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Channels Wedding Venue
Create your dream wedding at Channels, an award-winning 17th Century Barn Wedding Venue with stunning surroundings
Beautiful photo opportunities including a lily pond
Exclusive use Wedding Barn in Chelmsford
Luxury Accommodation
We offer Experience, Dedication & The Finest Cuisine
Licensed for Ceremonies and Civil Partnerships
Offering both inside and outside weddings
Prices & Key Facts
Prices
Price Band: ££ - £££
Typical Price: £7,500
Price Range: £5,200 - £11,200
Based on a typical wedding reception for 80 guests, including venue hire, wedding breakfast, drinks package and evening buffet.
Hire Price Range: £800 - £4,000
Per Person Price Range: £55 - £90
Capacity
Guests for a ceremony: 140
Guest Capacity (min/max): 50 / 200
Guests for sit down meal: 50 - 140
Accommodation
Accommodation Rooms: 26
Accommodation Capacity: 52
About Channels
Channels is located in Chelmsford, with amazing opportunities to change the backdrop of your wedding depending on where you wish to marry in our grounds. Our Thatched Barn Wedding Venue sits in the stunning ceremony garden overlooking the magnificent Essex countryside and is available with exclusive use. With a 26 bedroom and a Bridal preparation area & stunning Bridal Suite. We are licensed for ceremonies and have space for up to 120 guests during the day and 200 for your evening reception.
Celebrating your special day at our charming Essex Wedding Venue, which is a meticulously restored 17th-century thatched barn that exudes idyllic beauty.
Experience a wedding filled with character, surrounded by up to 100 cherished loved ones who will be there to witness your marriage. The Essex Barn holds a complete license to conduct civil ceremonies and partnerships.
Our picturesque ceremony garden, which offers a breathtaking view of the beautiful Essex countryside, the bride and groom can exchange vows beneath the pavilion while their attendees observe the proceedings from the old-fashioned wooden benches, featuring its expansive grounds, fountain, lily pond, and mature tree-lined avenue, will serve as a timeless keepsake of the special day.
The Details
Type of Ceremony
Civil ceremony licensed
Outdoor Ceremonies
Venue Setting
Countryside
Town
Venue Type
Boutique hotel
Barn
Golf Club & Sporting Venues
Intimate Venue
Outdoor / Garden
Historic
Additional Facilities
Honeymoon suite
Live music permitted
Discos permitted
Wedding coordinator
Onsite car parking
Outdoor ceremonies
Dance floor
Inhouse Toastmaster
Licensed bar
Catering Options
Inhouse Caterers
BBQ / Hog Roasts
Contact & Location
Channels
Belsteads Farm Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3PT, Essex, United Kingdom
FAQs
Yes, The Essex Barn is fully licensed to host civil ceremonies for both opposite and same-sex marriages.
Yes, you can get married in the stunning ceremony garden overlooking the magnificent Essex countryside, under the pavilion while guests watch the proceedings from the antique wooden pews.
Corkage only allowed on table wine for the Wedding Breakfast.
Our experienced chefs at Channels are flexible and accommodating to your individual requirements. Catering at Channels is freshly prepared in house.
The latest finishing time is 12 midnight.
All noise, in particular music must be kept to a reasonable level & comply with both Statutory & Local Regulations, inside & outside the Function room.
Within the grounds of the Channels Estate is Channels Lodge, a 4 star Gold Award luxurious hotel with en-suite bedrooms, including two superb Honeymoon Suites and 20 bedrooms.
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