A Stroll Through Beaverbrook, Tom Holland and Zendaya's Wondrous Wedding Venue

For two months now, my feed's been fully hijacked by an Emmy award-winning American actress and her accomplished British actor partner – Zendaya and Tom Holland.  

Both are currently promoting two blockbuster releases, which means there’s been no shortage of content to feed the frenzy. Reels upon reels show him cutting through a wall of paparazzi to get her safely into a car or vocalising his adoration for her on red carpets. Not to mention, the two playfully banter and mirror each other's mannerisms in interviews. You know, the kind that has most people commenting "if they break up, I'll stop believing in love," or even "God, I see what you're doing for other people." 

And yet, for a couple this popular, their wedding remained a genuine mystery. For months, all the internet had was rumours, a wedding ring, and some eyebrow-raising comments from Zendaya's longtime stylist Law Roach. And then came a few very convincing (and very fake) AI-generated images that had fans perplexed. Until Tom Holland, mid-interview with Esquire, casually revealed that his family had been to the real wedding and weren't fooled by the pictures for a second. Soon enough, he'd begun referring to Zendaya as his wife in interviews. And that, as they say, was that. 

The specifics of the day itself remain locked down, guarding the way only two people who've spent a decade dodging tabloids know how. But according to reporting from The Times, The Cut, and several other publications, one detail has slipped through: the venue of their wedding party. So, while the couple keep the rest to themselves, we're digging into the one thing we do know: the 470-acre Surrey estate that hosted them and their loved ones. 

An Estate With Rich Roots 

Beaverbrook is about 160 years old. And the story starts in 1866, when this late Victorian mansion was built for Abraham Dixon, a Birmingham metal-goods exporter. His wife lived out her days there, until her death in 1909 left the house without an owner. Shortly after, a "For Sale" sign hung out front. 

Enter, Max Aitken: Canadian-British press baron, owner of the Daily Express and Evening Standard, and one of the 20th century's great political operators. Reports note that while out driving with his friend Rudyard Kipling in 1910, he spotted the sign, inspected the house once, and bought it on the spot for £30,000. He'd go on to become Lord Beaverbrook and under his ownership, the house gained everything from electricity to what's now billed as Britain's first home cinema. 

Beaverbrook's closeness with former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill defined much of the estate's most consequential history. As Churchill's Minister of Aircraft Production during the Second World War, Beaverbrook famously trebled the production of Spitfire fighter aircraft. The feat is credited with helping Britain scrape through the Battle of Britain and the estate still carries a Spitfire emblem in his honour today. That aside, the two friends were close enough that the mansion doubled as an informal war bunker, hosting cabinet meetings during some of the time’s darkest stretches. They reportedly spent many evenings together in the home cinema as well.  

Beyond Churchill, the guest list over Beaverbrook's five decades under Aitken reads like a mid-century red carpet event: Elizabeth Taylor (with and without Richard Burton), Ian Fleming, Rebecca West, Rudyard Kipling, and H.G. Wells (amongst others). Beaverbrook lived at the estate until his death in 1964, after which it passed to his family before eventually closing to the public. 

The estate didn't reopen until 2007, and only became the hotel it is today in 2017, restored by Joel Cadbury (yes, of the chocolate family) and Ollie Vigors, via their hospitality company Longshot. 

The Grounds and the Grandeur 

Spread across 470 acres, the estate gives guests the opportunity to wander and enjoy the Surrey countryside without bumping into each other too often. There's a fishing lake, meadow trails for hiking or biking, falconry and archery, private cinema, a Victorian Shell Grotto, and colonnaded Italianate gardens built for the kind of golden-hour pictures that’d make any wedding album look almost ethereal.  

Inside, the public rooms—the library, the morning room, the private cinema—go all in on floor-to-ceiling grandeur. Think heavy wallpapers, parquet floors, and an art collection curated by creative director Sir Frank Lowe featuring Gerhard Richter, Marianne North and Jean Cocteau.  

The Spa, Because Of Course 

Given that both Holland and Zendaya are famously teetotal, it's not hard to imagine the Coach House Spa getting more traffic than the bar over their three-day wedding weekend. Not to mention, it’s a great escape for anyone recovering from a bustling Hollywood bash. Designed with stained glass by artist Brian Clarke, the space leans warm and kaleidoscopic rather than clinical. Six treatment rooms sit alongside three heated pools, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, a barber's salon and an apothecary boutique stocked with products grown on the estate. For anyone after true seclusion, there's the Meadow Hut, tucked away in the gardens, where resident master of treatments Lino Zinchi blends shiatsu, shamanic breathwork and Swedish massage: reportedly the closest thing to a reset button most guests have ever experienced. 

Eat, Drink, Repeat  

Food, naturally, gets its own starring role. The Dining Room handles the Japanese-fusion end of things under chef Wojciech Popow. Complete, with aged toro tartare with caviar, wagyu, and grilled pork under a bonsai tree. The Garden House Restaurant, set behind a walled kitchen garden, keeps things rustic and seasonal, while Mrs Beeton's in The Village serves up proper British comfort food, scampi to sticky toffee pudding. For evening drinks, there's Sir Frank's Bar with all art-deco furnishings and Marianne North botanical paintings, tipping fully into Gatsby-glamour territory. And then there’s the WildKitchen, which offers private open-fire dining in the woods with space for up to 24 guests. For something altogether more whimsical, there’s also hot-air balloon dining! 

The Rooms 

Beaverbrook has 56 rooms total: enough to turn a wedding weekend into something closer to a very glamorous sleepover. This includes The House's 18 rooms (each named for one of its historic occupants), The Coach House's 35 suites, The Garden House's 11 cottage-style bedrooms, and The Village's 21 author-themed suites. For total privacy, there's also the Dower House, a five-bedroom private residence with its own 60 acres, pool, spa room, butler, private chef and an Aston Martin.  

According to The Sun, the wedding pulled in around 250 guests, including Robert Downey Jr. and Timothée Chalamet (with Kylie Jenner), with phones reportedly confiscated from staff and guests alike to keep the whole thing airtight.  

For a couple who have spent years navigating the peculiarities of being one of Hollywood’s most watched, Beaverbrook offers something that is increasingly difficult to find: a place close enough to London to be convenient, yet secluded enough to feel like another world. 

Considering how hard the wedding party details were to track down, we're not holding our breath on the honeymoon scoop anytime soon.