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On Hitched.co.uk since 2020

Last update: January 2025

East Mersea Hall is a rustic wedding venue in Colchester, Essex. We specialize in barn and tipi weddings, offering a beautifully versatile environment for intimate gatherings, festival-style ceremonies or everything in between. Our dedicated staff understands that every wedding is different and is committed to providing a service that reflects your unique personality.

Facilities and Capacity
By hosting your wedding at East Mersea Hall, you can look forward to celebrating in style with your nearest and dearest. Our beautifully appointed Drawing Room, Walled Garden, and Pavilion are all licensed for civil ceremonies, allowing you to choose the perfect option for your occasion. If you're seeking something more traditional, Saint Edmund Church is within walking distance. After exchanging your vows, you and your guests can enjoy a delicious wedding feast at the Pavilion barn or in an outdoor tipi on luscious lawns. Wherever you choose to gather, the venue will be exclusively yours for the entire day.

Services Offered
East Mersea Hall offers a variety of services to make your wedding day magical and memorable. By working closely with you during the planning process, we aim to build a strong rapport with you and your partner. Our goal is to ensure your special event runs smoothly and according to plan, leaving you to relax and enjoy the day. We offer several flexible wedding packages covering tables, chairs, linens, bar services, and catering. The venue is available for your private use from 9.30 am up until midnight, leaving you plenty of time to dance the night away.

Cuisine
At East Mersea Hall, you can choose from a number of exquisite dining options for your big day. Whether you are looking for an informal barbecue, a traditional hog roast, or a three-course meal, we have a menu to match your palate and preferences. Prosecco and canapés can also be provided for your drinks reception.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Coastal weddings
Historic
Marquees and tents
Woodland and festival
Church
Barn
Outdoor license
Tipis and yurts
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

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

Evening entertainment:

Marquee available
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for East Mersea Hall

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Nichole
Nichole Sent on 21/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our Twilight Wedding

We were married at East Mersea hall on the 27th October in a beautiful twilight event! It really was the most amazing day I can't recommend East Mersea Hall enough!
Anneka was on hand to offer help and support with every query, she thought of every single detail and kept us on track on our big day we couldn't of done it without her!
The food was amazing and everyone at the wedding commented on how much they enjoyed it!
The venue itself looked absolutely stunning the whole experience was among from the first moment we stepped into East Mersea Hall we were made to feel welcome and at ease the whole process of booking down to the day itself
We cannot thank the team enough for all their support
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Emily Sent on 02/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best day ever!

We recently got married at East Mersea Hall. I cannot praise the venue, the staff or the food enough. Nothing was too much trouble. As a couple we are both quite reserved and would rather be in the back ground but Sophie and the team at EMH made us feel like we were in complete control and nothing we wanted didn’t happen. We both absolutely loved the day and would do it all over again if we could but would change nothing.

Even the rain didn’t dampen the spirits of anyone. If you are reading this and thinking about booking the venue DO IT!! All our guests commented on how stunning the venue was and how amazing the atmosphere was too.

Thank you so so much for everything we loved it.
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Grahame Sent on 26/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Jenny and Grahame’s Wedding

East Mersea hall is just a fabulous place to hold a wedding. The grounds are beautiful, the staff are fantastic and the food was top quality. The dedicated venue manager took us through the planning stage step by step making many useful suggestions key to the success of the day and avoiding several pit falls. Any changes we requested were always acted upon quickly. The result for us was, we had a fantastic wedding day, contributed to by all the staff for which, nothing was too much trouble.
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Lucy Sent on 11/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Ideal wedding venue

I got married there in July, it was amazing for start to finish. Beautiful venue with the ideal flow for guests, food was incredible and the staff were all so lovely and well organised. Our assigned wedding day coordinator was so valuable, she definitely made organising less stressful so I could focus on enjoying the process!
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing romantic venue

We recently had our wedding at East Mersea Hall on 5.10.24, nothing was too big or small for Anneka and her team to sort out and deal with. They went above and beyond on our special day. We had so many positive comments from guests regarding the food and stunning venue. The chef catered for all food allergies putting us at ease. The bride was very overwhelmed and the staff were brilliant in dealing with this. Couldn’t rate them highly enough.
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Laura Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Venue & Amazing Staff!!!

We got married here on 1/8/24, after viewing the venue - it blew all others out of the water with the stunning grounds.
Staff were amazing & Anneka was brilliant from start to finish, thinking of all the little things that might get missed!
We had such a wonderful day and everyone commented the venue was perfect!
Pattinaggiojo
Pattinaggiojo Sent on 04/10/2024
4.4 out of 5 rating

Beautiful venue

Majority of team were so lovely and helpful with everything we needed.
There were a few mishaps on the day but very minor, and when we mentioned it, we were swiftly replied to and helped out.
Definitely recommend as beautiful venue, lovely location and plenty of opportunity for some really unique photos and videos.
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Kelsey Sent on 27/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded our expectations!

