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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: August 2025

Nestled amid 1,100 acres of breathtaking East Sussex countryside, East Sussex National is a sanctuary where your wedding dreams blossom into reality. Here, every moment sparkles with love, wrapped in exceptional service, exquisite cuisine, and enchanting settings designed just for you.

Whether you imagine a tender, intimate ceremony beneath the magical ‘Birdcage’ or a grand, joyful celebration in our majestic National Suite for up to 700 cherished guests, every detail is lovingly crafted to reflect the beauty of your unique love story. Our award-winning chefs create mouthwatering dishes from the finest seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, adding a touch of culinary magic to your special day.

For large cultural weddings, the elegant National Suite offers a private entrance, ample parking, and heartfelt guidance to honour your traditions with grace and warmth. As our treasured VIPs, you’ll retreat to luxurious bridal suites, indulge in soothing spa moments, and savor a leisurely breakfast on your private balcony—cherishing the first morning of your new life together in pure, blissful serenity.

Allow us to welcome you into this idyllic haven, where dreams take flight and memories are made forever

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Sporting
Unusual weddings
Asian wedding
Landmark
Large hotel
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Fire ceremony
Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

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:

Swimming pool
Health suite
Beautician
Fitness centre

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Horse baraat permitted
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Reviews for East Sussex National

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Zoe Sent on 04/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

What a beautiful wedding day 🫶🏽

The East Sussex national uckfield, what can I say except how amazing they are! Tracey was amazing and helped us so much with planning our wedding and with all the help with the finishing touches. The food was amazing and the buffet of the evening was very impressive I must say. Amazing grounds for having the best piccys taken. We had a budget but you wouldn’t have thought so with how beautiful everything was there. And my bridal
Suite……… wooooooowwwwwww!!!! We was so sad to leave but we did long it out for as long as we could. It was so lovely to relax in the lobby area the day after the wedding. I used the spa too the day before and it was lovely. My bridesmaids all loved staying there with me. We all felt very important ♥️ guest kept saying “wow” and how beautiful it was too
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Rebecca Sent on 18/10/2025
5 out of 5 rating

October 25 wedding

We had a wonderful day at East Sussex National for our wedding. We were looked after so well by all the staff. Planning and organisation from the team was amazing. Such happy memories created with them. Thank you so much East Sussex National Team
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Katie Sent on 08/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The New Mr and Mrs Crowe

The East Sussex national is a lovely wedding venue, we had our wedding outside in the bird cage which was lovely, lovely photos on and around the grounds. Food you have plenty of options and we enjoyed everything in our once in a lifetime package. Tracey is amazing and so was Rachel ..they will help you with anything. The bridal suite is AMAZING absolutely beautiful and we throughly enjoyed our wedding from start to finish.
Akshay
Akshay Sent on 18/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible Wedding Venue

We recently held our Hindu wedding ceremony and reception at East Sussex National, and we couldn’t be happier with the entire experience. The location is absolutely stunning, especially for an outdoor ceremony — the backdrop, birdcage and the seating created the perfect setting for our special day.
A special thank you to Tracey and Vivek for going above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly. We highly recommend East Sussex National for anyone planning a wedding — especially if you’re considering an outdoor ceremony. It was everything we hoped for and more!
Brandon
Brandon Sent on 10/06/2025
4.2 out of 5 rating

Wedding May 2025

We chose East Sussex National for our wedding after visiting due to the beautiful grounds and affordability for the amount of friends and family we wished to celebrate with.
The lead up to the wedding was good, we had a few bumps along the way as we found a lack of flexibility in some areas.
They could be slightly more accommodating during our visits, we were offered fruit juice but were not offered an alcoholic drink on the house which seemed slightly strange with how much we were spending.
In terms of the wedding day, Rachel the manager was extremely helpful and helped us with whatever we needed!
We had a wonderful day and enjoyed celebrating with all our loved ones.
The rooms at ESN have been upgraded and that was a lovely plus, we had a beautiful luxury suite with late check out! This suite was used for the bridal party to get ready in the morning, with ample space it was perfect!
Thank you to the ESN team!
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Jamie Sent on 08/05/2025
4.6 out of 5 rating

An Unforgettable Wedding at East Sussex National – Thanks to Rachel and the Amazing Team!

We recently had our wedding at East Sussex National, and we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect experience. From start to finish, Rachel was absolutely incredible. Her professionalism, attention to detail, and calm, caring nature made the entire day stress-free and enjoyable.

The venue was stunning, the service impeccable, and everything ran so smoothly on the day thanks to Rachel and the amazing staff. Our guests were blown away by the food, the setting, and the overall atmosphere. We received so many compliments about how well-organized and beautiful everything was.

We also had several out-of-town guests stay at the hotel, and they all spoke highly of the accommodations and hospitality.

