Located in the heart of the beautiful Kent countryside, Cowden Village Hall is the perfect venue for your next event. Our well-maintained and fully equipped hall is available to hire for all occasions — from birthday parties, weddings, and family celebrations to community events, meetings, classes, and more.

With its blend of traditional charm and modern facilities, Cowden Village Hall offers a warm and versatile space that can be adapted to suit your needs. There’s a spacious main hall, a fully fitted kitchen, accessible amenities, and plenty of parking available.

Located in the very pretty village of Cowden on the Kent, Surrey, Sussex borders. Address: Chantler’s Meed, Cowden, TN8 7HU

Main Hall

The Main Hall has a stage and a sound system which can be accessed by bluetooth and direct cable connections. This hall benefits from patio doors which open to the recreation ground, as well as ones which open on to the car park.

Dimensions:
Length:  22.1 metres (72.6 feet)
Width: 13.6 metres (44.7feet)
Length to stairs: 20 metres (65.7 feet)
Plus stage facility.
room to seat 150 people

Club Room

As an alternative to the main hall, we offer a smaller meeting, or Club Room, that will comfortably seat 30 people in a U shape boardroom style or 50 theatre style. This room is great for meetings and smaller gatherings or even exercise classes. Our new Cowden Community Cafe mornings will be held in the Club Room.

Dimensions:
Length: 7 metres 13 (23.5 feet)
Width: 5 metres 35 (17.7 feet)

Hall Facilities

Hall facilities include:
  • A kitchen with cooker, microwave, fridge, hot water urn, cutlery and crockery etc.
  • Central heating
  • 29 x 2 metre fold down tables + small card tables + chairs
  • A stage area overlooking the main hall.
  • Male and female toilets
  • Disabled toilet that can also be used as a baby changing area.
  • Hoover/brooms/mop for cleaning up.
  • Car park – Plenty of parking with disabled access
  • Defibrillator
  • Wifi and modern speaker system
  • Outside space accessed from main hall

Fees for Hire (updated 1 June 2025)

All Hall bookings require a minimum £100 deposit, returnable after inspection of the premises

Main hall:
Weekdays 8am until 6pm – £16 per hour
Evenings 6pm onwards – £18 per hour
Weekends – £20 per hour

Club Room:

Weekdays 8am until 6pm – £12 per hour
Evenings 6pm onwards – £16 per hour
Weekends – £18 per hour

Whole Premises:
Weekdays 8am until 6pm – £22 per hour
Evenings 6pm onwards – £28 per hour.
Weekends – £28 per hour.

Weddings:
Hire the whole premises for 48 hours: noon the day before to noon the day after. Plenty of time to set up and clear for your wedding.
Seating capacity 150 (in main hall).

Price for weddings:

in 2025: £500
in 2026: £600
in 2027: £700

A refundable £200 deposit will be taken at the time of booking

Furniture hire

We can hire our furniture for events off the premises. Prices will be discussed at the time of booking depending on numbers required. Obviously, we need to make sure there is sufficient furniture in the hall for hirers. As an indication:

Tables:  £2.00 per day – Chairs: £1.00 per day

Contact Details

You can make a bookings enquiry using the Bookings Calendar tab at the top of this page. The Calendar enables you to search for available dates. We will soon be introducing online booking and payment.

If you prefer, you can always email us to discuss a booking: bookings@cowdenvillagehall.com

Pat McCann is our bookings manager, ably assisted by Kate Ellis.

We have a mobile number 07354 084833 for emergencies if there are any issues with the Hall

Address Chantlers Mead, Cowden, TN8 7HU