The Botanic Gardens at Samarès Manor can be hired for private and corporate events of up to 300 guests. The estate is in St Clement, Jersey, and the organisers provide marquee and catering solutions for the event. The site is licensed to hold wedding ceremonies.
Seminars and company events
The estate lists corporate events alongside private ones. The setting is an outdoor garden space, so a company day here is built around a marquee rather than a meeting room. The venue states that it can provide marquee and catering solutions to fit the requirements of the organiser, which makes it a fit for a summer party, a client reception or a team day that uses the grounds.
Plan with the site requirements in mind. The hire page says the event site needs toilets and power. Ask the estate how these are supplied for your date and group size.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are described as a favourite use of the gardens. The venue is licensed to hold wedding ceremonies, so a couple can marry on site and continue with the reception under a marquee. Live music is permitted, which matters for evening receptions and for parties with a band.
The maximum capacity stated for the site is 300 guests. The page does not give separate figures for a ceremony, a seated meal or a standing reception, so confirm the layout you want and the number that fits it.
Rooms and capacities
The offer is a garden site with a marquee, not a set of named rooms. The one capacity given is 300 guests as a maximum. The estate also has a manor house and a rural life museum, a gift shop with a visitor centre, and a tea room, but the hire page does not present these as event spaces. Ask what is available for your date, because the museum and the tea room close for the winter.
Accommodation
The estate has self-catering units in a Victorian courtyard, close to the stables of the Seigneur, where horses and donkeys come and go during the day. The estate describes them as renovated. Stays are offered as short breaks, with a minimum of three nights stated for the 2026 season. The pages do not say how many units there are or how many people they sleep, so ask the office before counting on them for a wedding party.
Catering
The venue says it can provide catering solutions for events. On a normal day the estate also runs a seasonal tea room, the Rozel Bay Tea Room at the manor, and a crêperie called Cocorico, which serves crêpes, galettes and freshly prepared meals. Both belong to the visitor offer, and the tea room is closed for the winter. For an event, ask the office who caters and what the options are.
History and setting
Samarès Manor is a private estate that opens its botanic gardens to visitors every day. The gardens are landscaped, and the estate calls itself a slightly quirky private estate. The setting gives an event a garden backdrop in the east of the island.
Getting there
The address is La Grande Route de St Clement, St Clement, Jersey JE2 6QW. The estate office takes enquiries by telephone, and the hire page asks organisers to call or write to discuss the event. The car park gates are locked from 5.30 pm each day, so tell guests and suppliers about the timing, especially for evening events.
