration that wants to spill outdoors.

Relaxed, intimate and full of heritage charm - and all the more special for it. It seats up to 20 for a served meal or up to 50 for a relaxed grazing spread.

The Farmhouse

The Farmhouse is something a little different. Set among our cottages at Mocketts Farm, a five-minute walk from the heart of the estate, it's beautifully set apart within open countryside and working farmland.

A stay-and-celebrate space, with eight en-suite bedrooms sleeping up to 21 guests, a vast open-plan ground floor with a banquet-style table, and a large garden with stunning open field views - perfect for long lunches and late evenings. It works beautifully for intimate family gatherings and multi-generational celebrations, with accessible ground floor bedrooms, a wet room, and plenty of room for four-legged guests too. Grazing-style catering is available, made for sharing and enjoying at your own pace.

The Farmhouse

Your Celebration, Your Way

From milestone birthdays to intimate gatherings, our friendly and expert team are here to help you make the most of every occasion.

PARTIES • BIRTHDAYS • ANNIVERSARIES

Big birthdays, milestone anniversaries, or just a brilliant excuse to bring everyone together - the Harty Estate knows how to throw a party. We've beautiful spaces, estate-born food and drink, and everything you need to make a proper night of it, from dance floors and DJs, to fire pits, entertainment and more.

Rustic, refined and full of character, with spaces to suit any size of celebration, and with accommodation for 75 or more guests on site, nobody has to be the first to leave. Party venue hire starts from £750, with dining priced per person.

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CHRISTENINGS • NAMING CEREMONIES

Welcoming a new little one into the world and gathering everyone who loves them is one of the most joyful occasions there is. The Harty Estate is a beautiful setting to mark it, with plenty of open lawns for little ones to run around, a children's play area, and spaces that work as well for an intimate family gathering as they do for a bigger celebration.

We are licensed for christening and naming ceremonies, and our team will help you pull everything together, from the ceremony itself to the reception that follows. Decorative pieces and giant lawn games are included, with a list of trusted suppliers available if you need a little extra help bringing your vision to life. Venue hire starts from £750, with dining priced per person.

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PRIVATE DINING

Sometimes it's all about bringing your favourite people together over great food. Whether you're after the relaxed warmth of a private pub setting or the impressive surroundings of a barn with estuary views, we can shape the space and the dining style around your group. Formal or relaxed, seated or grazing - whatever suits the occasion.

Food here is rooted in the estate and creatively brought together by award-winning chefs, so you can be sure of a dining experience to remember.

Private Dining

WAKES • FUNERALS

Bringing people together to remember someone you love is one of the most important things you can do for each other. The Harty Estate offers a calm, private setting beside the estuary, with beautiful gardens, waterside terraces and quiet corners where people can be together or take a moment apart.

Our team will take care of the details with sensitivity and care, from the venue to the catering, so you can focus on the people around you. We can also recommend experienced local celebrants if you would like to hold a service here at the estate.

We keep our pricing simple: venue hire from £100, with catering from £18 per person including a grazing table, tea and coffee. Please do get in touch and we will take it from there.

Memorial Enquiry

PRIVATE CHRISTMAS PARTIES

Eat, drink and be merry! Fairy lights glowing, fires crackling, Christmas cocktails in hand and a dance floor that nobody wants to leave. That's Christmas at The Harty Estate.

We host private Christmas parties for groups from 30 to 350 guests, with festive menus, a glittering dance floor, DJ and a range of extras to make a proper night of it. And for those who want to make a real occasion of it, there are rooms for the night too. 'Tis the season after all.

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Everything You Need

Estate-Born Food and Drink

From three-course dining to relaxed grazing, excellent food is at the heart of everything we do.

Events Food & Drink

Estate Accommodation

Up to 75 guests can stay over in our estate rooms & cottages, with a Kent breakfast the next morning.

Events Accommodation

Extra Touches

From entertainment, décor and fun additions, these are finishing touches that make all the difference.

Events Extras

Kind Words...

I just wanted thank the whole team at The Harty Estate for all your hard work on Saturday. I had an amazing time and the venue looked beautiful. All our guests commented on the lovely location and the amazing food. Please pass on our compliments to the Chef for such outstanding food, and also to all of your team for such excellent, friendly service during the evening, which made a perfect 50th birthday!

Tracey Cunningham

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