Environment

Doing Our Bit

At Houchins we care about the environment...

We want to ensure a better planet for future generations.

An Eco-Friendly Venue

Houchins is an eco-friendly, family run venue. We really believe in helping the planet where we can and hope that you will be pleased to know that when you book Houchins you are choosing a venue that acts positively to reduce the impact of wedding celebrations on the environment.

Later this year we will be planting a new wild flower meadow behind the house to encourage pollinators (bees) and we have an on-going programme to plant indigenous, native trees and hedgerows across our farm. Planting is a great way to combat climate change and has benefits for people, wildlife and the environment. It helps increase bio-diversity, provide shelter, prevent soil erosion, reduce flooding and much more.

In addition to our planting we have made a few other changes around the venue and house to make us more sustainable and ask all our couples to consider what they can do to reduce their weddings’ environmental impact where possible?

Recent initiatives to improve our green credentials include:

Replacing the old gents toilets with water-less urinals
Recycling all our waste (in conjunction with CPH)
Encouraging our couples to bring less packaging to the venue where possible
Replacing electric lights with LED/low voltage throughout the venue
Removing single use toiletries in the house
Encouraging our recommended caterers to source ‘locally’ as much as possible

Our biggest single environmental initiative has been to heat the venue using a ‘water source heat pump’ meaning that the heating of the venue is almost completely carbon neutral.

If we all make a few changes we can start to do our bit to help the environment recover and ensure a sound future for future generations…

Small steps all make a difference, have you considered…

Using recycled stationary or digital invitations
Asking your caterer to use local produce where possible to reduce food miles
Buying an organic dress! Or better still hiring a pre-loved dress!!
Using local suppliers – all our preferred suppliers are local
Insisting your florist does not use ‘floral foam’
Using jugs of finest Essex tap water instead of bottled mineral water for your wedding breakfast!

The Best Possible Wedding-Day Without Blighting Our Environment

We’re here to make sure you have the best possible wedding-day without blighting our environment for the next generation. If you have any questions please get in touch.

Every part of your day considered

Getting Ready

The Ceremony

Drinks Reception

Wedding Breakfast

Evening Party

Accommodation

Houchins is located in Essex, just 1 mile east of Coggeshall, with direct access from the A120. It is approximately 15 minutes from Colchester and Braintree.

Kind Words Of Appreciation

We would just like to say thank you for hosting our wedding at your very special venue. The service and care given was exceptional and the memories of our special day is something that we will cherish for years to come. You are a fabulous team to work with and we couldn’t have asked for a better day. All our love and thanks.

Ella & Mike