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Last update: December 2022

The Ravenswood is a wedding venue set in the heart of the Ashdown Forest, surrounded by the beautiful rolling hills of Sharpthorne, West Sussex. This wonderful estate boasts 18 acres of landscaped lawns, gardens and lakes as well as a magnificent 15th-century manor house to give you a truly special day. With their selection of venue spaces, extensive land, and licences for civil weddings both inside and outside, the team can help you create your dream day.

Facilities and Capacity

Set within the countryside, The Ravenswood features 18 acres of land including four lakes, a rose garden, a secret garden and a forest walk with ruins. Magnificent gardens, grounds and lakes offer a stunning backdrop which to capture beautiful memories of your special day. Four function rooms are available and can seat from 40 to 150 guests for your wedding breakfast, with ample space for further guests for your evening reception. A total of 34 bedrooms are also available, including the Honeymoon Suite, and range from double, single, twin, and family rooms.

Services Offered

The onsite staff is committed to making your wedding day a truly unique experience that will provide precious memories. Couples will have exclusive use of the venue function rooms and grounds for their wedding day. The Ravenswood offers outstanding food and personal service and, however you imagine your perfect wedding day, you will find our experienced, professional and friendly staff attentive to your every need. Their wedding coordinator offers a personal service and is on hand to advise nearlyweds on all aspects of their wedding day. The team's fabulous chefs offer a wide selection of menus including vegetarian and vegan options.

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

Venue Type:

In the Country
Stately Home
Historic
Outdoor License

Ceremony Options:

Civil Ceremony Licence

Dining Options:

Seated Meal Facilities
Alcohol Licence
In House Catering

Evening Entertainment:

Entertainment Licence
Live Band Facilities
Evening Reception Facilities
DJ Facilities

Overnight Accommodation:

Overnight Accommodation for Wedding Couple
Overnight Accommodation for Guests

Venue Staff Assistance:

Wedding Coordinator

Other Features:

Exclusive Use
Disabled Facilities
Car Parking
Confetti Permitted
Pet Friendly
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100% Recommended by couples

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Georgia P. Married on 20/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wish we could do it all again!

Honestly had the best wedding ! Dawn our wedding co ordinator really couldn’t have been anymore helpful! Everyone was saying how smoothly our wedding went and how beautiful the venue was!
Wish we could do it all again we loved every second!
Rebecca
Rebecca M. Married on 08/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Dream wedding!

Everything about our wedding from the planning to the day itself was so perfectly planned and executed with every help from the staff at the Ravenswood and our amazing wedding coordinator Molly. We could not have asked for a better experience with The Ravenswood.
The weather so so beautiful and sunny and just added to the natural beauty around the venue.
The food was AMAZING! And for any bride or groom who worries they may forget or not have time to eat or drink, trust me, Molly kept us well supplied with both! Especially on such a hot day like it was on our wedding day!
We can not thank The Ravenswood enough for make our day so special!
Lauren
Lauren T. Married on 12/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic 10 out of 10

Leaving a review for the most perfect day is always hard, but it was the perfect day! Gemma our coordinator was 10 out of 10. The one person you could go to for anything and no question was silly to her. The food, venue, decorations were perfect. I couldn't have imagined a better day.
I could go on and on. It was amazing!
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Moyra D. Married on 03/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Dream venue

Most wonderful venue, they will do anything to help. Everyone is on hand to reply to emails within 24 hours. You can change things, move things around and they will accommodate any requests with a smile! We had Lynne as our coordinator and she was amazing! She was so helpful and calm - we couldn’t have asked for better. She is well experienced and can help with anything!

A truly magical venue.
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Andrew G. Married on 07/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Service above and beyond!

