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Last update: April 2024

Located in the picturesque pastoral countryside of Billericay, Essex, Downham Hall is a boutique venue offering exceptional wedding experiences. This secluded sanctuary has centuries of history, charming tasteful suites, open-air celebration spaces, and stunning panoramic views, making it an enchanting environment for your special day.

Facilities and Capacity

Whether you are hosting an intimate gathering or a large-scale celebration, you and your loved ones will have exclusive use of this captivating property. This country house hotel's gorgeous gardens give way to rolling hills and colourful fields of crops, making for a delightful, natural photography backdrop. Downham Hall offers three marvellous sites for your ceremony and reception to suit various celebrations. At the rear of the house, the orangery is a great choice for smaller gatherings. You can say 'I do' bathed in boundless natural light from the glass windows, with beautiful views of the south wing gardens. The de Neauvoir suite holds up to 87 loved ones can join you here for a ceremony and 30 for a seated meal. Elsewhere, the Orangery seats 40 guests for a ceremony or 30 for a wedding breakfast. Downham Hall's marquee is ideally suited for large weddings of up to 110 with a fully-stocked bar, heating, and ample space for dining and dancing. Whichever site you choose, you will have access to a private dressing room to prepare, with a secret route to the ceremony room to keep your wedding look private until you walk down the aisle. Five beautifully appointed bedrooms are on-site for you and your loved ones, including a stunning suite for the special couple, perfect for extending your celebrations beyond the wedding day.

Services Offered

The passionate and professional team at Downham Hall welcomes you to visit the venue and discuss the details of your wedding. They aspire to create a bespoke package for each couple to suit their needs and reflect their personalities. As the seasoned and skilled event team creates your tailor-made package, they can introduce you to a list of trusted suppliers to help enhance your celebrations. A wedding coordinator will also be available to ensure the day runs seamlessly during your event.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Small hotel
Unusual weddings
Historic
Marquees and tents
Church
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Marquee available
Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Hairdresser
Beautician

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Pet-friendly
Horse baraat permitted
Orangery on site
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Gina Sent on 16/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Such a beautiful venue, our day was just perfect

We had our very small interment wedding reception at Downham hall and can honestly say that every single member of staff made our day exceptionally special.
Nothing was ever too much trouble with a member of staff always close by to see to our every need.
If you are considering booking your day or special event at Downham Hall please don’t hesitate as you won’t be disappointed.
Can’t thank you all enough, will definitely see you again soon
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Rebecca B. Sent on 16/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding day

We had such an amazing wedding day at Downham Hall. They were flexible in the morning, even sorting me some breakfast before they opened. Always checking if we needed anything like drinks whilst getting ready and looking genuinely pleased for us before the ceremony started. We had been to view a number of places and Downham Hall really stood out to us because they really cared. You weren't just another wedding that week, where they didn't really know you as a couple, they got to know us and they were great throughout. I couldn't not comment on the food, not only did a number of people comment on how amazing it was but guests were actually full up. I have been to so many weddings where the food is mediocre and tiny in portion size - not at Downham! Their food is incredible value for money and I couldn't recommend their pizzas anymore. They catered for specific allergy requests, and ensured there were labels of what everything was.
We had torrential rain at points during our day, and we got the most gorgeous photos under an umbrella. The grounds are small enough to be able to move about easily, but large enough to get completely different photos. We were also lucky enough to get a rainbow!
All in all, I couldn't recommend Downham more. You won't regret booking with them.
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Courtney Sent on 09/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Wedding!

first of all I would like to thank Downham Hall for giving us our dream wedding.
It had everything we wanted and added to our day, our guest enjoyed themselves.

The venue is stunning the grounds are beautiful, even our guests remarked how beautiful it is. You forget where you are, you feel like your miles away in the countryside.

Our rooms was lovely, with stunning views again, it had everything we wanted even a coffee machine hehe.

A big thank you to Dawn, who played a big part in giving us our dream wedding, she was amazing! Always friendly and kept in touch all of the time.

I would also like to thank Andrew and Christina, it was lovely to see the stages of Downham coming together and being a part of this.

We would recommend Downham Hall to anyone looking to stay there or planning there dream wedding.

Courtney & James xxx
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Anonymous Sent on 08/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Magical!

We would just like to start by saying thank you!! Our day was absolutely magical and we have to give thanks to everyone at Downham Hall for making the day run seamlessly.

We had our wedding on the 13th July and from the start of the process last year to the moment the last guest left, we could not fault anything. The first time we went there we were warmly welcomed by Christina and we completely fell in love with the venue and the wonderful family run business.

We had Dawn as our wedding coordinator and she is just fabulous! Absolutely wonderful lady who helped me so much throughout the whole process, always made me feel calm and always took time to reply to any mad or little questions I had. Nothing was to much trouble and it really made the whole thing so much less daunting.

Every single one of our guests thought that the venue was stunning, it really is beautiful. There is no other place I could ever dream of having that would be more perfect then Downham Hall.

Thank you so much and we will definitely be back to stay soon!!

Mr & Mrs Deacon xx
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Karen Sent on 09/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Just Perfect!

What can we say? Just perfect!
Thank you so much for everything! Your care and attention to detail helped us feel very comfortable and confident throughout the day, and the days leading up.
Our special day was everything we could have ever hoped for and more, you even managed to sort the weather out just in time for the ceremony! We are so grateful!
Thank you,
Karen and Sal xx
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Anonymous Sent on 09/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you!

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at Downham Hall for helping us with our Wedding Day which was perfect.
Special thanks to Christina, Lauren and Dawn who helped to make the planning of the day so easy.
We loved how personal the venue was knowing it was just our Family and Friends there and no-one else there for other events.
Everyone was so professional but extremely friendly, always asking if we needed any help through the weeks leading up to the big day.
The rooms were amazing, clean and tidy. The breakfast for the morning of the wedding for the Bridal Party was brilliant.
The cooked breakfast the following morning was absolutely amazing too and was lovely to see Christina and friendly faces.
We can’t thank you enough for letting us have our special day at Downham Hall.
Thanks again,
Spencer and Hayley,
Mr and Mrs White :-) x
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Downham Hall Real Weddings

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22 Apr
Open Door

Join them for a glass of bubbles and view Downham Hall dressed for a wedding day. View their ceremony room, marquee, garden grounds, 5 boutique bedrooms including Bridal Suite and Dressing Room and speak to a member of the team about your special day. Receive an on the day quote and find out about their last minute availability.

Date: From 22/04/2024 to 22/04/2024 Schedule 16:30 - 20:30
Place: Castledon Road, Downham, Billericay, Essex

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Castledon Road, Downham CM11 1LG Billericay (Essex)
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