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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: September 2025

Nestled in the Essex countryside, High House is a place where unforgettable moments unfold, and every experience is tailored to you.

Set in breathtaking surroundings, High House is an intimate yet spacious venue that blends heritage, beauty, and contemporary elegance with genuine hospitality.

From the timeless Grade II listed barn to quintessential country gardens and vineyard backdrop, every corner of High House has been created with love and care. And, with the addition of the stunning new Orangery, and extended Stable Bar, weddings at High House offer versatility and unparalleled flexibility for year-round weddings.

Our couples are welcomed with warmth and looked after with the ease of true professionalism. Whether preparing with your closest friends in The Dressing Room, exchanging vows in the historic barn or beneath the thatched gazebo, or raising a glass by the Monet-inspired bridge, you’ll find every detail considered and every moment cherished.

At High House, celebrations are alive with joy, connection, and meaning. Our talented catering team will craft menus that reflect your style, and the neutral interior of the new Orangery is designed to complement your chosen colour scheme.

As the evening unfolds, your story continues with luxurious accommodation with space for up to 27 guests — from the elegant Farmhouse and cosy Courtyard Rooms to the hidden Couples Retreat, a secluded haven just for you.

High House is more than a venue. It’s an experience shared — a celebration shaped by the people who care, in a place where memories are made to last a lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Historic
Marquees and tents
Barn
Outdoor license
Vineyard weddings
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
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Swimming pool

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Orangery on site
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Reviews for High House Weddings

Ellen
Ellen Sent on 18/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Dream wedding

The staff at High House were absolutely incredible, so attentive, kind and friendly. Every single guest had a compliment to pay to the staff. They all went above and beyond and made the day extra perfect.
Our wedding coordinator Harriet was brilliant and answered any and every equation we had a on the lead up to the day and regular meetings to see how we were getting on.
The venue itself is absolutely stunning all our guests were blown away, there were multiple beautiful areas. The grounds were gorgeous, the barn and orangery breathtaking
Gina
Gina Sent on 13/10/2025
5 out of 5 rating

There’s a reason they’re voted one of the best!

High House is the perfect place to get married! The staff are all so lovely and helpful! Our event manager was Ella and she made us feel completely at ease and was always on hand to answer any questions we had, her calm nature and excellent organisation was very much appreciated. The team on the day made sure that everything was perfect for us and made the place look amazing. We cannot recommend High House enough, the barn and orangery are beautiful and all of ours guests were saying how amazing the venue was and how lovely the staff were. Absolutely everyone loved the food and kept mentioning throughout the day how nice it was - it was all delicious! On the lead up to the day, the communications with the team made it feel so smooth and easy - they truly did take away any nerves that we had. We had an amazing tasting evening too which is such a nice touch! The DJ Daren was excellent and was able to fit in lots of different genres, nothing was off limits and we had such a good evening with lots of dancing! We had a fantastic day and that was achievable due to the amazing team at High House
Budd
Budd Sent on 28/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Magical Venue

Can't praise High House enough! Beautiful venue, professional, experienced, hard working staff, fantastic food, great DJs, personal touch and nothing was too much for our planner and the other staff.
We're a mature couple so our guests had been to lots of weddings and said it was the best one they'd been to.
Ceremony barn was decorated beautifully, all we added was a table flower decoration and we dropped the orangerie decs off in the morning, checked it before the ceremony, and it was done perfectly. All our guests (a lot of them foodies), said the food was faultless, hot, fresh and delicious and the waitresses were very attentive. Our planner spent most of the morning running backwards and forwards for me as I was being pampered and took away all the stress, she even babysat whilst the photos were being taken.DJ was excellent and got everyone dancing and my hairdresser and MUA said the dressing room was perfect with natural light and lots of mirrors and shelving for their products and equipment.
The bar staff were hard working and quick too and all worked hard to pack our wedding away safely for us to collect the next morning.
We have beautiful photos taken in the beautiful, extensive grounds where the grass was freshly manicured on our wedding day.
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Verity Sent on 14/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mr and Mrs Matthews

Such a lovely venue! What a perfect day it was! All of the staff were super friendly and very helpful. Thank you again
Shelby
Shelby Sent on 03/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Accessible venue with mindful, attentive and caring staff.

You won't find anywhere else like this! Wedding of dreams.
I can't thank everyone enough that works at High House. Everyone was so helpful, kind and mindful. Jess & Hayley in particular were just absolutely wonderful. Honestly feel emotional at how wonderful they were. I have multiple chronic conditions and needed things to be adapted to help me and wow, they just truly went above and beyond to help me. I needed a venue that was accessible for my varying needs and for my friend that is a wheelchair user also. Literally from the first week of me visiting the venue they immediately wanted to help make things even more accessible. The only steps at this venue are the brick steps into the bridal dressing room but they ordered in ramps for here and they were brilliant. Really helped. They adapted other areas for me, went through things that would help me more. I was really worried about how I would manage my conditions on the wedding day but speaking with Jess & Hayley prior to the wedding they really lifted a huge weight of worry from me. They made me feel really held and that I could feel excited about the wedding day without worry. I honestly wouldn't of been able to manage if I'd got married at any other venue. It just wouldn't have worked for me. They really gave me the wedding of dreams. I couldn't have asked for anything more, the wedding day was absolutely perfect. I can't believe it. It feels surreal just how perfect it was and that really was down to how helpful and caring they are at High House. It's not just a business, they truly want everyone to feel happy and have the wedding of their dreams. I really can't thank them all enough. What wonderful people and a wonderful venue. It's got this beauty to it that's so special and really can't be replicated or found at any other venue. It was magical and more than we could have ever hoped for. Thank you so much!! You've made my heart feel so full and grateful ❤️❤️❤️
Love from Shelby and Stuart (Wedding day 20/05/2024)
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Sophie Sent on 27/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Where to even start

