The Kent County Showground
Detling
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 3JF
Mixed Group Night
Mixed Group Night
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Mixed Group Night
Mixed Group Night
Mixed Group Night
Mixed Group Night
Mixed Group Night
Everyone’s welcome! Book for your company or group of friends – minimum booking of 8 guests.
Mixed Group Party with Arrival Drink followed by Unlimited Beer, House Wine, Prosecco and Soft Drinks included in the ticket price.
Mixed Group Party with a difference! Standing street food party instead of seated dinner. Each group will get a reserved base area for the evening.
Smart Dress - No Jeans or Trainers.
*(small charges apply)
Book any of our venues for your private and exclusive use on a range of nights.
FIND OUT MORE OR CALL 01932 359900
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Yes, we have multi-thermostatic heaters throughout all of our marquee venues. Please note these are more than capable of making all of our venues really toasty on even the coldest December night.
All of our venues that are permanent structures also have heating systems in place to make sure you and your guests are comfortable and warm throughout the evening.
All of our venues are accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. However, please note that some of our venues have a raised dance floor, which are only accessible by steps. Should any of your guests have such, please do call us on 01932 359900 or email bookings@bestpartiesever.com so we can do our best to ensure their requirements are looked after during the event.
The deposit per person is £25.00 and this amount is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Your deposit must be paid for all guests to confirm your party with us.
Depending on the popularity of the night, our email to you will let you know how long you can hold for under no obligation, before the deposit will be due. This will vary and is subject to change.
If it is less than 6 weeks away till your chosen party date, full payment will be due to confirm your booking. This is because the final balance of any party will be due at this time.
We are as flexible as possible up until 2 days before your party, and we will always try our best to accommodate any last minute changes, however, we cannot guarantee this. Provided that we have availability you can add to your booking.
Please note, availability is subject to change and tickets are on a first come, first served basis. You can add or decrease the number of guests in your booking through your online account, or by sending written confirmation via email to bookings@bestpartiesever.com to confirm how you would like to proceed in regards to your booking number. Full payment is required in order to secure additional tickets.
Please be aware that if guest numbers increase via online booking or via email confirmation, you will automatically be liable for those additional costs, as per the terms and conditions.
You can amend your booking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using the ‘My Account’ section of our website. If you have trouble accessing, please contact a member of our team.
If you wish to reduce the number of people in your party, any monies already paid are non-refundable and non-transferable meaning these payments cannot be used towards any additional orders or balance payments. For example, you cannot use this money for drinks packages, or any add ons etc.
The minimum booking is for 8 guests. We seat each booking at their own private tables, and do not mix booking across shared tables.
We only stipulate a minimum age limit for our guests, however in line with our licence, we are afraid our parties can only be attended by guests who are over 18 years old.
All customers pay the Consumer Price to book their party.
If you are a VAT registered business you can then claim back the VAT – through your business as like any other business expense, and so you end up paying the advertised business price.
The initial deposit of £25.00 per person is due to confirm your booking, the booking confirmation email sent to you will detail the deadline to complete this by. The deposit per person is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Your final balance for your booking is due no later than 6 weeks before the date of the party.
Any additional items such as drinks packages must be paid for when the order is placed.
The balance of your booking can be paid on our website via your online account, by bank transfer (BACS), or over the phone with us. All details can be found on your booking confirmation email.
We are as flexible as possible up until 2 days before your party. Provided that we have availability you can add to your booking.
Please note, availability changes constantly and tickets are on a first come, first served basis. You can add additional guests through your online account or by sending written confirmation via email to bookings@bestpartiesever.com to confirm how you would like to proceed in regards to your booking number with full payment in order to secure additional tickets.
Please be aware that if guest numbers increase via online bookings or via email confirmation, you will be automatically liable for those additional costs.
You can amend your booking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using the ‘My Account’ section of our website (up to 48 hours before your party).
If you wish to reduce the number of people in your party, we are afraid that any monies already paid are non-refundable and non-transferable meaning these payments cannot be used towards any additional orders or balance payments.
You can reserve your party online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Simply to go www.bestpartiesever.com and select your venue – then choose the best date for your group and snap up those places before someone else does!
Our ‘My Account’ section of our website will then allow you to pay deposits, add drinks packages, send invitations to your guests, update their dietary requirements and see all the information about your party.
