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Houchins Wedding Venue
Contemporary Essex barn with a twist
A choice of four unique spaces to hold your wedding ceremony
Capacity for 150 guests for both the ceremony and reception
Licensed for civil cermemonies
Beautiful barn setting with flexible seating options for your wedding breakfast
Get ready in comfort in the historic, listed farmhouse
Dedicated dance barn, to party the night away
Prices & Key Facts
Prices
Price Band: £ - ££
Typical Price: £5,000
Price Range: £3,200 - £7,330
Contact us to ge full details of the packages we offer
Hire Price Range: £3,200 - £7,330
Capacity
Guests for a ceremony: 150
Guest Capacity (min/max): 20 / 180
Guests for sit down meal: 30 - 150
Accomodation
Accommodation Rooms: 7
Accommodation Capacity: 16
About Houchins
Houchins is a beautiful, exclusive use, wedding venue for your big day in Essex. With an oak clad barn and 17th century farmhouse set in stunning grounds, it is one of the more original venues in the county.
Licensed for indoor or outdoor ceremonies, you have plenty of choice for hosting your wedding at Houchins. Choose from the marquee, nestled in the stunning wedding garden, the whimsical woodlands, or the oak panelled ceremony room. Each has their own charm and character, allowing you to have the day of your dreams as you always imagined it.
Host your whole day in the comfort of this fabulous site. The barn is the perfect place to hold your wedding breakfast. With its light and airy feel and seating for up to 150 guests, you and your guests can sit down and enjoy each other's company in the elegant space. There is a choice of four different caterers at Houchins, meaning whatever style of food you want, they can cater to it.
The historic farmhouse is available to accommodate you and your bridal party before the big day. Allowing you to get ready in comfort and style, surrounded by your nearest and dearest.
Located just off the A120 near Coggeshall, your guests won’t have to travel too far to find your venue. And within 15 minutes of Braintree and Colchester, there is plenty of accommodation and transport links for those needing to travel a bit further.
The Details
Type of Ceremony
Civil ceremony licensed
Humanist / Celebrant weddings
Outdoor Ceremonies
Receptions Only
Venue Setting
Countryside
Town
Lakeside
Woodland
Remote
Venue Type
Barn
Country House
Land For Hire / Rent My Field
Unique & Unusual
Additional Facilities
Outdoor ceremonies
Exclusive use
Guest rooms
Dance floor
Live music permitted
Discos permitted
Wedding coordinator
Onsite car parking
One wedding per day
Licensed bar
Catering Options
Inhouse Caterers
Contact & Location
Houchins
ADD LINE 1, ADD LINE 2, ADD LINE 3, Colchester, CO6 1RT, Essex, United Kingdom
FAQs
Yes
Yes we are
Yes - we have a beautiful marquee which seats 150 comfortably
Yes we do
We ask that you choose from one of our four local, exc ellent caterers
Access to the venue is from 10am
Last dance and drinks is around 11.15-11.30 with carriages gone by midnight. Although we can apply for a limited number of late licenses
Within reason there are no restrictions
No
Yes, real flower petals only
Yes
Yes there is - our Honeymoon Lodge
There is a listed farmhouse sleeping 14 guests
There are several hotels and pubs locally
Customer Reviews
9 reviews