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High House Weddings
Beautiful Barn Wedding Venue in Essex with Stunning NEW Orangery for Wedding Receptions from 2025
Picture perfect country & waterside location
Dedicated wedding team
Exclusive use wedding venue
Licensed for indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies
Gorgeous new Orangery ready for 2025
Our honeymoon suite, The Couple's Retreat, included in your booking
Prices & Capacity
Prices
Typical Price: £9,000
Price Range: £5,000 - £13,000
Capacity
Ceremony: 120
Standing: 200
Seated Meal: 140
Accommodation
Sleeps: 27
About High House Weddings
High House Weddings is an award-winning venue set amidst the picturesque Essex countryside. Our Grade II listed barn and elegant reception marquee offer exclusive use for your special day, creating an intimate and unforgettable experience.
Prepare in Style - Start your wedding day in luxury at The Dressing Room, our light and airy space overlooking serene gardens and a sparkling pool. With comfortable sofas, stylish dressing tables, and abundant natural light, it's the perfect space for pre-wedding preparations.
Your Perfect Ceremony - Choose between a charming outdoor ceremony under our thatched gazebo or a romantic indoor ceremony in our historic barn. With exclusive use of the venue, the location is yours to decide on the day, weather permitting.
Discover Our Stunning Grounds - Explore our six-acre estate, featuring a picturesque Monet-inspired bridge, tranquil pond, and idyllic vineyards, ideal for capturing timeless wedding photos. Enjoy pre-reception drinks with guests on the outdoor patio area, Stable Bar.
A New Era of Elegance - We are thrilled to announce our stunning new Orangery, replacing our previous marquee. Overlooking the tranquil lake and offering breathtaking sunset views, this elegant space is perfect for your wedding reception. Available for weddings from 2025 onwards.
Luxurious Accommodation - Our newly unveiled Farmhouse offers 11 luxurious ensuite bedrooms, a shared lounge, and kitchen space. For the ultimate in privacy, the intimate Couples Retreat is nestled within the secluded secret garden, featuring a lavish bedroom, freestanding bath, and cozy lounge. We also offer comfortable accommodation in our Courtyard Rooms.
In-house catering - We deliver exceptional menus for your wedding guests to enjoy by catering to all dietary needs, including vegan, vegetarian, and allergy considerations.
High House Weddings offers the perfect blend of rustic charm and modern elegance for your dream wedding in Essex. Get in touch with the team to discuss your day in more detail, we can't wait to show you around our stunning spaces.
The Expert's View
"High House is one of those venues where you instantly feel at home. It's in the winemaking area of the Crouch Valley, and is surrounded by the Althorne Vineyards in a quiet part of Essex. You enter the venue through an arched garden gate and the gardens open up in front of you; manicured lawns, rose borders, vine-draped walkways and hanging baskets are everywhere, giving an English country garden feel. I loved the pond in front of the ceremony barn with a white arched bridge that forms part of their logo. There are a lot of elements to the venue, but as the wedding coordinator showed me around the natural flow of the wedding day became obvious, from the dressing rooms, to the ceremony barn, gardens, Orangery and finally to the hideaway honeymoon cottage and accommodation. "
Alison Hargreaves
The Details
Type of Ceremony
Civil ceremony licensed
Humanist / Celebrant weddings
Outdoor Ceremonies
Receptions Only
Hindu (Fire ceremony permitted)
Interfaith / Multicultural
Jewish (Stage and Chuppah)
Venue Setting
Countryside
Waterside
Venue Type
Barn
Exclusive use
Land For Hire
Outdoor / Garden
Weekend Hire
Breweries & Vineyards
Dry Hire Available
Suitable for Asian Weddings
Suitable for Jewish Weddings
Eco Wedding Venue
Additional Facilities
Outdoor ceremonies
Honeymoon suite
Orangery Or Marquee
Dance floor
Live music permitted
Discos permitted
Wedding coordinator
Swimming pool
Onsite car parking
Licensed bar
Bespoke weddings
Good Disabled Access
Wedding packages
Bridal Dressing Room
Catering Options
Vegan
BBQ / Hog Roasts
Inhouse Caterers
Contact & Location
High House Weddings
High House Farm, Old Heat Road, Althorne, CM3 6EW, Essex, United Kingdom
FAQs
Yes, High House is exclusively yours for your wedding day. We want our couples to enjoy the privacy of our wedding venue, making their day truly special.