Thanks to Yvette and her team, we had planned the most amazing and dreamlike wedding possible within our budget. Nothing was too much trouble. Then Covid hit. To Yvette, this was a blip, nothing to get excited about. Somehow, despite last-minute u-turns in "guidance" by the government, we managed to have the most magical and amazing day. The venue is astonishing in it's beauty, the size is perfect for small to medium sized weddings. But the staff, in particular Yvette, will make your day spectacular!
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Karole Married on 10/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Wow just wow

Fantastic staff amazing venue I can’t thank you guys enough massive thank you to Dawn our coordinator who made everything stress free . The food was amazing and nothing was too much effort thank you Ravenswood for the best day of our lives x
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Georgina O. Married on 15/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Such a wonderful venue and staff! They create the wedding of dreams

Absolutely amazing!! Katie and every member of the staff were more than we ever hoped. So helpful, friendly, professional and just BRILLIANT! Every detail is thought of and you feel like you've known everyone forever, they keep you so calm and are so on top of everything every step of the way and constantly went above and beyond. We can not thank you enough for the most perfect wedding!
Gina and James Challis
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Callum T. Married on 09/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Callum Thompson Wedding Photography

I’ve had the pleasure of photographing multiple weddings here at The Ravenswood, and what a venue it is! Set in a picturesque spot, the photos always come out beautifully! Both outdoor and indoor weddings have beautiful ceremony areas, and it’s always a pleasure to take couples for a photoshoot around the wonderful grounds!
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Francesca M. Married on 28/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The best place to get married!

We had the MOST AMAZING day all thanks to The Ravenswood. Nothing was too much for them, and they catered for everything we wanted. All the staff were so professional and everything happened without any issues.
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R Totman Married on 22/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Wedding

Perfect place for our wedding. Staff were superb from planing to the
day. We couldn't recommend them and in particular, Yvette our
wedding coordinator, highly enough.
The Ravenswood really take care of you and make your day
something to remember.
Beautiful, picturesque grounds and buildings. Excellent food and wine,
with top notch bar staff.
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Laura Married on 21/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

We had the perfect wedding day

We had the perfect wedding day (21.09.2018) and can’t thank the staff enough for all of their help and guidance before and on our big day. Thank you so much!
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Wai Married on 16/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

We cannot thank the team enough for making the day

My now husband and I had our wedding at the Ravenswood on 16 September. We cannot thank the team enough for making the day truly amazing. We had everyone complimenting the venue and how beautiful it was. Sam, Joanna, Michael, Yvette and Megan were so helpful and accommodating. Everyone felt welcomed including us. Not only were the grounds picture perfect, the food from the canapés to the evening buffet was delicious. So thank you so much to everyone at the Ravenswood for making our wedding day so perfect!!!!!!
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Hannah Married on 07/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

From start to finish the day and night was truly a

We got married at the Ravenswood 2 weeks ago, from start to finish the day and night was truly amazing from the staff, venue, food! Yvette was so lovely and organised the whole day she was always there when we needed her and completely on the ball as we’re all the staff! I would definitely recommend this hotel to get married in and want to do it all over again! Thanks so much xx
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Debbie Married on 05/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Just had our daughters wedding here and would thor

Just had our daughters wedding here and would thoroughly recommend to anyone. The staff were brilliant and so attentive and helpful and friendly. the room for the meal was incredible with fantastic views and the food was really good. The room was decorated in in an amazing way to reflect the theme of travel and our guests was so complimentary about the whole day and we were all treated so well. The getting ready room is fabulous and the whole day we were made to feel special. It was lovely to have the ceremony outside too. he rooms are really comfortable and we slept well. The building is so old and majestic and totally full of character.
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Marie Married on 31/08/2018
5 out of 5 rating

The Ravenswood was the most beautiful venue

Our special day was Friday 31.08.18 the Ravenswood was the most beautiful venue, amazing food, superb staff from viewing to booking to the special day.. nothing was too much trouble everything I asked for I got no questions asked. everyone has commented how amazing the day was I am so sad the day has finished as was perfect. our wedding coordinators were amazing even helped with our young children as a few tantrums I was looked after from the minute I arrived. I am so grateful that this beautiful venue was taken over by amazing people as I got my perfect garden wedding of my dreams thank you all x
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