Opening Times
10am - 6pm (café closes at 5pm, last admission 4pm) July - September
10am - 6pm (café closes at 5pm, last admission 4pm) July - September
Make your way across the bridge and lose yourself in the romance of 300 acres of period gardens and ancient woodland, all surrounding a 15th century moated castle wedding venue.
Herstmonceux Castle offers a variety of enchanting indoor and outdoor castle wedding venues that differ in size and style.
Whether you are looking for a traditional castle wedding in a castle ballroom, beautiful period gardens to host your castle wedding reception or an enclosed courtyard within the 15th century red brick castle wedding venue, we have a space to suit you and wow your wedding guests.
Due to Herstmonceux Castle operating day to day as an international study centre for students around the world, we can offer a variety of technological solutions for your day such as high speed wifi, large portable touch screens, speakers and a variety of other AV equipment.
Please contact us for details of catering and on-site accommodation options.
You can call us on 01323 833816 or email bc.events@queensu.ca
A wedding day can be a challenge to organise, however the team at Herstmonceux Castle have over 25 years of experience supporting our happy couples and special guests.
There’s no need for carriages at midnight here!
From a very special wedding suite in the castle, it is easy to accommodate all your guests at Bader Hall, just a short stroll from the castle. Your wedding guests will also receive a special 10% discount on their stay.
Please enjoy some of the wonderful and varied photography from our happy couples and their wedding photographers at our beautiful castle wedding venue in East Sussex. We can be found close to Brighton in the heart of the stunning East Sussex countryside. The castle wedding enue nad gardens make for the most stunning backdrop for your wedding photography, making memories to cherish forever.
Perfect for larger wedding ceremonies and evening receptions of up to 180 guests.
With a range of beautiful rooms and spaces to choose from, with period gardens, a stunning enclosed court yard, on-site accommodation and catering, you will be spoiled for choice.
Herstmonceux Castle Estate is a 600 acre estate including woodland, formal and themed gardens.
Telephone: 01323 833 816
Herstmonceux Castle operates as the UK campus of Queen’s University (Canada).
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Herstmonceux Castle Estate, Wartling Road Entrance, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
Please be aware that the Castle Estate will be closed this Friday 13th June for temporary building works on the site that will see a new waste treatment system being installed. Thak you for your patience.
