The pavilion
A smaller covered option beside the courtyard. The roof gives shade and cover; the open sides still let weather in.
The plan
Cover for part of the day, or for the whole of a smaller one.
Our drawings show sample arrangements. We agree the working layout and access routes with you before the event.
The weather questions helped us prepare a clearer brief.
80 seated · 120 standing · 100 ceremony
The open courtyard beside it: 120 seated · 200 standing · 150 ceremony.
Sample capacities. Alternative arrangements, not additive: one event uses one arrangement.
Up close
A heavy roof, square columns and open sides.
Plan my event
Will eighty fit under the roof?
A seated dinner for 80 on a June weekend: the courtyard plan we would start from and what the venue part costs. The covered pavilion seats up to 80, so this group also fits under the roof, with a weather plan still agreed.
Fri–Sun is Friday to Sunday; Mon–Thu is Monday to Thursday. Set every detail yourself in the full planner.
Open the full planner80 guests; seated meal; Courtyard layout 2; 10 schematic tables; covered capacity 80.
Illustrative layout. Furniture marks show arrangement, not a certified seating or evacuation plan. Not to scale.
Within the pavilion’s sample capacity of 80 seated. Its open sides still require an agreed weather plan.
Prefer to plan with your own assistant? Use Copy the prompt on the full planner.
Layout bands
What fits under the roof.
These are the covered figures the planner checks against. A group that fits is still under a roof with open sides.
Seated meal
- up to 80guestsFits under the roof
- 81–120guestsCourtyard, no cover
Standing reception
- up to 120guestsFits under the roof
- 121–200guestsCourtyard, no cover
Ceremony
- up to 100guestsFits under the roof
- 101–150guestsCourtyard, no cover
Weather
Agree the alternative before you choose the date.
A roof provides cover. Open sides still let weather in. The open-sided pavilion is not an enclosed storm refuge, even when the guest count fits. The shade sail is decorative and is not a rain plan.
We agree with you who decides on the weather plan, when, and how guests hear about it. The coordinator and suppliers review it 72 hours before, again on the day and whenever conditions change.
Read the weather guideMoving around
Tell us how your guests need to move.
In this sample venue the main arrival is step-free, with firm paving, an accessible WC and a quieter waiting room. A real venue would confirm widths, gradients and turning space on a viewing.
- Who needs step-free routes or seating close to the entrance?
- Will anyone need a quiet place to rest during the event?
- Where should suppliers load in so guest routes stay clear?
Questions about the pavilion
Before you plan around it.
Will everyone fit under the roof if a storm arrives?
The pavilion has open sides and is not an enclosed storm refuge. Agree an alternative or postponement plan before committing, even when your guest count fits under the roof.
Is the pavilion a separate, cheaper hire?
No. Every event hires the whole venue for the day, courtyard and pavilion together, on the same venue package. The pavilion is not priced as a second venue.
How many fit under the roof?
Up to 80 seated, 120 standing or 100 for a ceremony. These are alternatives for one arrangement, not totals to add to the courtyard figures.
Can we hold the ceremony here and dinner in the courtyard?
Yes, as two phases of one day. Tell us both in your request: the changeover between them is quoted separately in writing.
A related example
A company day for 30
Coffee and a presentation under the pavilion, lunch at long tables in the courtyard, workshops around the garden. Thirty seated on a weekday is one of our published examples.
See the weekday exampleAlso at Ternshade Court
- Both spacesCapacities side by side, arrival and access.
- Events held hereWeddings, company events and private celebrations.
- Where everything isThe gate, the supplier route and the two spaces on one plan.
See it at a viewing.
Viewings run Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:00, by appointment. Send a date request and we reply with what is free and a time to visit. A request does not hold a date.