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Pluckley, Kent, UK
10th - 12th April 2015
 
England in the Springtime. What could be more lovely. Both Raúl and Nat secretly wish they were farmers. So here's the next best thing. 
The Darling Buds of May Farm was made famous by an early 90's British television show by the same name. Check it out, it's awesome.
 
THEME/DRESSCODE: 1950's British Farm Folk in their Sunday's Best. Take that as you will.
 
Itinerary
 
Friday, 10th April 2015

 

  • 7pm Dinner, drinks & merriment at The Black Horse pub in Pluckley village

    • We thought this would be fun & easy option for those of you traveling a long way or wanting to make a weekend of it.  All the food is locally sourced and delicious and normal pub prices. 

 

Saturday, 11th April 2015 

 

  • 2pm Blessing at St Nicholas Church, Pluckley

  • 3pm Wedding celebrations at the Darling Buds of May Farm

 

Sunday, 12th April 2015

 

  • 10am Cuppa tea, bacon sarnies and check-out time for those staying at The Darling Buds of May venue

Locations

 

The Black Horse, The Street, Pluckley, Kent TN27 0QS England

 

St Nicholas Church, The Street, Pluckley TN27 0QS, England (right next to The Blackhorse pub!)

 

Darling Buds of May Farm, Buss Farm, Betherden, Kent TN26 3EQ (5 minute drive from the church)

 

For those of you that don't know, Kent is the motherland for Nat!  Pluckley is a beautiful rural village nestled in the heart of the Kentish countryside. Pluckey has a school, post-office, church and a pub and that pretty much it!  Country walks are gorgeous but we suggest hiring a car if you plan to explore before/after the wedding. For our overseas guests here’s a few local things you can do whilst you're in town!

 

 

  • Wild Cat Safari

  • Dover Castle, Leeds Castle (we have LOADS of castles)

  • Canterbury / Cathedral

  • Whitstable (nice seaside town)

  • Great Dixter – Kent is famously the called “the garden eden"

  • London! Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliment, Museums are free and I can come up with a fun itin if needed!

  • France or Brussels! You can take the eurostar from Ashford (very close to Pluckley) and go to Paris or Brussels

  • Ferry from Dover to France! Although Calais isn’t that nice you can drive to other nice places

  • Fly to other places for cheap check out easy-jet, Ryanair, Skyscanner

Accommodation

 

Please go to the accomodation tab to see some of the hotel, B&B and camping options in and around Pluckey.

 

The Darling Buds of May Farm has limited rooms available which will offer to our wedding party and overseas guests. That said, the farm has acres of beauitiful land, ample toilets, showers for anyone who's is up for camping! We're planning to hire wicked camper who some of your might remember is where we started our journey on a road trip to Rob and Tara's incredible wedding in Scotland!

 

We're also planning to set up a shuttle service to take for friends staying in local residents so you don't have to worry about driving. More details on that to come.

 

IMPORTANT: as there are so many options and we're really not sure on numbers we have'nt blocked any rooms at these hotels etc so please get yourselves booked up ASAP.  If you book one of the smaller B&B options below let us know so they don't get hundreds of phone calls!  Do let us know if you have any issue to need to share with others.  You can also holler on  Raul + Nat Facebook Group.

Travel & Directions

 

// FLYING //

For our family and friends who will be traveling from overseas (THANK YOU, we’re so excited you’re coming!) the best airport to fly into is London Heathrow (LHR) or London Gatwick (LGW).  From LHR it's 1 hour 40 minute drive to Pluckley, from Gatwick is a 1 hour and 20 minutes drive to Pluckley. You can take the train/tube which take 2 hour 15/30 minutes to Pluckley. Let us know and we can help you out!!

 

If you’re coming from London Air New Zealand airline is great! Check out Sky Scanner for best deals on flights.

 

// TRAIN //

If you're coming from London you can take the fast train from London St Pancras International to Ashford International (35 mintues) and then take a local train from Ashford International to Pluckley (6 mins). The farm is a 4 minute drive from the train station to the farm.  We will share local taxi numbers with you ASAP.

 

// DRIVING //

There’s loads of parking available at the Darling Buds of May farm which will also be sign posted. In an effort to be green, save money & be friendly please let us know if you’d like to carpool/give a lift with some others guests by telling us in your RSVP or on the Raul + Nat Facebook Group if you have room in your car or if you need a ride.

 

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