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Houchins Wedding Venue

From £2,500

Based on a weekday wedding in March.

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Houchins Wedding Venue comprises a stunning farmhouse for guests to stay and a modern, airy and sympathetically restored barn space for civil ceremony, reception, dinner and dancing.
Key Info
Houchins Wedding Venue
Houchins Lane
Coggeshall
Colchester
CO6 1RT
Website: www.houchins.co.uk
Tel: 01376 561 448
Email: info@houchins.co.uk
 
 
Capacity
Ceremony:150
Dinner:150
Standing:180
Facilities
Licensed For Marriage:Yes
Accommodation:Sleeps 16
Exclusivity:Yes
Food & Drink
Catering:Preferred Supplier
Bar:In-house
Licensed Until:On request
Other
Pets Welcome:Yes
Disabled Facilities:Yes
Child Friendly:Yes
Pricing
From £2,500

Based on a weekday wedding in March.

Starting price includes:
  • Exclusive use of the venue and ground.
  • The outdoor wedding marquee.
  • All tables and chairs for the ceremony and wedding breakfast.
  • PA system for speeches.
  • Your own personal wedding manager to help plan and run your day.
Additional costs:

These items are not included in the price above but can be added for an additional fee:

  • Accommodation for up to 16 guests in their listed farmhouse and Honeymoon Lodge.
  • Food and drink.

Please contact the venue for detailed prices.

About
Setting

Houchins offers a unique and exclusive private-use wedding venue that combines a stunning farmhouse with a modern, airy, and sympathetically restored barn space. The venue is set within manicured gardens, providing a picturesque wedding backdrop. The farmhouse, a Grade II* listed building, overlooks the barn and exudes historical charm. It has hosted esteemed guests such as Oliver Cromwell and silent film star Tallulah Bankhead.

Ceremony

Houchins can host Civil Ceremonies, both indoor and outdoor, for up to 150 guests. A secluded area is nestled among the trees behind the moat for couples dreaming of a woodland wedding. This rustic and relaxed space is perfect for a celebrant-led ceremony or blessing and offers the full Houchins experience.

Reception

The Terrace overlooking the wedding garden provides an ideal setting for reception parties of up to 150 guests. The venue also includes a dance space, ensuring that celebrations continue seamlessly after the ceremony and dinner.

Accommodation

The farmhouse at Houchins can sleep up to 16 guests, including accommodation in the Honeymoon Lodge. Each room has been elegantly refurbished, maintaining the building’s historical charm. Adjacent to the house, The Honeymoon Lodge offers complete privacy and added luxury, featuring a light and airy bedroom suite with a super king-size bed and walk-in shower. The Honeymoon Lodge provides the perfect retreat for couples to unwind after their wedding celebrations.

An exciting new addition to Houchins is the Dairy Dressing Room, which complements the existing dressing room in the farmhouse, offering couples two choices for getting ready.

Food & Drink

Houchins offers you the option to choose one of their preferred caterers. They believe these four are among the best and most professional in the area. Each has many years of experience and a unique style to suit all budgets and tastes.

To wash down that delicious food, you can either select one of their drinks packages or bring your own drink with a corkage charge.

Sustainability

Houchins is committed to reducing the environmental impact of celebrations. Their sustainability efforts include planting a wildflower meadow to support pollinators, ongoing tree and hedgerow planting, and encouraging biodiversity. Recent green initiatives feature waterless urinals, comprehensive waste recycling, LED lighting, and a carbon-neutral water-source heat pump for venue heating. Single-use toiletries have been replaced, and couples are encouraged to reduce packaging and opt for local, sustainable catering.

Getting There

Conveniently located in Essex, Houchins is just one mile east of Coggeshall with direct access from the A120. It’s 15 minutes from Colchester and Braintree, 35 minutes from Stansted Airport, 10 minutes from mainline trains to London, and within easy reach of Essex, Suffolk, and Hertfordshire.

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We Are so grateful for every single effort you made to make our day such a success – from planning meetings to dress fluffing to letting us hang 2000 origami butterflies on the ceiling – you made our dream a reality! We are so grateful to you all and will forever cherish Houchins in our hearts. Special thanks to Jason and Eloise, you guys are fantastic!

