Cowdray Estate

A Stunning Walled Garden Venue

The Walled Garden at Cowdray is a historic and charming venue for weddings and celebrations. Surrounded by beautiful, private gardens and set against the stunning backdrop of Cowdray Ruins and Lawns polo pitches in the West Sussex Countryside. Whether you wish for an intimate occasion with 10 guests or a lavish celebration for up to 100, The Walled Garden venue is a beautiful location to start your married journey.

Special Offer on at

The Walled Garden

Book your wedding at The Walled Garden and choose The Yellow Kitchen as your caterer to receive an exclusive 20% discount on your venue hire! This offer applies only to new bookings for weddings taking place from now until the end of April 2026.

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Winter Packages

The Walled Garden

We have put together a charming package alongside our in-house caterers, to bring your wedding dreams to life in this unique and wonderful setting. ⁠Want to find out more about your winter wonderland wedding, view our packages below.

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Plan Your Special Day At

The Walled Garden

The Cowdray team at the Walled Garden venue are here to help with every aspect of your special day. Whether your party is an intimate gathering of close friends or a larger, more elaborate celebration.

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Enjoy Estate Dining With

The Yellow Kitchen

Catering is one of the most important aspects of any wedding. Cowdray are proud to work with carefully chosen caterers at The Walled Garden, including our in-house caterer, The Yellow Kitchen.

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Discover The Walled Garden on our virtual tour

Open the door to The Walled Garden and step into a beautiful, historic venue that dates back to 1550, located next to the iconic Cowdray Ruins and Cowdray's picturesque polo pitches. The garden rooms consist of two spacious reception rooms and a first-floor suite, the Dressing Room; at its centre is a flourishing walled garden featuring many floral delights including lavender, roses and cherry trees.

Kind words from our couples

Testimonials

April 2024

Sophie & Matt

"As a team you honestly are very special and we feel so privileged to have had such a brilliant experience for the most special day of our lives. We cannot put into words how perfect our day was in not only our eyes but the eyes of our guests. Everybody has not stopped talking to us about what a beautiful venue it was with such beautiful staff..."

June 2025

Zoe & Tim

"We wanted to take the time to say how grateful we are for yours and all the team's hard work in making our wedding such an amazing experience for us and guests. We have spent the last few weeks reminiscing on all the memorable moments that took place across the weekend. We are so pleased we chose the Walled Garden at Cowdray as our venue..."

August 2024

Meghan & James

"We got married at The Walled Garden at Cowdray in August 2024 and couldn't have asked for a better venue. We had the most incredible day and a big part of this was the venue. We were lucky enough to get married outside in the beautiful gardens and have had many comments from guests about the venue as a whole..."