Greenhithe · Kent · On the Thames
Ingress Abbey
A Grade II listed Tudor Gothic mansion overlooking the River Thames, Its grand rooms, gardens and grounds are available for weddings, celebrations and private events.
Greenhithe · Kent · On the Thames
A Grade II listed Tudor Gothic mansion overlooking the River Thames, Its grand rooms, gardens and grounds are available for weddings, celebrations and private events.
Weddings
From the house, stone stairs and lawns fall away to the Thames. Your hire includes the Abbey's grand rooms and principal spaces, plus all of the gardens and grounds. The house itself has nearly two centuries of history, and the estate more than six.
Marry here under our civil ceremony licence, or hold the ceremony elsewhere and bring your guests back for the reception. Drinks flow through the Gold Room, the Hall and the Orangery. Dine indoors, or in a marquee in the grounds.
As a dry-hire venue, you choose your own caterer and suppliers from our approved list, and you can bring your own DJ or band.
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Private events & celebrations
The same rooms that frame a wedding work just as well for milestone birthdays, anniversaries, family celebrations, corporate dinners, away days and launches.
The Abbey's Gothic interiors, gardens and river views also make it a distinctive location for photo and film shoots.
Each booking includes exclusive use of the grand rooms, principal spaces and gardens, with a commercial kitchen for your caterers and parking on site.
Plan your event
The spaces
A light-filled room for drinks or dining.
An elegant room for drinks receptions and dining.
The central hallway beneath the Gothic gallery, at the heart of the house.
An open-air courtyard for drinks and mingling.
Formal gardens with room for a marquee for larger dining.
Lawns running towards the Thames, available by arrangement.
History
1363Edward III endows the manor on the Dominican nuns of Dartford Priory, who farm the land and work its chalk. Jane Fane, Abbess of Dartford, is the last to hold it.
The DissolutionHenry VIII keeps the estate and has it rebuilt as a royal retreat for his journeys to the coast.
1763–1772John Calcraft commissions Capability Brown to reshape the park and open up views to the Thames.
1833The present house is built for James Harmer, Alderman of the City of London, to a Tudor Gothic design by Charles Moreing. It is said to include stone from Old London Bridge, and the grounds hold several follies.
Victorian eraJames Harmer holds parties at Ingress Abbey for London high society. The poet Eliza Cook lives here and writes poems including “The Old Armchair”.
20th centuryFrom 1922 the estate is home to the Thames Nautical Training College. Its ships, including HMS Worcester, lie moored in the Thames off Greenhithe, and for decades the Abbey and grounds serve the college. The Cutty Sark arrives at Greenhithe in 1938. Prince Philip attends the 1953 ceremony at which the college's Cutty Sark is handed over for preservation, and in 1962 Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visit for the college's centenary prize-giving.
21st centuryIngress Abbey returns to its original use as a family estate.
Stay over
The whole Coach House is available to book for accommodation as an optional extra, for a separate fee. You can book it for the night before and the night of your wedding. It's a peaceful place to get ready and to come back to afterwards.
Gallery
Imagine your day
Please note: every image in this section is an AI-altered visualisation of the original room, for illustration only. These are not photographs of real events. For real photographs of the Abbey, see the gallery.
Practical information
Getting here
Ingress Abbey
Prioress Crescent
Greenhithe, Kent DA9 9UR
Directions to the car park entrance (for drivers and sat nav)
Front of the Abbey on Google Maps
By road: close to the M25, with parking on site.
By rail: Greenhithe station is nearby, and Ebbsfleet International is a short journey away.
Enquiries
To check availability, arrange a viewing or talk through your plans, please contact Lynsey Gorman.
Lynsey Gorman
lynsey@jjspaces.com
020 3051 9240