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Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Romsey is home to 42,000 plants of 12,000 different varieties and is set in 180 acres of gardens that are free for you to explore exclusively throughout your wedding visit with us. We hope that this tranquil setting will provides a stress free environment to our guests on our wedding day.

Wedding (Afternoon Tea) Breakfast

Due to the limited available space in the Queens Room of Jermyns House (Sir Harold Hillier Gardens) we are very limited to the number of people that we have been able to invite to the wedding breakfast. We have regrettably had to limit the invitations mainly to close family and wedding organizers.

Please click one of the following:

1) My invitation says that I am invited to 'Afternoon Tea' (The Wedding Breakfast)

2) My invitation says that I am invited for an Evening 'Drinks Reception'

Wedding (Afternoon Tea) Breakfast

The wedding breakfast is located in Jermyns House (For those that have been specifically invited because as you will see from the photograph on the left, the Queens Room is not very big). You will need to walk through part of the gardens at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in order to find Jermyns House. Please announce yourself at the Visitor Centre first as your name will be on a list and there will be no charge for you to enter the gardens through the Visitor Centre.

Jermyns House has a number of very small rooms arranged as follows:

Panel Room - Entrance room for an arrival drink (Weather permitting we may hold this on the garden lawn).

Sir Harold Hillier Room - Located to the right of the Panel room. This is a "chill out" room for guests to use up until 5:45pm and you may also leave your coats in there up until that time.

Queens Room - Located to the left of the Panel room is the location of the afternoon tea and speeches (See photograph above).

Cloakrooms - Located through the doors straight ahead in the panel room and then to your right.

Juniper Room - Bridal room/Wedding Operation Control. Located on the first floor of Jermyns House and any messages for the bride or groom may be left there up until 6:30pm. After that time the visitor centre should be used.

Itinerary

Arrival drinks will be held at around 3pm followed by afternoon tea (cream scone). This will be followed by tea or coffee.

At 4pm there will be the speeches and a toast to the bride and groom at 5pm. At 5:45pm the wedding breakfast will end and our guests will be free to explore the gardens whilst we greet our evening guests that we have been unable to accommodate for the wedding breakfast (Afternoon Tea). You are free to enjoy the gardens at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens during this time and we will all reconvene in the visitor centre at 6:45pm.

Note: If you would prefer to attend the Drinks Reception instead of the afternoon tea (wedding breakfast) then you may do so but please let us know right away by indicating your preference under the 'Comments' section on our RSVP page.

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 0QA

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After the Wedding Breakfast, you will be free to explore the gardens before the Evening Event at 6:45pm in the Visitors Centre. You are also free to explore the gardens again throughout the evening as we will have exclusive use of them after 6pm.

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Evening Drinks Reception

Our guests are free to arrive at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens at any time during our wedding day and may go there directly from the wedding service if they are attending the service (Optional). You will be able to explore the gardens without charge as your name will be on a list at the Visitor Centre which you will need to pass through in order to access the gardens. You will be able to enjoy an afternoon (hopefully warm afternoon) stroll around the gardens. There is also a public restaurant, and plenty of picnic areas within the gardens if you are arriving early in the afternoon.

Note: If the weather is forecast to be hot, guest may want to bring a change of attire to wear around the gardens.

If you have been invited to the Evening Drinks Reception this will be held at 6pm in Jermyns House at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. Drop in between 6pm - 6:30pm and share a light refreshment so that we are able to greet you all personally. There will also be a barbecue meal later on at 8:30pm in the visitors centre.

Please Note: If you are unable to attend the Drinks Reception but you would still like to attend the evening event then you may do so by indicating the time you will be arriving under the 'Comments' section when you RSVP. Guests not arriving until after the Drinks Reception should go directly to the Visitor Centre.

Jermyns House has a number of very small rooms arranged as follows:

Panel Room - Entrance room.

Sir Harold Hillier Room - Located to the right of the panel room. This is a "chill out" room for guests to use up until 6:30pm and you may also leave your coats in there up until 6:30pm.

Queens Room - Located to the left of the Panel room is the location for the Evening Drinks Reception.

Cloakroom - Located through the doors straight ahead in the panel room and then to your right.