Rachel and the entire team went above and beyond to make our wedding day unforgettable. We’re so thankful to have chosen East Sussex National and would recommend it to any couple looking for a top-tier venue with exceptional service.
Joanna
Joanna Sent on 15/04/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

Wedding Day

We had a fantastic experience from start to finish at the ESN planning our wedding! Tracey was incredibly warm and friendly and really quick to respond to any queries we had in the planning of the wedding. On the day Rachel who looked after us for the day was also fantastic! She organised the running of the day really well, always keeping the bride and groom well informed about what came next and checking on our wellbeing at all points of the day. And also made suggestions about photography and worked tirelessly to keep everything running smoothly. She also had a trainee with her on placement who was great too, checking in on me before the day started to check if I needed anything. Rose petals in the room afterwards with towel art, a complimentary late check out too. Everything was fantastic!
Only things we might improve would be a little more clarity about booking the rooms under the special code for the wedding as we seemed to miss this. Also assurances that kids would be able to swim at the designated times advertised as this was a big reason to choose ESN as our venue as we had families attending who wanted to use the pool with their kids.
Otherwise everything was perfect! Thank you for the most special of experiences. It was also very reasonably priced too. Food was very good and the evening buffet was enormous!!
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Lyn P. Sent on 10/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Small wedding

During the booking process, which was a couple of months before the date. the communication was very good and nothing seemed too much trouble. Suggestions were made to us that really helped with the planning of our day. As the venue has hosted many weddings, we were grateful for any guidance.
The day went very well and all the staff were very professional and kind. We would recommend the venue to other couples but, as ours was very small, we can just recommend based on our experience. It was so lovely to have so much help to make the day special, which it was!
Ryan
Ryan Sent on 09/11/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

November wedding

Incredibly professional and reliable. Communication was great, taking us through every detail. On the day our coordinator was incredible, kept everything running smoothly and handled all our requests promptly. As the weather was good we even got to have photos taken out on the golf course.
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Fathom Sent on 08/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

October wedding 2024

We had our wedding at the ESN this October and found it so easy and straight forward to organise thanks to the lovely staff at the hotel!
We had our whole wedding catered for there and they sorted everything for us even giving us name of decorators near us etc.
Throughout the day everyone was so helpful and courteous helping solve any issue that could pop up, nothing was too much trouble!

If I was getting married again I’d definitely go to them again but hopefully won’t need to.
Jasmine
Jasmine Sent on 05/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dream day💕

Our wedding was absolutely wonderful, the events team was amazing and was super helpful from start of planning all the way to the end of the day.
We had Tracey as our lead coordinator and then Anu on the day who was our star and help organize ourselves and the guests to be on time and do what we wanted to do.
The young boys who drove the golf carts for use to take pictures and served dinner later on was very friendly and made us at ease, had lovely conversations with them throughout the day.
The bridal suite was absolutely stunning , so much room and opportunity to get ready and have pictures. The view was stunning from the room and function rooms , we managed to see the deer on the wedding day.
The function rooms had so much potential and space , we managed to use most of it. Couldn't fault it really.

Great choices of food, where we could get married , photo opportunities, you name it!
Wish I could relive our wedding day again , it ran so smoothly and everyone was so helpful. We definitely recommend this venue , they are very open to new ideas and are always happy to help you in whatever way possible.
Thank you East Sussex National 💕
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Sabah Sent on 27/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great Venue For An Asian Party!

We were looking for a venue that would allow us to hire a function room and use external caterers for our Asian wedding party. In the South East this is very difficult, however East Sussex National was the perfect fit, and we couldn't believe our luck that we found a venue that had previous experience in holding this kind of event. All elements of a traditional Asian wedding were able to be incorporated including a wedding procession with a dhol drummer.
Gabrielle
Gabrielle Sent on 14/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

We were updated and helped every step, it was perfect!

We were updated and helped every step with the timings and were delighted with the day itself which ran smoothly and efficiently. We had a beautiful day!
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Louise Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect wedding day.

We booked the East Sussex national quite in advance. we had Emily who was our wedding coordinator she was great very helpful.. she unfortunately left. Then we had Tracey who took over and was very helpful. we stayed at the venue the night before I’d booked 2 bridal rooms for me and my bridesmaids. We was very lucky to get to use the new refurbished room which was lovely. The day went smoothly. Rachel was amazing making sure everything run on time and the day was Perfect. Me and my family enjoyed using the spa/swimmimg facilities the next morning aswel. defo would like to return to use that again. Would definitely recommend 🙂
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Lucy Sent on 01/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect venue

From start to finish East Sussex National was the perfect venue. Our wedding coordinator Tracey was brilliant and helpful throughout and our events manager for the wedding day Rachel was also brilliant, so calm and composed and nothing was ever an issue or too much for her. The food at the venue was a massive hit, the main meal and the evening buffet got a lot of compliments, the rooms were brilliant and so were the other facilities!
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Thinking of getting married and still searching for the right venue? Your search ends here.

Discover the charm of our beautiful hotel with a personal showround led by our experienced Wedding Expert. No exhibitors, no distractions — just a relaxed opportunity to explore the venue and start dreaming about your perfect day.

Booked today - Limited apppointments available.

Date: From 06/12/2025 to 06/12/2025 Schedule 09:00 - 16:00
Place: Little Horsted, Uckfield, East Sussex

Meet the team

Tracey Coblenz
Tracey Coblenz
Wedding Expert

With three decades of experience in the hotel and events industry (I promise I’m not as old as that makes me sound!)

I’ve had the pleasure of arranging and managing over 1,000 weddings. From intimate gatherings to grand celebrations, I’ve seen it all—and I still love every moment of helping couples create their perfect day.

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Little Horsted TN22 5ES Uckfield (East Sussex)
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