On your wedding day you want the best of the best to share your day with. The team at east mersea hall are those people!
Scarlet
Scarlet Sent on 24/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mr & Mrs Buxton 🤍

We had the most wonderful wedding day at EMH - from start to finish the process of booking the venue, getting everything we needed sorted etc & on the day was just unbelievable the amount of support they provided and helped make everything be the best it possibly could!

The biggest thank you to Anneka & Kirsty who were on hand at all times in the lead up and also on the day when in true bridal fashion I was having meltdowns, suppliers were getting things wrong and I was stressing - but they were both the calm to my storm, resolved issues almost instantly and made everything so less stressful and took the issues on so they were not my problem.

I would recommend this venue and the staff to absolutely everyone - they are just amazing!!! And the grounds too, are so picturesque and all of our guests commented on how stunning this little hidden gem was 🤍 thank you so much again xxx
Jonathan
Jonathan Sent on 08/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Venue and a half that has it all

Anneka and her team were fantastic from the start. From simply choosing the right day to the first dance every detail was accounted for. Not only in the lead up but at each meeting and through out the big day. Our guests even commented how great the staff were and how beautiful the venue was and no one was aware the place even existed tucked away on the east of the island. If we could, we would do it all over again and change nothing.
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 08/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Wedding Venue!!

Wow just wow!!! We had the most perfect dream wedding at East Mersea Hall. The venue is just stunning. This was the only venue we viewed as we were so blown away by its beauty. There are so many picturesque photo opportunities you just couldn’t choose a favourite. The weather was glorious and made the day even more special as we could have the ceremony in the walled garden but the other ceremony possibilities are just as pretty. Anneka the wedding coordinator was nothing short of amazing. She went above and beyond to make our day the fairytale we envisaged and we couldn’t thank her enough.
Hannah
Hannah Sent on 08/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The most amazing day x

We recently had our wedding at East Mersea Hall & it was everything we dreamt of and more.
Anneka was with us from the start- she always helped us with questions, emailed us back quickly & always had the answers. Without her help we would have been stuck with a lot of things!
The grounds are beautiful, so many photo opportunities you can’t go wrong! Food is amazing, the staff are lovely, we highly, highly recommend East Mersea Hall to any future couples looking for a venue.
Susie
Susie Sent on 09/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Magical venue, wonderful team

Even when we went to our first viewing of East Mersea Hall and it was a cold, rainy evening in March, we both knew almost instantly that this venue was magical enough to be the one for us.
It was perfect for the relaxed feel we were after for our slightly smaller wedding and knew the walled ceremony area was just what we were looking for.

The whole team were absolutely brilliant in the lead up to the day, especially Anneka who was always on hand for any number of questions we threw at her! Everyone on the day was so efficient and even more importantly, so lovely! We knew everything was in hand and the food was to die for. Plus in the sunshine, it really comes to life.

It's a stunning venue that now holds so many wonderful memories for us from our day.
Georgia
Georgia Sent on 13/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful wedding - no regrets!

We got married at East Mersea Hall last month and words can't describe how wonderful our day was!
From our first visit right through to our day the team were all so amazing and attentive - especially Anneka who we liaised with throughout the whole process, nothing was too much to ask and her replies were always so helpful and so quick!
The venue is so naturally gorgeous so it was just easy to make it look stunning on the day.
We opted for a BBQ as we were wanting a more casual/relaxed day and it went down so well with our guests - the food was delicious, as were our canapes!
We also wanted to have a fresh crepe van in the evening as our dessert and this was no trouble to the venue which was great as we really wanted to add this to our day.
Anneka made sure our day ran smoothly and I as the bride, really didn't have to worry or think too much on the day which made such a difference as you naturally feel nervous but Anneka took this all off my shoulders which I'm so grateful for.
Our day was just what we hoped it would be and more - we don't have any regrets which we feel is so lucky to say about our wedding - thank you so much for everything, we would recommend this venue to anyone who is hoping to have a lovely, carefree wedding day!
Megan
Megan Sent on 10/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

What can we say other than THE perfect venue!

This was the first venue we’d been to look at and from the moment we saw it, we knew it was the one. Anneka was great from start to finish and really put our minds at ease on the day knowing everything was in hand.
The venue makes for some stunning photos and the food was incredible as stated by all of our guests.
It was the best day of our lives and we couldn’t recommend East Mersea Hall enough!
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