The Buttery & Glasshouse is the wedding venue at The Bull Hotel, a spectacular space blending old and new, secretly tucked behind the 14th century coaching inn. It is a postcard perfect, one-stop destination venue offering couples and guests all they need for the wedding day - it’s a hidden surprise you wouldn't expect and a venue like no other.
Yes, your whole wedding will have the luxury of time to enjoy the good stuff - your loved ones, in-house crafted meals, heavily beamed bedrooms, fireplaces, a manicured private bowling green and a service only a family-run free-house is able to offer.
Read about the offer for bookings by 31st May 2024.
The whole courtyard was renovated in 2022 to create an innovative and unique wedding venue.
On one side, the historic barn-style Buttery offers the most intimate ceremony space, full of character and six centuries of history, gorgeous light, beamed ceilings and ancient stone wall.
Opposite to The Buttery, the newly built, ultra-contemporary Glasshouse with wrap around glass doors that open up onto the alfresco terrace and a spectacular retractable domed roof - a space flooded with natural light.
At the rear of the hotel in the courtyard, a 126m2 sleek glass structure purposely designed for wedding receptions is a bold addition to the traditional inn, blending old and new.
Expect to see a spectacular, retractable domed roof, south facing sliding glass doors to catch the sun - a space flooded with natural light. It is an elegant, modern 100-day-guest wedding venue full of sleek glass and cool metallics. The Glasshouse is an inspiring space which provides a lasting impact on guests’ memories of the wedding.
Facing The Glasshouse, sits the historic and timeless Buttery.
Originally, the 16th century oak-beamed barn was used as a large pantry to stock food, butts of beer and wine for the hotel. Since first licensed in 2015, The Buttery has been holding memorable wedding ceremonies.
Built using traditional methods and materials such as bricks, mortar, wood and stones, the barn-style Buttery is in perfect harmony with The Glasshouse and the final result is an awe-inspiring wedding venue.
Featuring a stunning ancient stone wall, The Veranda adds another dimension to the courtyard as a heated outdoor space for entertaining wedding guests with drinks and canapés amongst garden sofas.
Another beneficial design choice is the continuation of the stunning and functional flooring which gives the column-free courtyard plenty of room for guests’ entertainment being festival food stalls, outdoor games, drinks receptions, barbecues or sitting lounges. The modern environment-friendly material allows the three buildings to seamlessly connect as well as to spread into a courtyard area where spectacular eye-catching reception entrances and group pictures are staged.
Home to The Buttery & Glasshouse, the splendid 14th century Grade II-listed inn near Sevenoaks and Maidstone is a one-stop wedding venue offering couples and guests all they need for the big day - accommodation, full stocked bar, award winning restaurant and friendly team.
With a plethora of options of spaces, weddings flow seamlessly from one area to the next. Couples feel the stress taken out of the planning process by dedicated wedding coordinators who prepare bespoken quotes and carefully organise the timeline for the wedding.
Ceremony, dressing room, catering, bar, hotel bedrooms, car park - The Buttery & Glasshouse at The Bull is a charming historic and contemporary one-stop wedding venue.
Weddings at The Buttery and Glasshouse are crafted to every individual couple’s wants. We listen, we discuss, we plan. Here are our most popular wedding packages, each one available to be fully tailored your dreams.
Tell us your favourite time of the year, the number of guests, how you would like to entertain them, how many bedrooms you will need... then we will prepare a bespoke quote and payment plan especially for you.
The Indulgent Wedding package includes a 48-hour venue hire, starting with the set up the day before the ceremony and finally finishing with a hearty, farmhouse-style full English breakfast for the newlyweds and their guests the morning after.
As we are a hotel, or better, an inn, we can share with you the whole venue. Discover how our weddings flow seamlessly from one space to the other for 48 hours.
We welcome weddings of any size, from 6 to 200 guests. With a plethora of blank canvas spaces, your wedding will flow seamlessly in The Buttery and The Glasshouse at The Bull Hotel.
Ceremony 150 guests
Sit down wedding breakfast 120
Standing guests 200
Hotel 23
Many couples visit The Bull Hotel on a number of occasions before their wedding. The more our couples get to know us and the venue, the more they feel confident and secure in their surroundings before their big day. This really does help build up a fabulous relationship with the whole team.
Whether it's for a Sunday roast with family and friends or a quick cappuccino and a catch up, the in-house events team is always on hand with a warm welcome and to answer any questions you might have.
The winning combination of wholesome and quality ingredients with the best British produce plus the modern cooking techniques that we use here at The Bull is producing hearty delicious dishes. Sure to tantalise tastebuds, the signature smokehouse option for the wedding feast will wow your guests.
Whether you fancy a beer, an ale, an artisan Bourbon, The Bull is stocked with a two bars offering interesting tipples to explore with a rotating selection of beers made using traditional methods from independent producers.
