Houchins – Winner of Best Barn in Essex award at the Essex Wedding Awards 2025 

Our Venue

A Traditional Venue With A Modern Twist

North Essex Wedding Venue

We have created a truly unique venue that sympathetically marries concrete, wood and steel in a glorious setting.

The Ceremony Loggia & Wedding Garden

Situated in front of the terrace. Make your wedding entrance – from May to October you may choose to have your civil ceremony outside in the Loggia with your guests seated in the connecting marquee, sheltered from the vagaries of the British weather.

The Chitting Shed

Reception Drinks area – This incorporates the bar area and enormous west facing terrace overlooking the landscaped wedding gardens. Have your reception drinks and/or an early evening Cocktail hour served from the new Terrace Bar. Enjoy garden games and mingling with your guests before celebrating the wedding breakfast.

The Grain Store

Eat, drink and celebrate in our wedding breakfast dining space – with seating for up to 150 this room incorporates a large, open fireplace and mezzanine gallery to make full use of the 35 foot high ceilings.

The Foundry

Evening Dance Barn and Indoor Ceremony area – For winter weddings the Foundry makes an elegant space for the civil ceremony and then transforms into a party barn to let you dance the night away.

Venue Layout

Our Venue Becomes Yours

We are here to help if you have any questions please get in touch or arrange a viewing and we can show you around our beautiful venue.

Every part of your day considered

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.

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