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I don't know where to start, from beginning to end our experience with The Secret Garden team has been delightful. We want to say MASSIVE thank you for making our wedding planning stress free & helping us make such special memories. We really loved how much input we could have with every detail of the wedding and how helpful the team are when you need their help. The setup was immaculate and exactly how we had envisioned it to look, we ended up with a perfect relaxed 'Garden Party' wedding we'd always wanted. My husband and I are so lucky to have found such an amazing venue to hold our wedding and would recommend The Secret Garden to anyone looking for a venue.

We were the wedding DJs at The Secret Garden for Sofia & Barry at the weekend. We absolutley love this for a wedding venue!! Great sized room for a party. All their staff were also amazing! Very friendly, professional and helpful.

We got married at the wonderful Secret Garden last week. Even though the weather was against us, we had the most perfect day. Josie and the team were outstanding with their attention to detail and ensuring that our vision for the day was delivered. The venue speaks for itself, as it is stunning and is very special to us anyway, as it is the last place we had afternoon tea before my mum passed away in 2017. The staff are very attentive and organised. They ensured that we had everything we needed and nothing was too much effort on the day. They went over and above for all of us. The food was amazing and the feedback from our guests about the menus on offer was great, the best wedding food they've had! So, compliments to the chefs! All in all we didn't want it to end. The glasshouse was very cosy and intimate once the sun had gone down and the perfect romantic setting for the evening. We had the best day and would highly recommend the Secret Garden for a wedding!! Thank you to Josie and the team once again! ❤️ 💛

We were married at this beautiful venue in early October and we really couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. We had been so impressed with how Harry had catered to our needs in the build up to the wedding that we were not in the least bit concerned that the day wouldn't go ahead seamlessly. All of the staff are so friendly and helped to create such a lovely, relaxed atmosphere. We have spoken to a lot of our guests since the wedding and nearly all of them have commented on how attentive and outgoing the staff were. The grounds of the venue are stunning. If you're lucky like we were and the weather holds out you can get married in the middle of the beautiful gardens. All of the children (and a lot of adults) had a blast exploring the place and playing with all of the lawn games that the Secret Garden provides. Another thing we were really impressed with was the food. The dishes are interesting and well thought out. All of them delicious! I honestly cannot recommend this place highly enough. The whole thing was so smoothly executed, eveyone knows what they are doing and it really does show. I'd like to say a massive thanks to Harry and the team for making our day so special!

The Secret Garden in Ashford is one of my favourite wedding venues to photograph at. I love the gardens with all the flowers and the glasshouse for intimate wedding ceremonies! I can't wait to return here this Summer. It's always a treat documenting weddings here! Olly (Olly Knight Photography)