Yes, High House has a civil ceremony licence and can offer beautiful indoor ceremonies in the barn and outdoor ceremonies under the thatched gazebo surrounded by a picturesque landscape.
Absolutely, our thatched gazebo is a stunning setting for outdoor ceremonies, or you can get married by our lake or in the vineyard.
The cost of exclusive hire of High House for your wedding starts at £5,000 for a Monday in Winter to £13,000 for a Saturday in High Summer.
We have in-house catering where we deliver exceptional menus for your wedding guests to enjoy by catering to all dietary needs, including vegan, vegetarian, and allergy considerations.
The barn and marquee need minimal additional decoration but you are welcome to come in on the morning of your wedding.
Yes - our Couples Retreat is a real hidden gem with it's own private secluded gardens, and is the perfect place to spend your wedding night.
Yes, our luxury grade II listed farmhouse has 10 bedrooms alongside our couples retreat and courtyard rooms, there is enough accommodation for yourselves and 25 wedding guests.
There are plenty of pubs and a hotel for wedding guests in nearby Burnham-on Crouch.
We have a private car park at High House plenty of space for your wedding guests. Vehicles can be left overnight, but we ask that they are collected between 8am-10am the following morning.
We have a lovely preparation suite with loads of natural light, in its own gardens with a swimming pool for great pre-wedding photos.
We have a specially designed "Jack and Jill" room for the registrar to meet you both, with separate doors so there is no chance of you seeing each other before the ceremony!
While we are a full service wedding venue, where there are religious or cultural reasons, our team are happy to discuss dry hire options and prices.
Our Sustainability Commitments
Being set within the beautiful Essex countryside, sustainability is an important consideration for us. To minimise the impact on our environment there are many things that we do at High House, for example; - in mind of the amount of wildlife that surrounds us we use fresh petal confetti to ensure no harm to the many ducks/birds we have on site. Our team distribute the petals to guests in handfuls so no need for individual containers per person for the confetti throw! - having a vineyard next to us, we use as much wine from it at our weddings as possible knowing its origin - minimise noise effects to the local community by having a very sophisticated sound system that ensures we do not effect levels outside of our venue itself - we have a recommended supplier list of local businesses for all aspects of a couples day - working as paper free as possible - recycling everything we can. We strive to learn and maximise our sustainability as time goes on, always welcoming ideas from our couples themselves.
Why Couples Recommend High House Weddings
Couples consistently describe High House as a stunning and picturesque fairytale setting, with many falling in love with it at first sight. The beautiful, well-maintained grounds, the charming barn, and the new, light-filled Orangery are frequently highlighted as standout features that impress both couples and their guests. A recurring theme is the exceptional quality of the staff, who are universally praised as professional, attentive, friendly, and incredibly helpful. From the initial planning stages to the day itself, the dedicated wedding coordinators are commended for making the process seamless, fun, and completely stress-free, ensuring the day runs flawlessly. Guests often comment on the venue's beauty, with many calling it the best wedding they have ever attended. The food receives high praise for being delicious, with a great variety of options available to cater for all dietary requirements. The convenience of having beautiful on-site accommodation for the wedding party is also noted as a significant advantage. Overall, couples feel they received a perfect, magical wedding day that exceeded their expectations, all thanks to a beautiful venue and an outstanding team dedicated to making their dreams a reality.
Personal Message
Samantha MacLean
Enquiry and Marketing Director
Creating completely bespoke weddings in a stunning setting is what we strive to achieve here at High House Weddings. As the main point of contact for all couples interested in holding their special day here, I offer either Private Tours of the venue throughout the week or the chance to wander our spaces at your leisure at our monthly Open House events. I would love to meet you to show you all that High House has to offer and discuss your own plans in detail. Can't wait to hear from you!
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