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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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London
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Hampshire, South East
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East Lothian, Scotland
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Sudeley Castle
Gloucestershire, South West
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Surrey, South East
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Hampshire, South East
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East Sussex, South East
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Worcestershire, West Midlands
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Cornwall, South West
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Gloucestershire/Cotswolds, South West
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...
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...
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.
Alpheton Hall Barns
Alpheton Hall Barns
Alpheton Hall Barns
Alpheton Hall Barns
Alpheton Hall Barns
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Alpheton Hall Barns
From £4,300

Based on a weekday wedding in May.

All the romance of 1000 years of history. Secluded and stunning ancient barns set in rolling countryside. Imagine a backdrop of meadows, woodland, big...
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