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Wedding venues in Essex
Browse wedding venues in Essex and compare styles, guest capacity and availability across the county. From barns and country houses to hotels and castles, explore some of the best-rated Essex wedding venues and shortlist your favourites in one place.
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The Essex Barn at The White Hart
White Hart Great Yeldham wedding venue in Essex with exclusive use of 15th century timber barn, garden ceremony sites and on-site accommodation.
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High House Weddings
Exclusive-use wedding venue High House Weddings in Althorne, Essex, with historic barn and lakeside gardens.
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Vaulty Manor
17th Century Barn and garden wedding venue Vaulty Manor in Goldhanger, Essex offering licensed indoor and outdoor ceremonies and on-site accomodation.
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Alison Hargreaves
I've visited most of the top 30 wedding venues in Essex to share my first hand experience. You can research features online so my reviews focus on that key first impression, combining the look and feel of each venue with unbiased facts about the setting.
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Gosfield Hall
Georgian manor wedding venue Gosfield Hall in Essex with exclusive use of historic house and grounds.
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Alison Hargreaves
I've visited most of the top 30 wedding venues in Essex to share my first hand experience. You can research features online so my reviews focus on that key first impression, combining the look and feel of each venue with unbiased facts about the setting.
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Leez Priory
Tudor manor house wedding venue Leez Priory in Essex with multiple licensed ceremony settings and exclusive-use grounds.
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Valentines Mansion & Gardens
Historic country house venue Valentines Mansion & Gardens in Ilford, Essex, with licensed ceremony rooms and garden views.
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Colchester Weddings
Wedding venue collective Colchester Weddings in Essex offering historic castle, town hall and large event settings.
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That Amazing Place
Essex historic manor house wedding venue That Amazing Place at Old Harlow with lawns, lake views and marquee space to 150 guests.
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The Waltham Barns at Little Channels
Little Channels wedding venue in Little Waltham, Essex, with beamed ceremony room, outdoor areas and onsite cottage included.
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The Rose Barn at The Warren Estate
Essex barn wedding venue The Warren Estate in Maldon with exclusive use of The Rose Barn and gardens.
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Cliffs Pavilion
Southend-on-Sea event venue Cliffs Pavilion offering large auditorium and Maritime Room options for weddings.
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London Chigwell Prince Regent Hotel
Hotel venue London Chigwell Prince Regent in Essex with Georgian architecture and flexible indoor and outdoor ceremony spaces.
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Compasses at Pattiswick
Countryside wedding venue The Compasses at Pattiswick in Essex with exclusive-use space for tailored celebrations up to 120 guests.
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Colville Hall
Essex barn wedding venue Colville Hall in White Roding with historic thatched barns and landscaped gardens.
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The Rochford Hotel
Modern hotel venue The Rochford Hotel in Rochford, Essex with licensed ceremony space and on-site accommodation.
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Stoke by Nayland Hotel
Wedding venue Stoke by Nayland Resort in Essex offering versatile suites, outdoor terraces and tipi celebrations.
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The Reid Rooms
Exclusive-use wedding site The Reid Rooms, Essex, with Grade II farmhouse accommodation for up to 20 guests.
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Friern Manor Country House
Manor House Wedding Venue
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Canons Brook Golf Club
Canons Brook Golf Club: Picture your perfect Essex wedding.
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The Grand Marquee Brentwood
Wedding venue at The Halfway House Brentwood, with a 400-guest Grande Marquees and flexible celebration spaces.
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Creeksea Place
Wedding venue in Essex.
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Essex County Hotel
Planning your Essex wedding? Discover the enchanting Essex County Hotel.
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Maidens Barn
Barn wedding venue Maidens Barn in Essex offering indoor oak barn ceremonies and outdoor arbour space.
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Colchester Registration Office
Colchester Registration Office: Your perfect Essex wedding venue. Discover more.
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The Rayleigh Club Wedding Venue
Set in the most stunning countryside in Essex.
Set in the East of England, Essex is a stunning county to get married in. With easy access to and from London as well as brilliant transport links throughout the rest of the country, it is a very accessible place to get married and has an astounding natural beauty!
Wedding Venues you can find in Essex
Essex is home to a great variety of wedding venues so you can be guaranteed to find a location that suits you and your partner perfectly.
Essex is well known for its historic roots. In fact, it is home to 1,000 Grade I and II listed buildings; some of which are gorgeous wedding venues. Once a Saxon kingdom, you can find many medieval castles as well as Tudor mansions and Georgian manor houses that are perfect for a fairytale wedding in Essex. Locations like Colchester Castle and Leez Priory are great places to investigate if you are looking for this venue style.
Of course, given the expansive farmlands and rolling hills of the county's countryside, Essex is also very well known for its beautiful barn wedding venues. You can find an abundance of these across the county including, High House Weddings in Chelmsford and Vaulty Manor in Goldhanger.
Couples marrying in Essex need to be organised!
Did you know that Essex is one of the most popular places in the UK to get married? According to the Office of National Statistics' Marriage Figures, Essex hosted over 7200 weddings in 2019. It's easy to see why this county is such a sought after place to tie the knot with such a wonderful array of gorgeous wedding venues on offer to suit all wedding budgets and styles. Our advice? If you want to marry in Essex, you'll want to be really organised by booking your venue early and securing your wedding ceremony officiant in good time.
Want to get more detailed venue recommendations? Check out our article about some of our favourite Essex venues.
FAQs About Weddings in Essex
According to the ONS, Essex hosted over 7900 weddings in 2022, making it one of the UK's most popular counties to get married in. Couples looking for an Essex wedding venue will have a high level of competition for the best venues on the most popular dates, so they'll need to be organised with their wedding planning to get the most sought after locations on a Saturday in peak wedding season.
Essex has a wide variety of wedding venues to suit all brides and grooms. Some of the most common wedding venue styles in this county include wedding barns, hotels and manor houses.
The cost of wedding venue in Essex really varies, with wedding venues listed on Guides for Brides quoting typical prices from £2,500 up to £40,000. So, there is a wedding venue that suits every couple's budget in this county.
Yes, Essex has several stunning waterfront and coastal wedding venues along its coastline, offering beautiful views and unique settings for wedding ceremonies and receptions.