The CourtYard at The BarnYard glowing at dusk for an evening party, with festoon lights and guests

Private Party Venue in Kent

Exclusively Yours

Your celebration,
your area, all to yourselves

Hire The Arboretum or the Apple Barn exclusively for your party, and the space, the team and the kitchen are yours for the occasion. Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, retirements and galas, your chosen area is exclusively yours for the occasion, or take the whole site if you want it all. Everything cooked on site, a bar til midnight, and a coordinator who handles every last detail.

Every Reason to Celebrate

What are
you celebrating?

Birthdays worth remembering

From a relaxed 30th to a show-stopping 60th, we build the whole night around the guest of honour, a sit-down meal then dancing, or a buffet, a bar and a full dancefloor.

Typical size 60 to 200 guests
Best space Either space
A favourite Sweetie cart & garden games

Toast the years together

Mark the milestone in the same orchards couples choose for their wedding. An intimate dinner or a big celebration, however you'd like to mark it.

Typical size 30 to 150 guests
Best space Apple Barn or Roost
A nice touch A glass of fizz on arrival

Celebrate the yes

Gather everyone before the big day, with the very same team who could go on to host the wedding too. Relaxed, joyful and entirely yours.

Typical size 40 to 150 guests
Best space Either space
A nice touch Canapés & a drinks reception

A proper send-off

A lifetime of work deserves a genuinely memorable evening. We'll style the space around a career worth celebrating, with food and drink to match.

Typical size 40 to 120 guests
Best space The Apple Barn
A nice touch A relaxed buffet & open bar

Fundraising, elevated

A stunning backdrop that lifts any fundraiser, and a team experienced in running polished charity evenings, from the welcome drinks to the auction.

Typical size Up to 300 guests
Best space The Arboretum
A nice touch A staged area for speeches
Two Spaces, One for Every Party

Find your
perfect space

The Apple Barn set up for a private party at The BarnYard The Arboretum set up for a private party at The BarnYard
Up to 180 guests

The Apple Barn

Our lovingly converted barn, all oak beams and thousands of fairy lights, opening onto the festoon-lit CourtYard. Made for a warm, characterful party with bags of charm.

  • Oak beams & a canopy of fairy lights
  • The festoon-lit CourtYard & gardens
  • Cosy and characterful, up to 180
Enquire About The Apple Barn
Up to 300 guests

The Arboretum

An all-season glass pavilion with crystal chandeliers and a fairylit ceiling, set in a natural valley of orchards. The space for a big, glamorous celebration.

  • Crystal chandeliers & a fairylit ceiling
  • Floor-to-ceiling glass and garden views
  • Room to go big, up to 300
Enquire About The Arboretum

Something more intimate? The Roost holds up to 50 guests and is perfect for a smaller, cosier party, and it can join the Apple Barn for more room. Want the lot? Hire the whole BarnYard exclusively, every space, the gardens and the team, all yours for the day.

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The BarnYard Celebrations

Words from real BarnYard parties

Celebrations done properly
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Everything handled

All of this comes
as standard

A lavish grazing board, all cooked on site at The BarnYard
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Food, cooked
on site

Our own kitchen team prepares everything fresh, from canapés and grazing boards to a full sit-down feast. No outside caterers, no compromise.

300 guests in
The Arboretum
180 guests in
The Apple Barn

A fully stocked bar

Beers, wines, cocktails and spirits, open til midnight, run as an open bar, a pay bar or a drinks package, whatever suits your night.

Your own coordinator

One dedicated events coordinator from first enquiry to last dance, so every detail is handled and nothing lands on you.

Guests dancing at a private party at The BarnYard
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Room to dance

Space for your DJ or band, a proper dancefloor and intelligent lighting to set the mood as the night goes on.

Free on-site parking

Generous car parks for you and every one of your guests. No park-and-ride, no shuttles, no surprise fees.

150 acres to roam

Orchards, lawns and quiet gardens for golden-hour photos and a breath of fresh air between courses.

The apple orchards in spring blossom at The BarnYard
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Beautiful in every season

Both spaces are fully heated and just as magical in deep winter as they are in high summer.

The Roost set up for a private party at The BarnYard
Let's get the date in

Let's plan your party

Tell us your occasion, your date and rough numbers, and our events team will put together a tailored quote, no pressure at all.