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Cowdray Walled Garden, wedding venue in West Sussex, UK
Wedding Venue
Wedding Venue
5.0(36)

Cowdray Walled Garden

No 1 River Ground Stables, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9AL, West Sussex, UK

Guest capacity
10 to 100 guests
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About Cowdray Walled Garden

The Walled Garden is a hidden haven of tranquillity providing an enchanting setting to create the perfect wedding. With its picturesque gardens, two atmospheric entertaining rooms, a lovely dressing room and an indoor and outdoor licensed ceremony area, The Walled Garden provides an ideal space for weddings. Located a stone’s throw from Midhurst, West Sussex, this historic Grade II listed building overlooks the magnificent Cowdray Ruins and is situated at the heart of the Cowdray Estate. With its rich history and timeless charm, The Walled Garden provides a captivating backdrop for a memorable and magical day be it a larger celebration or a more intimate gathering. The Dressing Room Get ready surrounded by family and friends in the light, airy and spacious dressing room. With views overlooking the beautiful gardens, there is plenty of space for all the wedding party. The Courtyard Room With its exposed stone walls and plenty of character and charm, The Courtyard Room is a wonderful place to say: ‘I do’. It is licensed for civil ceremonies and can seat up to 100 people. This light and atmospheric room offers a sense of privacy and intimacy for your ceremony in the daytime, transforming by night to provide the perfect setting for your evening reception with plenty of space for a bar, live music and dancing for up to 130 guests. The Castle Room The Castle Room is a characterful space which provides a blank canvas for couples to add their own sense of style and identity. With views onto the magnificent Cowdray Ruins, the room is the perfect place for the wedding breakfast sitting up to 100 guests. The Garden From the moment you step into the private and secluded Walled Garden, your wedding guests are immersed in a truly magical venue. With the Pagoda licenced for wedding ceremonies, you can choose to get married outside in the picturesque gardens. The garden’s natural beauty also provides a captivating backdrop for photographs and outside dining as well as an idyllic setting for your drink’s reception. Guests can enjoy champagne and canapes surrounded by rose and lavender borders, an orchard, and a scented herb garden. Suppliers The Cowdray events team have a trusted list of professional suppliers who are highly regarded in their field of expertise including florists, hair and makeup artists, cake makers, photographers and production companies. Our in-house catering team The Yellow Kitchen serves the best local and Estate-sourced produce where possible, making the most of what Cowdray has to offer. There is also a selection of carefully chosen external caterers for you to consider. Our events team will work closely with you to make sure your day unfolds exactly how you envisaged. Accommodation The Bothy, located 5 minutes drive away from the Walled Garden, is a private and charming honeymoon suite. Transfer from the venue and a delicious breakfast in the morning is included in venue hire, so you can relax in style whilst reminiscing about the night before. Please note, this is subject to availability at the time of booking. There is a wide range of accommodation on the Estate to suit the wedding couple as well as family and friends. Luxury holiday cottages complete with hot tubs and far-reaching views are perfect for a mini moon after the wedding or for guests considering a longer stay. There are also four self-catered cottages at Benbow Pond, private, secluded luxury treehouses easily accessible from The Walled Garden and nearby Bed and Breakfast Accommodation at the Lodge. Guests can also enjoy everything that the Cowdray Estate has to offer including visiting the award-winning Farm Shop, Café & Lifestyle shop, watching polo in the summer months on nearby Lawns, playing golf or just enjoying the many scenic walks across the Estate.

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Styles & facilities

Unusual weddings
Historic
Marquees and tents
Landmark
In the country
Castle
Unique weddings
Outdoor license
Sporting
Civil ceremony licence
Confetti permitted
Entertainment licence
Outdoor fireworks permitted
Wedding coordinator
Accessible facilities
Corkage option
DJ facilities
Live band facilities
Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Exclusive use
Evening reception facilities
Alcohol licence
In-house catering
Car parking
Seated meal facilities
Dance floor
Buffet meal facilities
Overnight accommodation for guests
Pet-friendly

Reviews

5.0(36)5/5 from 36 couple reviews

5/5 review

OliviaAugust 2026

5.0

The venue speaks for itself, just stunning. However, it’s the staff that really made it for us. Olivia was our coordinator and she was incredible. She made the whole process before the wedding so easy, communication was brilliant and really put my mind at ease when I thought I was falling behind in planning. On the day she was even more amazing. Olivia went above and beyond, helping me put my shoes on and helping tame my veil in the wind! If anything

5/5 review

GemmaSeptember 2025

5.0

We booked with Hannah to see the venue in January (for a summer wedding), showed us round, explained all the options (e.g. inside / outside ceremony), very helpful. We loved the garden and setting in January but fell in love with it even more in the summer. The garden is truly the standout feature, and in our view, it would be a shame not to do the ceremony outside. When we booked, they provided us with an amazing list of recommended suppliers, who know the venue really well and provided high quality services. This took the stress out of wedding planning with knowing where to start and would trust their recommended supply list. We booked the Yellow Kitchen for our our 3 course meal, canapes and bar services. They had a really extensive menu, with a great range of options and were happy to make alterations to suit our preferences. On the day, the food was fantastic and had 80+ with duck cooked to perfection (not easily done). Had many guests tell us they loved the food! All the staff at the Walled Garden were amazingly helpful and very professional. Andrea (our co-ordinator) really understood how to use the