Nestled in a Kentish area of natural outstanding beauty at the foot of the North Downs, a stone’s throw from The Pilgrims' Way.
Near Sevenaoks and Maidstone, Wrotham village is delightfully tucked away, despite being within easy reach of the M20 and M25 motorways as well as main train lines into London Victoria (40min from London).
Enjoy your stay with beautiful country and village walks, 13 National Trust sites nearby and fantastic golf courses.
Plenty of car park spaces available.
Our wedding packages include all bedrooms. You will be able to allocate your family and guests to the rooms for the night of the wedding day and a full English breakfast will be served for all guests.
Hotel capacity 9 double rooms, one family room and the honeymoon suite for newly-wed couple.
The Buttery & Glasshouse is an one-stop venue offering couples and their guests all they need for the big day.
Led by Leigh Anne, Emma and Catherine, the events team is composed of permanent members of staff who know every part of the business and every corner of the venue. Chefs, housekeepers, front of house, waiting staff, bar staff, cleaners and breakfast chef.
We will all work flawlessly together to ensure you and your guests are impeccably looked after.
Throughout the year we host open days when the whole venue is set up for a wedding, recommended suppliers that we love work with showcase their services and our full team of coordinators, front of house and housekeepers is available to take couples to a tour to the whole inn including the hotel rooms.
You are most welcome to arrange a viewing with the coordinators at any time. They will love to show you around and discuss your ideas and plans for your wedding and, if you wish, we will prepare a bespoke quote and payment plan to suit your needs. Do contact us on weddings@theglasshousekent.co.uk or fill in the form below.
We hope to hear from you soon!
We are immensely proud to have received a Kent Wedding Award for 4 years in a row, twice as Boutique Venue of the Year, once for the Wedding Wow Factor Award, and most recently the Events Team of The Year 2023/2024. The Buttery & Glasshouse also received twice the Hitched Wedding Awards, in 2022 and 2023 and was on the top three finalist of The Muddy Stilettos Best Kent Wedding Venue in 2023.
It is hugely satisfying for all of us at The Bull to receive these awards but it is the feedback and comments from couples and guests which are the great source of motivation. Reading these heartfelt messages are incredibly rewarding and a testament to the quality of our weddings and the memorable experiences we provide to couples, their families and friends.
My husband and I had our wedding here in July, it was amazing and I would highly recommend The Bull for venue, quality, excellent service and a lovely smooth wedding day with delicious food and drinks! Emma was fantastic.
Emma and George xx
We cannot fault the excellent service we received from the Bull- they were so helpful and friendly throughout the planning process and especially on our big day! It was lovely to be able to have full confidence in them and to know that everything was taken care of and nothing was too much to ask! Many thanks to Emma, Leigh Anne and Dionne for making our day so special!
Much love, Chloe & David xx
Thank you so much.
We can honestly say we are so grateful for all of your help on our special day, you made us feel so calm and at ease throughout the whole day. And even with the downpour of rain the day felt incredible. We have had so many people comment to us on how lovely The Bull, The Buttery and The Glass House are, they truly are little hidden gems.
Again thank you so much!
Kayleigh and Bradley x
Thank you very much!
The whole day was perfect and you, Leigh Anne and Dione were all absolutely wonderful and made sure that the whole day ran smoothly and we didn’t have to worry about anything and nothing was too much to ask. We really appreciate all the hard work you all put in to make our day so magical x
All our guests said how wonderful you all were and how lovely the Bull is!
Many thanks for everything!
Love Chloe & David xx
We’re still on a high! Our day was truly perfect. So many of our guests complemented on the Bull, the food, the service, the beautiful setting. We feel very lucky to have found you guys. Even the little touches on the day, like all the bar staff and waiters knowing our names - made it so personal.
And a personal thank you to you Emma.
Thanks for everything, we’re so so grateful!
Jo & Craig
'Thank you so much for putting together our dream wedding. We are completely blown away by everything the staff did to make it so special for us. The food was incredible, and everyone said they thought the venue was just beautiful. We loved every second of the day and I would definitely do it all over again.'
Megan and Sam
'We just wanted to say a big thank you to Sangita and Emma for their help on the day and to Leigh-Anne for your help leading up to the wedding day. The marquee looked great with the locate 2 create touches so thank you for your help with that too. We can’t wait to come back for a meal soon.'
Liz and Robin
'I’d like to say a big thanks to Team Bull. You were all amazing and made our wedding extra special. The food and service were brilliant. Sangita and Harry eased any pressure we had before hand and the whole day went as smooth as we imagined. Good luck with all the up-and-coming weddings. Hope the bride and groom are as happy as we are.'
Donna and Craig
‘Thank you to all of your team for making our guests comfortable and for making us feel welcome. The rooms were excellent. The food and service were excellent. Thank you to the wedding team for giving us the wonderful day that we had.’