Alternatively, you can call us on 01932 359900 and we can talk through any questions you have and book your party for you.
Whichever way you choose to book your party; you will receive an email which states if you wish to confirm your places you have a set holding period before paying a £25.00 deposit per person.
Please note that this deposit is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
The deposits, as well as the balance of your booking can be paid on our website via your online account, by bank transfer (BACS), or over the phone with us. All details can be found on your booking confirmation email.
We have designed delicious set menus alongside our main set menu for those guests who are vegetarian, vegan or have an allergy to dairy, gluten or nuts.
We can also cater for Halal meals - if they are pre-ordered.
Please note that these alternative menus are set and must be ordered in advance of the party, you will then receive the full chosen menu. Unfortunately, you cannot mix and match courses from each set menu.
A sample set menu is listed on our website. For example, if you are Vegetarian you will follow the Vegetarian set menu for all 3 courses.
Please note that we are able to provide Kosher meals at a cost. However, you are more than welcome to arrange for us to receive a Kosher Meal on the day of your party and we will cook this in our ovens and serve (still in the tray) to your guests at their tables. There is no additional charge; however neither does the guest receive any discount for not having one of our own meals.
There is a sample set menu which can be viewed online - simply to go www.bestpartiesever.com and select your venue.
The starter, main course and dessert platters are served to your table with tea and coffee being served from an ongoing station after the meal has finished. Please note, desserts are served on a selection plate to share with your table of guests.
Our additional interactive dessert stations will be available in the bar area after the meal.
This allows everyone to get on with enjoying the party, and those who wish to have tea & coffee to do so from the end of dinner service until 11pm. The DJ will announce where and when these stations are available, so make sure you listen out!
Dodgems are chargeable and tokens can be pre-ordered prior to the event or purchased on the evening.
Tokens are £5.00 per car (1 or 2 people can ride in each car) on the night, or if you wish to pre-order these, one must be pre-ordered for everyone in your group at the discounted price of £3.50 VAT per token.
This is a pre-order only option - on the night the charge will be £5.00 per car.
Please note, there will be no dodgems at our Bristol or Tobacco Dock venue.
The dodgems are located at the side of our venues (excluding our Bristol and Tobacco Dock venues which will not have dodgems), and they open around 10:00 pm each evening.
The dodgems close about half an hour before the end of the party, please listen out for the announcement from our DJ when we are taking our last dodgems rides, or ask a member of our team if you have any questions.
Please note our dodgem tokens are non-refundable, so please use them all up at night.
All drinks orders that include wristbands, drink tokens, or dodgem tokens, if placed and paid for well in advance of the party, will be dispatched out to you by tracked delivery or courier 10 days before your party.
A fee of £3.95 including VAT is charged as a contribution towards this service, to ensure your package is tracked along the way and to know when it will arrive with you.
You can also track the parcel, the links will appear in your online booking account at www.bestpartiesever.com/account.
Please note that our packages are special offers, and as such you must order the same package for everyone in the group. If a member of your group would like a wristband or drinks package A/B, the same must be purchased for every guest in your booking.
Should not everyone in your group wish to select a drinks package, you can order wine and water by the bottle at our bars which accept card payments only on the night. Alternatively, pre-order drinks tokens for your guests, information regarding drink tokens is available on our website.
For more details, please visit our website at www.bestpartiesever.com, call our team on 01932 359900 or email bookings@bestpartiesever.com.
We offer three types of wristbands which must be pre-ordered for everyone in your group.
1) All-inclusive Bottled Beer, Cider, House Wine (White, Red and Rosé), Prosecco and Soft Drinks.
2) All-inclusive Single Spirit & Mixers, Bottled Beer, Cider, House Wine (White, Red and Rosé), Prosecco and Soft Drinks.
3) All-inclusive Premium Single Spirit & Mixers, Bottled Beer, Cider, House Wine (White, Red and Rosé), Prosecco, a Selection of Cocktails and Soft Drinks.
There is access to bar(s) set aside at the venue for those with wristbands/tokens to use. Should you choose one of the options above during dinner service your tables will be provided with an allocation of Red & White Wine as well as Still & Sparkling Water, if you finish the allocation, you are entitled to take an empty bottle to the bar to swap for another, this is valid during dinner service only.