 

Married July 2023

Laura & Ollie

Excellent venue and staff – the personal friendly staff made us feel so at ease and excited for our day. Houchins made absolutely everything easy and stress-free. The accommodation and small personal touches were everywhere, and the memories will last with us forever. We cannot fault a thing, and we cannot thank you enough! Love Marie & Mark

 

Married March 2024

Marie & Mark

We got married at Houchins in September and had the most perfect, magical time. In the lead-up to the wedding, the staff were so incredibly helpful with planning and making sure things were just how we wanted them. On the day itself, they couldn’t have been better. Eloise was there making sure everything was running on time and that we were always happy, she was an absolute angel! And the venue itself was so stunning and magical, just the most gorgeous setting. The farmhouse was perfect as well.

 

Married September 2023

Hannah & James

Well what can I say, our wedding day was the most amazing day ever. I cannot thank you all enough for everything you did for us. All our guests kept telling us how lovely Houchins was as a wedding venue and how beautiful it was. I can’t put into words how amazing you all are. But all I can say is a MASSIVE thank you a million times over.

Mr & Mrs King

Where do we begin? We cannot thank you enough for giving us the best day of our lives. You were all so lovely and approachable and you made the planning and the actual day so smooth. We want to do it all over again already! Thank you.

Christopher & Georgina

Not only is the venue stunning but the team are so great. We stayed in the house the night before and got to set up the venue, and from the moment we arrived until the moment we left, the Houchins team were nothing less than kind and helpful. They are a well-oiled, organised machine, and if something went wrong, we certainly had no idea! We couldn’t recommend them more!

 

Married August 2024

Kiera & Simon

Thank you so so much for all your help leading up to and during our wedding day. It really was the most perfect day and everyone commented on how beautiful the venue was and how smoothly the day went. We really appreciate the lovely keyrings that you gave us – it was very kind of you – they look fabulous on our keys! We’re going to miss coming along to all of your open days! Thank you all again.

Polly & Lauren

Just wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for making our day on Saturday so perfect! You guys were so attentive and helpful and that really makes all the difference. We had so many compliments on how lovely the venue is. It’s a stunning place!

Kim & Sid

We fell in love with Houchins as soon as we visited, and we knew it was the perfect venue for our wedding – classically beautiful, tranquil and spacious, but it still felt intimate, fun and modern. The marquee and gardens were gorgeous for our September wedding, but it is beautiful at any time of the year. The whole Houchins team were amazing from day one. The staff went above and beyond for us throughout, including on the big day itself.

 

Married September 2024

Amy & Mat

All our guests thought the food and venue were fabulous – they were very complimentary. The house was beautiful, super for a family party. We cannot wait to see the photos! The venue was luxury; country with a WOW factor. Thank you all so much for an amazing weekend!

 

Married November 2024

Ben & Ben

From the beginning of our wedding planning process all the way to the end of the wedding day, Houchins went above and beyond to make our wedding as perfect as possible. Two weeks later, our guests are still talking about how every aspect of the day was amazing and that it was the best wedding they’d been to. The staff were incredible, and we couldn’t fault a thing. Thank you, Houchins!

 

Married April 2024

Amy & Dale

We just wanted to thank you so much for all your support and for hosting us for our wedding. We had an incredible day and everything went according to plan. It was fantastic to be surrounded by our family and friends – looking so happy and having lots of fun. We had so much feedback from the guests about how amazing the venue was and we couldn’t have picked a more perfect location for our wedding. You have been so accommodating to our various requests and changes. We are very grateful for everything you did.

 

Married November 2023

Elly & Joe

Houchins were incredible from start to finish. The venue is stunning, and the staff could not do enough for us. I couldn’t recommend Houchins enough. My partner’s words: “I don’t know why anyone would go anywhere else!”

 

Married June 2024

Beth & Daniel
Winner of Best Barn Venue in the Essex Wedding Awards 2025
FAQs
Can we invite more guests in the evening?

You are welcome to invite additional guests for the evening up to a maximum of 180.

Can we have a band?

Yes, you are very welcome to hire a band for the evening.

Do you have disabled access?

The indoor and outdoor civil ceremony areas, the main reception barn, and the restrooms are accessible to people with disabilities. The mezzanine gallery is the only area that is inaccessible to wheelchairs. There is disabled access from the outdoor ceremony marquee into the venue.

Do you have any props to decorate the venue?

Yes, we have a wide selection of props that perfectly suit the venue, from uplighters to ceiling drapes and cast iron braziers with logs to tall oak barrels-just ask a team member for the full list and prices.

Do you have a recommended list of suppliers?

We do have a recommended list of our preferred partners whom we have worked with and are very happy to recommend. We will give you a full list once you have booked the venue.

You are also welcome to use your suppliers. We just ask that you ensure they have sufficient public liability insurance and that their equipment is PAT tested if they connect to our electricity supply. We will need copies of their insurance certificates and a schedule of electrical items that have been tested.

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