5/5 review

HeidiAugust 2025

5.0

I honestly don’t know where to start ! 11/10! We originally found The Walled Garden on the hitched website and arranged a visit. The venue is even more beautiful in real life. As soon as we entered the gardens, we knew this was the one for us. We met with Hannah initially who is just so lovely. Following the meeting we decided to book the venue and the in house caterers, The Yellow Kitchen. The Walled Garden held an open day not long after which we attended. This was incredibly helpful and such a fab morning. We booked our bar supplier following this. Having booked The Yellow Kitchen for our catering, we were invited to a tasting evening. Again, this was fantastic. We enjoyed a 3 course meal and a selection of canapés. Most of these meals we picked for our day! Andrea was on hand to help us with finalising and had some fantastic ideas which we took on board. For example our charcuterie boards which went down well. Amy our co-ordinator was just amazing and we can’t thank her enough! I had lots of ideas and she helped bring them all to life. On the day, Amy was on hand from start to finish, she really is a superstar and an asset to Cowdray. All the staff Cowdray made our experience so enjoyable. They are so accommodating and could make anything possible! On the day, the guests couldn’t believe how beautiful the venue was. They raved

5/5 review

CameronJune 2025

5.0

Getting married at the walled garden was everything we hoped for. The gardens were absolutely stunning on the day! We had so many comments about how nice the venue was from our guests. The Castle Room and Courtyard Room were perfect for our wedding breakfast and dancefloor. Both rooms helped create an amazing atmosphere and really got the party going! Sam and Hannah at Cowdray were so helpful throughout the entire process. They were always very responsive and helpful, answering any questions we had and offering us much needed advice! On the wedding day, Sam was amazing at making sure everything ran smoothly, we can't imagine the day going how it did without his help a

4.8/5 review

ChloeNovember 2024

4.8

We had our wedding here in May and the venue was perfect. The team were very friendly and professional throughout the planning period and were very flexible with allowing us to drop off and collect items before and after the wedding. The s

4.8/5 review

LisaNovember 2024

4.8

We are so happy that we chose The Walled Garden at Cowdray for our wedding in April. We would highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a beautiful outdoor setting for their special day. The venue is stunning with plenty of unique character, great indoor spaces and the most gorgeous gar

5/5 review

Zoe W.November 2024

5.0

I could not recommend the walled garden enough! It was simply perfect fo

5/5 review

CharlotteNovember 2024

5.0

My husband and I viewed this magical venue at an open day event and instantly fell in love! From the moment we booked, all the staff were amazing! We had the ceremony outside, with a bouncy castle and live singer to sing me down the aisle. The rooms inside were the perfect size for our meal and evening, and even had a food truck in the courtyard. We truly

4.6/5 review

JoannaNovember 2024

4.6

Such a gorgeous setting for our wedding ceremony and drinks reception, even in the rain! Hannah was great and very responsive from the moment we first enquired. We were put at ease by Sam before and on the big day, nothing was too much trouble. The day appeared

5/5 review

EmmaNovember 2024

5.0

My partner and I fell in love with this place at first sight. We wanted a classic British wedding but with a contemporary/modern feel and that’s exactly what we got with the Walled Garden. The gardens are so beautiful yet simply done with immaculate lawn, and the inside reflects this with open brickwork walls but not rustic or cottage feeling. The spaces are great to completely put your stamp on things as venue is hired empty, but the venue have a great selection of supplies who are professional and polite. The day was seamless with Cowdrays team, they move everything quietly along, whilst being super friendly and polite to everyone and nothing was too much hassle when it came to requests before the big day. You really can put your personal stamp here. The bridal suite

4.8/5 review

MelissaOctober 2024

4.8

The walled garden was an amazing and beautiful venue for our wedding reception. Everyone we had contact with in the team were lovely And very helpful. I would say that the one thing that could have been better was the responsiveness to emails/queries/calls once we had begun the planning process as often, we didn’t get a reply for a very long time and I often had to chase up. We just felt that given the amount we were paying to have our wedding there, that the responsiveness should’ve been much better. Other than this, we are happy with our experience, Sam took over organising our day A few weeks before the event and was really brilliant helping us set up the day before and running everything on the day. We used the yellow kitchen caterers (The in-house catering team) which w

5/5 review

NatashaAugust 2024

5.0

From the moment we walked into the Walled Garden in December, it was stunning even then. We immediately booked our wedding for August and it did not disappoint. Firstly - the team, from the moment we picked the venue, to the big day itself and after, we have never dealt with with kinder people. Their knowledge about the space and the teams ability to ensure all our guests and us, were happy is utterly unrivalled. All our guests comment on how lovely the team were. The venue itself is like something out of the Secret Garden and having the option to access t

4.6/5 review

JackJuly 2024

4.6

The Cowdray team were br

5/5 review

EmilySeptember 2018

5.0

We got married here at the end of July. It is such a beautiful venue. The gardens were in full bloom and looked lovely. We were so lucky with the weather the sun was out but had cooled out so we didn't melt in the gardens. From the time of booking to the day we got married Jan was improving the venue. Jan and Mike were helpful and welcoming whenever we visited or contacted them. The men often talked sport as there was some football or cricket game on when we visited. The venue allowed for a relax reception and all the guests have commented saying it was the best location. There is a good balance of space inside and out. The fact the the tables are in a separate room to the band/music means people can still stay sitting and talking and don't have to shout over the music. Jan has a good list of suppliers to help you choose or you can bring your own in as long as they have all the relevant insurances etc. I wouldn't have changed a thing

5/5 review

AndreaAugust 2018

5.0

We had the best day at The Walled Garden yesterday despite some fairly rubbish weather . Jan and the team have been amazing from start to finish and every thing was perfect . We had an afternoon tea wedding and our guests said it was so refreshing to have such a laid back casual wedding. I would recommend this venue to any couple looking for a stunning venue at a reasonable price .

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