Please also note that wristbands entitle each guest to 1 drink per visit to the bar, in accordance with our responsible drinking policies and licensing objectives. In addition, spirits will be served in singular measurements only.
Wristbands are non-refundable. A delivery charge of £3.95 will be charged, if wristbands are ordered, as a contribution towards us dispatching these out to you in advance of your party.
For more details please do call our team on 01932 359900 or email bookings@bestpartiesever.com.
Bar Tabs
Please note that we cannot run bar tabs at any of our events. However, should you wish to provide some drinks for your group you can pre-order drinks packages, drinks tokens, or wine by the bottle.
We have several drinks packages available, simply go to the online account to see the options available to you www.bestpartiesever.com/account, or go to our website www.bestpartiesever.com and select your chosen venue.
In addition to drinks packages, you can also pre-order wine and water by the bottle.
Please note, we do accept American Express as a form of payment, but there will be an additional charge of 3%.
Please note, there is an additional charge of 1.8% if a payment is made with a corporate card.
A delivery charge of £3.95 will be charged if tokens or wristbands are ordered, as a contribution towards us dispatching these out to you in advance of your party.
No alcohol is to be brought onto the premises. In addition, no alcohol can be taken outside of the premises. If alcohol is brought into the venue you will be asked to vacate the premises.
As every venue is different please go to your chosen venue's page and refer to the 'Location' section for further detail on parking information and arrangements.
Each of the guests in your party will receive an E-ticket, which they can view on any mobile device or print, and this will detail the venue’s locations as well as directions to the venue.
Directions and an interactive map is also available at www.bestpartiesever.com on the Location section of your chosen venue page.
Our bars accept card payments (contactless and chip and pin payments), prepaid tokens and prepaid wristbands as forms of payments.
Please be aware that we do not accept cash payments on the night.
Should you have a wristband or tokens there is a bar for your use and the time spent at the bar is greatly reduced due to these pre-paid payment methods.
Tea & Coffee is served from 10.00pm - 11.00pm.
The DJ will announce where the station is located in the evening, as well as when it is opening so please listen for this or ask a member of our team if you have any questions.
We don't install strobes at our venues but we do use strobe effects. Although this effect is much more subtle, we would advise strobe sensitive guests to be aware of this.
Each of our venues have a Charity Casino, which will be supporting Make a Wish Foundation.
Tokens can be purchased in advance from a member of our team who will circulate during dinner or from the bar after dinner. The tokens will be exchanged for 10 chips at the casino tables.
Please note, that the profits from our casino will all be donated to Make a Wish Foundation, and as such there are no refunds issued on unused tokens and guests play to win prizes. Please be aware there are no monetary prizes to be won.
One token costs £5.00 for 10 chips. All profits go to our nominated charity, Make a Wish Foundation.
When you enter the venue you will see table plans displayed on screens, which will detail the tables that have been allocated to your group.
We do not set out seating plans with names within groups. However, should you wish to create and implement your own seating plan, with name cards, you are welcome at any of our venues when the doors open on the night of your party.
You can of course get into the spirit of the party and dress up relating to the theme, as long as your outfit fits within our smart dress code.
We have a dress code of Smart Dress and as such do not allow guests to wear jeans or trainers to our events.
On arrival, we carry out ticket and ID checks. In addition, please be mindful of random bag searches carried out by our security team, and please have your ticket ready.
The parties all open at 6.45pm, and so we recommend arriving at this time.
Please email feedback@bestpartiesever.com if you have lost an item at the party - mentioning the venue you attended, the date of the night you attended, as well as a description of the lost item. Please put the subject of this email as 'Lost Property'. We will do our best to locate your item and organise a convenient time for you to collect it, or arrange for this to be posted. If an item needs to be posted, you will be required to provide a shipping label.
Please note that at all events, all items are left at their own risk and the company is not liable for any lost property. It may be the case that your item is unable to be located.
We always love to hear how much you have enjoyed our parties, and of course if you have ideas which may help us improve – please do visit https://www.bestpartiesever.com/feedback to complete our feedback questionnaire.
Alternatively, please do email feedback@bestpartiesever.com mentioning the venue and the date of the night you attended.