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Top 10 Wedding Venues Allowing DIY or Dry Hire in Essex

Coco Wedding Venues is the first place to kickstart your wedding planning. We strip back the noise and overwhelm in those first steps of planning your wedding, focusing on the most important and time-consuming one of all – finding your perfect wedding venue.

Essex has oodles of wedding venues allowing DIY or dry hire, and we’ve selected an ideal selection for you here. But why stop there? You’ll find even more beautiful and stylish wedding venues allowing DIY or dry hire in Essex and beyond in the pages of our Venue Finder.

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Houchins Wedding Venue
Houchins Wedding Venue
Houchins Wedding Venue
Houchins Wedding Venue
Houchins Wedding Venue
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Houchins Wedding Venue
From £2,500

Based on a weekday wedding in March.

Houchins Wedding Venue comprises a stunning farmhouse for guests to stay and a modern, airy and sympathetically restored barn space for civil...
Botleys Mansion
Botleys Mansion
Botleys Mansion
Botleys Mansion
Botleys Mansion
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Botleys Mansion
From £3,000

Based on a weekday wedding in January.

Botleys Mansion is a grand, exclusive use wedding venue located in Surrey. The venue is set at the end of a fabulous sweeping driveway, and glamour is...
Braxted Park
Braxted Park
Braxted Park
Braxted Park
Braxted Park
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Braxted Park
From £10,150

Based on a weekday wedding in January.

This magnificent manor house, set in thousands of acres of stunning grounds and parkland, is easily one of the finest wedding venues in Essex.
Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
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Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
£POA
Nestled in 34 acres of picturesque peaceful grounds near the Suffolk Heritage Coast, Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa is a beautiful country house. Steeped...
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
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Hooe's Yurts
From £2,000
Hooe’s Yurts provide beautiful yurts with stunning decor, textiles and furnishings. With an extensive range of sizes available, you can have one...
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Leven Is Strijd
Kent
The Forge
Bristol/Somerset
The Cornish Place
Cornwall, South West
Widbrook Grange
Wiltshire, South West
Owlpen Manor
Gloucestershire, South West
Gilpin Lake House
Cumbria, North West
Barton Court
Herefordshire, West Midlands
Gara Rock
Devon, South West
Islington Town Hall
London
Thurning Hall
Norfolk, Eastern
The Barn on The Bay
Northumberland, North East
Rise Hall
East Riding of Yorkshire
The Old Vicarage
Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Pennyhill Park
Surrey, South East
Ryedale Folk Museum
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humberside
Neidpath Castle
Scottish Borders, Scotland
This Must Be The Place
Barcelona, Spain, International
Hareston Manor
Devon, South West
Tree Top Escape
Devon, South West
Berwick Lodge
Bristol, South West
Garthmyl Hall
Powys, Wales
Chewton Glen
Hampshire, South East
Godwick Great Barn
Norfolk, Eastern
Barnfield Weddings
Barnfield Weddings
Barnfield Weddings
Barnfield Weddings
Barnfield Weddings
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Barnfield Weddings
From £3,600

Based on a weekend wedding in May. Includes 2-night venue hire.

Barnfield Weddings in Essex offers a stunning countryside setting with a lake, woodland, and meadows. A sustainable, exclusive-use venue, it provides...
Woodhall Manor
Woodhall Manor
Woodhall Manor
Woodhall Manor
Woodhall Manor
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Woodhall Manor
From £5,700

Based on a weekday wedding in January. Includes food and drink.

Set within nine acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, Woodhall Manor provides an exclusive and idyllic country estate setting for an unforgettable...
The Canary Shed
The Canary Shed
The Canary Shed
The Canary Shed
The Canary Shed
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The Canary Shed
From £5,500

Based on a weekday wedding in November. Includes 2-night venue hire.

The Canary Shed is a totally unique, year-round exclusive hire wedding venue with accommodation located in Burnham on Crouch, Essex.
Barnston Lodge Weddings
Barnston Lodge Weddings
Barnston Lodge Weddings
Barnston Lodge Weddings
Barnston Lodge Weddings
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Barnston Lodge Weddings
From £4,000
Barnston Lodge is a beautiful 18th Century manor house with stunning grounds in the heart of the Essex countryside, providing a stylish setting for...
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
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Boutique Marquees
From £6,500

Based on a weekend wedding in July.

Boutique Marquees are the Sperry Tent specialists, licensed to provide the only authentic Sailcloth Tent to the wedding and events industry across the...
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