Key Facts
Type of Ceremony
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Civil ceremony license
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Humanist / Celebrant weddings
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Receptions Only
Venue Setting
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Countryside
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Town
Venue Type
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Barn
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Country House
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Manor House
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Unusual
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Other
Catering Options
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Inhouse Caterers
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Outside Caterers
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Preferred Caterers
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BBQ & Hog Roasts
Additional Facilities
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Exclusive use
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One wedding per day
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Bridal suite
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Dance floor
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Live music permitted
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Discos permitted
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Wedding coordinator
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Bespoke weddings
What Our Couples Love
- 600 year old venue
- Vaulted ceremony room
- Historic venue
- Licenced ceremonies
- Exclusive Use
- Bridal dressing rooms
- Intimate
- Walled Garden
- No corkage charge
- Recommended caterers
- Option of doing your own catering
- Wedding reception only if preferred
About Pilgrims Rest
The Pilgrims Rest is a 600 year old hall house in East Sussex. With exclusive use, no corkage charge and no fixed suppliers this unique venue gives you the choice and flexibility to create your wedding day just how you want it.
The Pilgrims Rest is an East Sussex wedding venue full of rustic charm - perfect for exclusive use weddings and receptions all year round. Licensed for wedding and civil ceremonies, it is a venue that gives you the flexibility to create your wedding day just how you want it. Whether you choose to have a DIY wedding, a fully catered wedding or anything in-between.
We have designed and furnished the building so that it needs little decoration but one that you can make your own. With no corkage charges and no hidden extras, The Pilgrims Rest is a wedding venue that is beautiful yet affordable; stunning yet relaxed.
All three reception rooms boast inglenook fireplaces. With endless historic features from ancient beams to linenfold doors, witch’s marks to ward off evil spirits and a secret tunnel hidden under the Great Hall fireplace that runs beneath the Abbey walls. At The Pilgrims Rest we are always looking to help our couples have a wonderful day and keep their costs down, so with this in mind we are lucky to offer two dressing rooms for grooms & brides; both designed to be the perfect backdrop for your prewedding photos. Rich, cosy and quintessentially British, we absolutely love it and so do photographers. The Pilgrims Rest is a truly unique Sussex wedding venue. When the sun is shining your guests can flood out into the beautiful tended rose and walled gardens. As the evenings draw in, stoke up the fires, light some candles then watch as she sparkles into life.
