KENTSTAYCATION
CHAPEL HOUSE ESTATE
SURROUNDED BY 35 ACRES OF RUSTIC WILD LANDSCAPE AND CURATED GROUNDS , THE CENTURIES-OLD CHAPEL HOUSE ESTATE HAS BEEN REINVIGORATED TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY AN AWARD-WINNING WEDDING VENUE BUT ALSO A RATHER UNIQUE STAY DESTINATION , COMPLETE WITH ACCLAIMED STANDALONE NO9 RESTAURANT AND THE RATHER INCREDIBLE CHAPEL HOUSE … BY SAMANTHA READY
As unique , secluded staycation options fare , you really can ’ t find a more luxurious , perfectly appointed hidden gem than a stay at the Chapel House Estate .
Dating back centuries , today the entire estate , a result of a multi-million pound restoration and redevelopment project led with passion and vision by its family-owned and managed team , stakes rightful claim to being one of Kent ’ s most palatial rural boltholes .
Surrounded by rolling Thanet farmland and countryside , and set in its own 35 acres of grounds , yet just minutes from the motorway and newly opened Thanet Parkway high speed station , Chapel House Estate has been conceptualised to deliver ( and then some ) as a luxury wedding , stay and events venue , with the centuries-old estate offering the perfect and unique backdrop for relaxing , entertaining and celebrating in the most private of country settings .
Having firmly established itself in a relatively short amount of time as one of Kent ’ s - and indeed the country ’ s - top wedding venues , not least due to its purpose-built events barn , restored Granary celebrant space , acres of outside orchard nuptial ‘ I do ’ options , bespoke dining , its own helipad , and of course its passionate team and seamless service , Chapel House Estate also offers stays courtesy of its gorgeous garden hideaways , restored Chapel Cottage and the 700-year-old Chapel House , with dining courtesy of the on-site No9 Restaurant .
Checking in to the first of the early summer sunshine , to a backdrop of butterflies and bees fluttering by the wildflowers next to the sweeping private-gated entranceway , it was to the estate ’ s eponymous Chapel House that Mr Ready and I were excitedly heading .
Dating back to 1290 and one of the oldest buildings in Thanet , Chapel House offers the perfect celebration accommodation or secluded romantic bolthole … and it is simply beautiful .
Offering a boutique contemporary hotel aesthetic juxtaposed with the timeless elegance of the converted chapel ’ s architectural beauty , it is all at once restful yet entertaining , secludedly relaxing and utterly encapsulating .
Downstairs are two large lounge areas ; the garden room , with its heritage doors calling to be thrown open to take in the courtyard , York Flagstone terrace , sunken pond and secluded walled garden , and the snug , bedecked in contemporary jewel-toned sofas
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