Guided Tours | 19th – 31st August
Explore our Grade II* Listed Mansion on a guided, hour-long tour through its finest rooms, with garden access included. Limited dates this August.
A Large Group Country House Stay in Kent
If you’re searching for large group accommodation in Kent, or a country house that sleeps a big family gathering, Goodnestone Park Mansion is built for exactly that. Built in 1704 for Sir Brook Bridges, this Queen Anne country house has welcomed family and friends for over three centuries. Jane Austen herself was a regular visitor while staying nearby with her brother Edward, and it’s said the house and its surroundings helped inspire the world of Pride and Prejudice.
The Mansion offers 12 individually styled bedrooms, sleeping up to 24 guests, making it one of the largest self-contained family holiday houses in Kent, and a wonderful setting for a multi-generational family staycation, a milestone celebration, or a big winter gathering with friends. Each room carries its own character, many named after former residents and visitors, with roaring log fires, deep armchairs and garden views that turn frost-silvered in winter light.
A Cosy Winter Staycation, Home From Home
For all its grandeur, staying at Goodnestone never feels formal. This is a house designed to be lived in, to curl up in with a book by the fire, to gather around the table after a long countryside walk, to feel, quite simply, at home. It’s this balance of history and comfort that makes a winter getaway here so special: crackling fireplaces, low winter light through tall windows, and an entire historic house to yourselves, the kind of cosy, fireside escape UK travellers increasingly look for each winter.
Home-Cooked Food, Taken Care Of
No winter staycation is complete without good food, and that’s where Judith’s Kitchen comes in. Our in-house caterers can be booked directly for your stay, taking care of everything from a hearty welcome supper to a full celebratory feast – leaving you free to simply enjoy the house, the company, and the season together.
Plan Your Winter Getaway at Goodnestone Park
Whether you’re planning a family Christmas staycation, a big birthday weekend away, or simply a fireside retreat from the everyday, Goodnestone Park Mansion offers a rare chance to make history feel like home — for the whole family, for a few nights.