The beautiful Hop Barn is licensed for christenings. It's a warm and characterful space with oak beams, twinkling fairy lights and a large, private terrace and landscaped garden that looks out across the water. It’s perfect for intimate or larger gatherings, seating 10-70 for a traditional sit-down meal or hosting up to 130 guests for relaxed grazing-style celebration. With exclusive use of the barn and gardens, you’ll have plenty of space for little ones to play and grown-ups to relax and catch up, with the added option of a private bar.

If you have a larger celebration in mind or want extra space for entertainment, The Event Suite can host between 50–250 guests, giving you the flexibility to celebrate your way. Fresh white walls and a starlit canopy ceiling lend a dreamy vibe to your christening celebrations, assisted by beautiful garden and estuary views from the floor-to-ceiling bi-fold windows. These can open fully onto a private terrace and landscaped garden - perfect on a warm day to bring the outdoors in, with plenty of space for guests to mingle, socialise and take in the occasion.

A Ferry House hog roast never fails to make a statement, using only the highest quality Kentish pork and cooked to a turn by our award-winning chefs. This Authentic Kentish Pig on a Spit is served with locally baked soft white rolls, hot new potatoes, stuffing, crackling, coleslaw & Harty apple sauce, plus salad bowls. Vegan sausages are available for Vegetarians/Vegans.

You & your guests can graze your way through a generous spread of cheeseboards with crackers, meats & platters, fruit & chutneys, filled sub rolls & other salad & savoury items, with children’s sandwiches also available on request. Using much of our homemade, homegrown and family-farmed produce, the grazing table is sure to be a talking point of your celebrations.