All I can say is wow!! High house went above and beyond for my partner from booking the venue to our special day and we couldn’t have asked for anything better. Our planner Jessica was super in every way and made sure our day was perfect. The venue is beautiful and has such a homely feel. Everything is immaculate and our guests were wowed by this. We had the best wedding day and couldn’t have asked for it to go any better.
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Brian Sent on 01/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mr & Mrs Dempsey

Kelly & Paul’s wedding on Sunday 28th April 2024 As parents of the Bride we would like to thank Haley & Jessica and all their team for their professionalism and the calm that they bring to a very special occasion. Everything that they do from the initial meetings to the booking of the wedding and the months of pre planning of the wedding day is done through meetings with the Bride & Groom. The advice that they give and the contacts details of their suppliers was first class. Our daughter and her partner chose Valentine Cuisine as their caterer for the wedding breakfast and it proved to be a great choice with many many of the guests commenting on how good the food was. Well done to Adrian and his team of chefs, waiters and waitresses and those serving the food. Thank you to the day’s photographer and videographer for taking the photos and the video. We cannot wait to see them. The way they marshalled us all to where we needed to be and the many different shots that they took was again all done in a very calm way and put the Bride & Groom at ease with it all. High bHouse is an immaculate venue. The grounds a very well kept, the interior of the dressing room and the bridal suite and guest rooms were all of a very high standard. Haley & Jessica were hands on all day and well into the evening. We cannot praise them enough. A very very good well run and professional venue and team. It is no wonder that they win awards time after time for best wedding venue in the south east of England. Long may it continue. We urge you all to Google High House and book an open day to view if you are planing on getting married. You will be well received by Haley and her team with Valentine Cuisine offering tasty canapés. You will not regret it.
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Grace Sent on 21/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

11/10 Wedding Venue

Honestly the most amazing wedding venue and group of people! They go above and beyond to not only make your day special but everyone else’s. We had the most perfect day and wish we could do it all again! Thank you will never be enough!
Lucy
Lucy Sent on 15/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The most beautiful place we could have hoped for

Everything ran perfectly and looked and felt amazing.. everything was Exactly as we had envisioned, super helpful staff on the day and with the planning and lead up we felt completely looked after every step of the way to run the day as we wanted.. absolutely stunning in every way!
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Chris Sent on 16/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

High House is a very special venue

High House is a very special venue, we both knew it as soon as we stepped inside on our first open day. As it is a family home you can feel the love and care in the atmosphere and surroundings. Our day was absolutely perfect and we wouldn’t change one thing about it. The staff are lovely and Hayley is an absolute superstar. Thank you High House!!
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Chris Sent on 01/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

We cant thank the staff enough

We had an amazing day, made better by having Hayley as our wedding planner making sure the day went smoothly. We can’t thank any of the staff enough for their hard work.
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Kirsty Sent on 01/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

We had a truly wonderful day

What an amazing day! Hayley - you are amazing, a true credit to the High House team. You made everything so perfect we are truly thankful. The whole team were fantastic. We had a truly wonderful day, despite the rain! The food was remarkable and all guests commented on how lovely it all was. The Valentines team were brilliant and Luke and I have a day we will never forget. Thank you all.
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Louise Sent on 24/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A memorable and special day

The day was perfect, smooth from start to finish. The staff were all friendly and polite and we couldn’t have wished for a better day. A special mention to Jean who was brilliant and very lovely. Thanks Jean and everyone at High House for a very memorable and special day.
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Jasmin Sent on 18/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

It was amazing!

Thank you so much for everything you have done! It was amazing! Much better than we could have wished for Hayley was incredible, so so helpful!
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Jenny Sent on 18/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

What a fantastic venue

What a fantastic venue, scenery is amazing. Could not fault anything, the day was perfect. Hayley was outstanding and made us feel so comfortable. Food was out of this world.
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Nicole & Tony
84 photos · 07/06/2025
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17 photos · 29/05/2025
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11 photos · 16/09/2024
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Cait & Jarad
33 photos · 07/07/2024
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Meet the team

Kate Hollingsbee
Kate Hollingsbee
Finance Manager

I look after all of our financing here at High House. Our couples will hear a lot from me throughout their experience here and I will help them with any queries they may have.

I was also a High House bride myself having got married here in 2019!

Samantha  Maclean
Samantha Maclean
Sales Manager

I’m Samantha, the Sales Manager - and I’m usually the first person you'll speak to when you enquire about a wedding at High House. I manage our private tours, open house days, and showcase events, and I’m also responsible for all our marketing and social media. With five years of experience as an Event Manager, I’ll help you envision your day from the moment you get in touch.

Hayley  Clampin
Hayley Clampin
Venue Director

Hi, I’m Hayley, the Venue Director. I ensure that every one of our wedding days runs wonderfully throughout the season.

I am the lead of our Event Management and Bar teams. Previously, I was an Event Manager myself at High House and received incredible feedback from couples and suppliers for my organisational skills which have achieved the wedding days our couples dream of. I have taken these skills into my current role to ensure all elements that create a couples day at High House are at the highest possible standard.

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