Private Event Hire

Set in the beautiful surrounding of Kearsney Abbey the Billiards Room’s beautiful wood panelled walls and vaulted ceiling the room adds a relaxing and beautiful setting for any event looking across the park to the lake. A perfect mixture of period features and modern facilities.

The Billiards Room is now available to hire for up to 40 people private events, weddings ceremonies, meetings, exhibitions and other events.

We are unable to offer hire on occasional dates due to the high use of the park and café. This includes the Easter weekend and school summer holidays and bank holidays. Please do contact for more details.

Hire fees up to end of march 2025 (prices from April 2025 available on request)

• Day Hire: 8:00 to 17:00 - £250
• Half Day Hire: 8:00 to 12:30 or 12:30 to 17:00 - £130.00
• Whole Day (up to 22:00): £360.00
• Hourly Hire: £40.00 (minimum of 3 hours required)

Wedding Hire

• Ceremony Only Hire*: £250.00
• Wedding Full Day Hire, 08:00 to 22:00: £360.00 (including ceremony hire**)

*Fee for venue hire only and does not include the KCC registrars fees (payable directly to them).

** Required for all weddings that include a reception and catering.

All prices  are correct at time of publishing. We reserve the right to update them as required.

All food is prepared and made freshly on site by Kearsney Café. Menus are designed to offer the highest quality food to compliment your event and the surroundings.

We offer a range of menus including afternoon tea, cold fork buffets, grazing tables and finger buffets. We regret that we are unable to offer formal sit down menus.

Please note external food or drink should not be brought in or consumed on site with the exception of a celebration cake (must be prior agreement). The cafe operates a no nuts policy.

Example menus are available upon request.

To book, enquire about dates or ask any questions please email

Kearsney.Cafe@dover.gov.uk

or telephone 01304 827327