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Hop Farm

The Hop Farm, Maidstone Rd, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6PY

Overview

The Hop Farm, near Maidstone and Tonbridge, is Kent’s leading, historic corporate and private event venue. With a variety of magnificent function suites, it’s the ideal choice for meetings, conferences, parties and weddings. With a variety of exquisite and historic function rooms, each one has it's own individuality and character, and room capacities range from 6 guests to 300 guests. The in-house hospitality and catering team provide a range of first class dishes and impeccable service. There are extensive grounds, over 400 acres, for field events, team building activities and more. The land and function suites combine perfectly for Summer corporate days and celebrations. Equipped with the latest in PA, Audio and Wifi technology, it is blends the historic background seamlessly with 21st century requirements.

Travel

The Hop Farm is conveniently situated between Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells on the A228, approximately 20 minutes from the M20 and 25 minutes from the M25. The mainline station of Paddock Wood is 1 mile away and is on a direct link from London Bridge, Waterloo and Charing Cross. The train journey from London takes approximately 45 minutes. The Hop Farm has on site parking for more than 3000 cars.

Rooms

The Roundels

Situated on the ground floor beneath Whites Conference & Banqueting Suite and adjacent to The Shires, The Roundels are ideal for small meetings / conferences or as breakout rooms for events held in Whites. They are two delightful interconnecting oast roundels which work perfectly as one area for the business part of an event, and then a separate area to enjoy lunch and refreshments.

Whites Banqueting Suite

Oak beamed, hop garlanded and flooded with natural daylight, Whites is an impressive and versatile room housed in a tastefully converted and recently refurbished oast house. This attractive first floor room can play host to a variety of functions, from a conference for 30-200 delegates through to a dinner for 150 guests or a drinks reception for 200. Whites has its own integral bar situated in the kiln area of the oast house plus a dance floor and reception area, ideal for Christmas parties. The room also has a stair lift to provide disabled access.

Shires

Situated on the ground floor beneath Whites Conference & Banqueting Suite, Shires is a relaxed, pub style function area. Ideal for informal events and parties or can also be used as a practical extension for larger parties in Whites. The room boasts a full bar and delightful lawns with a terrace area.

The Dray

The Dray is one of the few function rooms in Kent able to accommodate up to 300 guests seated theatre style for a conference. It is also the ideal venue for large private parties, school proms or family fun days as it has a large standing capacity. The Dray offers a 40’ bar, full disabled access, toilet facilities and the opportunity to host much larger events when teamed up with the adjoining Dray Marquee. The Dray faces events fields - ideal for company fun days and team building activities. The Dray is a much sought after, versatile function room that can be hired with or without Hop Farm catering and also offers the opportunity for clients to provide their own catering.

The Dray Marquee

Permanently attached to The Dray, The Dray Marquee offers an additional 360 square metres of space. The marquee has been fitted out with white swagging and is fully carpeted throughout. The Dray Marquee provides a perfect area for catering and refreshments for large conferences or alternatively can house a wide variety of trade stands for exhibition clients. For large parties or dinner dance events, up to 200 guests can be seated to dine in The Dray Marquee, leaving The Dray clear as an area for the bar and dance floor.

Venue Amenities

Bar
HD TV
Parking
Private Restrooms
Restaurant
Refreshments
Wedding Licence
Flexible Layout
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Venue Facilites

Accommodation

Main Room

Large Dining

Court Area

Open Areas

Large Hall

Wedding Venues

The Dray Marquee

Large Dining

The Dray Conference & Banqueting Suite

Large Dining

Shires Functions Suite

Large Dining

Hop Farm

The Hop Farm, Maidstone Rd, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6PY

Overview

The Hop Farm, near Maidstone and Tonbridge, is Kent’s leading, historic corporate and private event venue. With a variety of magnificent function suites, it’s the ideal choice for meetings, conferences, parties and weddings. With a variety of exquisite and historic function rooms, each one has it's own individuality and character, and room capacities range from 6 guests to 300 guests. The in-house hospitality and catering team provide a range of first class dishes and impeccable service. There are extensive grounds, over 400 acres, for field events, team building activities and more. The land and function suites combine perfectly for Summer corporate days and celebrations. Equipped with the latest in PA, Audio and Wifi technology, it is blends the historic background seamlessly with 21st century requirements.

Travel

The Hop Farm is conveniently situated between Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells on the A228, approximately 20 minutes from the M20 and 25 minutes from the M25. The mainline station of Paddock Wood is 1 mile away and is on a direct link from London Bridge, Waterloo and Charing Cross. The train journey from London takes approximately 45 minutes. The Hop Farm has on site parking for more than 3000 cars.

Rooms

The Roundels

Situated on the ground floor beneath Whites Conference & Banqueting Suite and adjacent to The Shires, The Roundels are ideal for small meetings / conferences or as breakout rooms for events held in Whites. They are two delightful interconnecting oast roundels which work perfectly as one area for the business part of an event, and then a separate area to enjoy lunch and refreshments.

Whites Banqueting Suite

Oak beamed, hop garlanded and flooded with natural daylight, Whites is an impressive and versatile room housed in a tastefully converted and recently refurbished oast house. This attractive first floor room can play host to a variety of functions, from a conference for 30-200 delegates through to a dinner for 150 guests or a drinks reception for 200. Whites has its own integral bar situated in the kiln area of the oast house plus a dance floor and reception area, ideal for Christmas parties. The room also has a stair lift to provide disabled access.

Shires

Situated on the ground floor beneath Whites Conference & Banqueting Suite, Shires is a relaxed, pub style function area. Ideal for informal events and parties or can also be used as a practical extension for larger parties in Whites. The room boasts a full bar and delightful lawns with a terrace area.

The Dray

The Dray is one of the few function rooms in Kent able to accommodate up to 300 guests seated theatre style for a conference. It is also the ideal venue for large private parties, school proms or family fun days as it has a large standing capacity. The Dray offers a 40’ bar, full disabled access, toilet facilities and the opportunity to host much larger events when teamed up with the adjoining Dray Marquee. The Dray faces events fields - ideal for company fun days and team building activities. The Dray is a much sought after, versatile function room that can be hired with or without Hop Farm catering and also offers the opportunity for clients to provide their own catering.

The Dray Marquee

Permanently attached to The Dray, The Dray Marquee offers an additional 360 square metres of space. The marquee has been fitted out with white swagging and is fully carpeted throughout. The Dray Marquee provides a perfect area for catering and refreshments for large conferences or alternatively can house a wide variety of trade stands for exhibition clients. For large parties or dinner dance events, up to 200 guests can be seated to dine in The Dray Marquee, leaving The Dray clear as an area for the bar and dance floor.

Venue Amenities

Bar
HD TV
Parking
Private Restrooms
Restaurant
Refreshments
Wedding Licence
Flexible Layout
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Venue Facilites

Accommodation

Rooms

Main Room

Large Dining

Court Area

Open Areas

Large Hall

Wedding Venues

The Dray Marquee

Large Dining

The Dray Conference & Banqueting Suite

Large Dining

Shires Functions Suite

Large Dining
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Email Address:

miguelfenton@gmail.com

Phone Number:

01022 556556

Web Address:

https://thehopfarm.co.uk/venue

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