Melita & Mark,
‘We had our wedding day at The Bull. From start to finish, the staff were amazing! Nothing was too much like hard work, and Leanne and her team made everything as stress free as it could be! The Buttery looked stunning, and the food was amazing. The attention to detail from the staff and their commitment to making our day perfect is what really made The Bull Hotel the perfect wedding venue!’
Josh and Annie Webster
'Very impressed with the experience that we had. It was all stress free , which is exactly what we wanted ! Once again, many thanks to you and all the team at The Bull for some wonderful memories.'
Liz and John
'We would like to say a massive thank you to you all for making our wedding day so fantastic. We had the very best day, despite the heat. All our guests said it’s was the best wedding they had been to and my mum and dad said it was the best day of their lives.'
There was praise from everyone about the venue, saying how beautiful it is and what a relaxed and special vibe it has, we agree wholeheartedly and I am so glad we chose to get married there.'
Sarah & Phil
From the moment we met you, and saw the venue we just knew this is where we were meant to get married.
You were nothing short of amazing, you put my mind at ease, and handled everything with professionalism and you really cared about giving us the perfect day.
Honestly Leigh Anne, we can’t thank you enough.
All our love
Mr & Mrs Simpson
Firstly myself and Joe would like to say a massive Thank you for everything that you did for us on our wedding day, it was amazing thanks to you guys.
All of our guests commented on how beautiful the venue is and just how good the food was.
Thank you for making it the special day we had hoped for from the very start when we booked to the end when were checking out.
Many Thanks
Mr & Mrs Cooper
We cannot thank you, and the amazing team at the Bull, enough for helping make our dream wedding a reality. Iain and I felt so welcomed and we are so grateful to you for your organisation and for supporting Elaine with her flowers and decorations too. We thoroughly enjoyed the BBQ smokehouse food and felt that it integrated well in the running of the day. The staff were friendly and welcoming.
We especially loved coming down to breakfast the next morning to find that you had dressed the restaurant with our flowers and decorations. Christina and Iain
Me and my husband (still getting used to saying that) would like to say a huge thank you to you and the whole team at The Bull Hotel!!
We can't tell you how happy we were with everything and for all the help you gave from start to finish. Everyone made us feel so at ease and was so friendly and welcoming from the start, that was one of the reasons why we said yes to get married there, plus the venue was just perfect for us and exactly what we wanted.
Everyone had a blast! Thanks again! Mr and Mrs Tribe
We both want to say a huge thank you to you, Leigh Anne and all the staff at The Bull. We really had the best, most wonderful day, one that we'll never forget, and we know how much of that was down to all the support you and the team provided both before the day and on the day too. We felt we had so many questions, but you were always so helpful and helped to make our day even better than we imagined it to be, so thank you. We also loved the new decking area and Glasshouse, and so many of our guests said how brilliant the venue was too.
Thanks so much again - Sami and Mike
Me and my husband (still getting used to saying that) would like to say a huge thank you to you and the whole team at The Bull Hotel!!
We can't tell you how happy we were with everything and for all the help you gave from start to finish. Everyone made us feel so at ease and was so friendly and welcoming from the start, that was one of the reasons why we said yes to get married there, plus the venue was just perfect for us and exactly what we wanted.
Mr and Mrs Tribe
Beautiful venue, efficient staff, organised and professional coordinators, delicious food and nothing but praise for the care we received both before and during our wedding in March 23. We received so many compliments about the whole day which ran like clockwork and so stress free for us because the staff are amazing!
Nic and Paul x
It’s been a whirlwind!!
A massive THANKYOU for being so so excellent and helpful. Thank you in particular for being so great with me when I had a wobble before the ceremony.
We absolutely loved our wedding day and everyone loved the venue and made comments about how much they loved it. Also, quite a few guests stated ‘the best chicken they’d ever eaten’!
Thanks again
Briony & Dom x
Emma, we wanted to just say thank you so much for all your help in the lead up to our wedding and on the day itself. Having you there to help set things up and ensure everything ran smoothly was amazing. The day was perfect and just as we imagined. So many of our guests commented on how great your staff were, how good the service was and how seamless the whole day went - we couldn’t have done it without you. The little touches when we went up to our room were also great - the pizza was fantastic!
Thanks again!
Rebecca and Lawrence
The Bull is just an incredible venue for our special day. From the intimate Buttery for the ceremony, the decking for drinks and congrats from everyone. The Wedding Breakfast in the Glasshouse , we had The Smokery. To have everything in the one place made it all so easy, enjoyable and stressless. The staff , the rooms and the venue are first class. I would highly recommend this perfect venue to anyone thinking of choosing for their big day. Many family members said its the best venue and Wedding they had been to. Congratulations to all at The Bull as well as us on such a great day.
Tony and Loretta x
Our dedicated wedding coordinators will love to discuss your plans and show you the venue. Please contact us on 01732 789 800 or fill in the form below.
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