Mulberry House Wedding Venue High Ongar, Essex

About Mulberry House

Chelmsford Road, High Ongar
Essex, CM5 9NL

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Nestled within the beautiful Essex countryside, Mulberry House is a family run boutique hotel renowned for delivering wonderful weddings. With years of experience, you can rest assured that you’re in great hands with our team at this fantastic venue.

While we have subtly converted Mulberry House into a beautiful Hotel and Venue with accommodation, we have kept in mind the history of the building, which offers a combination of traditional Georgian architecture with modern twenty-first century additions resulting in a truly unique wedding venue with wow-factor.

Alongside the Mulberry Lake, which was once a moat around the House, there has been careful tree planting, with some trees over 150 years old. This has enabled us to enhance the grounds and make it an ideal backdrop for your wedding.

At Mulberry House, we believe that your wedding day should be faultless, so we provide only the finest wedding co-ordinators to help facilitate your day and ensure everything flows smoothly. You can tailor your reception exactly how you'd like it.

We are licensed for Civil Ceremonies and can accommodate up to 130 guests. We also have two ideal Wedding Reception venues to choose from, both of which have full working bars within the room and capacity seating between 50 to 140 guests. Our Mulberry Suite has two exquisite chandeliers and exposed beams, and our Marquee has floor to ceiling white drapes and fairy lights with a private decking terrace. Before the wedding breakfast begins, we offer the fabulous terrace overlooking the grounds and lake, perfect for hosting your drinks reception and for taking some group shots with your friends and family!

Our catering team are renowned for their quality cuisine and use only the freshest ingredients. Offering everything from delicious canapés to tasty evening food, your wedding food is sure to wow your guests.

At the end of the night you can retire to one of our stunning bedrooms. All of our rooms have recently undergone refurbishment providing en-suite facilities and Tresco, our complimentary Honeymoon Suite, is available for the Bride and Groom to use on the wedding night along with a Bridal Changing suite for the party the morning of the wedding.

We will match the perfect package to your wedding requirements and we’d love to have the opportunity to invite you to come up and see this beautiful venue in the flesh, you can then sit down with our Coordinator and discuss your wedding ideas in more detail.

• Twenty three comfortably furnished bedrooms for your friends and family, initially allocated to your wedding party. • One wedding a day venue. Exclusive Use available. • Stunning 22 acres of landscaped grounds provides the perfect backdrop for your wedding day. • Licensed for Civil Ceremonies up to 130 guests. • Evening Receptions for up to 200 guests with dance floor and private bar. • Dedicated Wedding Co-Ordinator, function manager and friendly waiting staff.

Special Offers

Wedding Packages

Facilities at Mulberry House

Venue Type :

Civil Ceremony Licence

Exclusive Use

In the Country

Small Hotel

Evening Entertainment :

Evening Reception Facilities

Marquee Available

Dance Floor

Entertainment Licence

Live Band Facilities

DJ Facilities

Overnight Accommodation :

Overnight Accommodation for Wedding Couple

Overnight Accommodation for Guests

Other Features :

Confetti Permitted

Disabled Facilities

Car Parking

Dining Options :

Seated Meal Facilities

Buffet Meal Facilities

In House Catering

Alcohol Licence

Corkage Option

Capacity :

Less than 30 guests

30 to 50 guests

50 to 75 guests

75 to 100 guests

100 to 150 guests

150 to 250 guests

Venue Staff Assistance :

Wedding Coordinator

Table Plans

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Mulberry House Reviews (8)

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Perfect All-Round Essex Wedding Venue
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By Billy, on 28 Feb 2017Date of Wedding - 25 Feb 2017

Mulberry house is a beautiful period building with multiple areas to host your wedding day. A good selection of rooms for your guests and offers fantastic food and drink options. We chose this venue for its great balance of traditional countryside setting with modern facilities. This venue offers real value for money and is well worth it. The wedding co-ordinators are fantastic and will help you ensure your day is as you picture. Thanks Mulberry House!! Billy and Dan

A perfect wedding location
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By Jane Jackson, on 10 Jan 2017Date of Wedding - 29 Dec 2016

We decided to get married at Mulberry House after seeing the beautiful location, gardens and facilities. The amazing and attentive staff went above and beyond throughout the planning of the wedding and on the day itself. Having a dedicated wedding planner from Mulberry House meant that all levels of stress were greatly reduced, be it from giving advice on suppliers, to timings of the day etc. In addition to the wonderful staff and facilities, was the delicious food - the menu options we had to choose from were varied and interesting. The food at the wedding was served hot, generous portions and exactly like we had tried on our tasting day. The waiting staff were extremely attentive and everything flowed perfectly. All our guests have said how much they enjoyed the day and how Mulberry House was a perfect wedding location. It really was the perfect day we had dreamed of, thanks to all that Mulberry House has to offer. Highly recommended.

Best day ever so far
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By Alysha Cracknell, on 12 Mar 2017Date of Wedding - 06 Oct 2016

Had an absolutely amazing day, everything went so smooth and to plan. The only thing I had to worry about was getting ready, the staff had everything under control. I just want to do it again and again and wouldn't do it anywhere else than here. The grounds are so beautiful and have given us the most gorgeous wedding pictures.

Dream Wedding Venue
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By Sarah and James, on 21 Dec 2016Date of Wedding - 03 Sep 2016

I honestly do not know how we could possibly thank the Mulberry House team enough for our wonderful wedding. From the first time we were shown around the venue to our departure after our wedding day we felt completely at home and in good hands. The grounds are perfect and all of the staff here are so very welcoming. Our day ran seamlessly down to brilliant planning by their events team - who were always happy to answer numerous emails and questions!! The staff on the day couldn't do enough to help us and our guests feel at home and fully catered for. I couldn't recommend this venue more to any newly engaged couples and we intend on returning again and again. Thank you Mulberry House! Sarah and James xxx

The Best Day of our Lives
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By Katie, on 21 Aug 2016Date of Wedding - 04 Aug 2016

Where do I start with Mulberry House?! We cannot thank this amazing venue enough for making all of our dreams and visions come true!!!! From start to finish we were made to feel at home and the staff couldn't do enough to accommodate us and our guests! Everyone commented on how beautiful the food was and how lovely the staff were who served it. The receptionist took all of our friends and families to their room and settled them in as if it were a home away from home. The grounds are stunning, we are really looking forward to getting our photos back and having them for life. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we will be back again and again for yummy afternoon teas and Sunday lunches. All our love, Katie and Edward xxx

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By Alan Mills, on 05 Jun 2016

Please please please read this before booking your wedding at Mulberry House!!! These people did all they could to ruin our big day. We booked our wedding in January 2016 to take place on 7th May 2016. My wife and I had no experience in wedding procedures and was therefore in the hands of the management of the house as to how the day should unfold. Reservations After reading through their documents they suggested that the ceremony should take place at 14:00. After booking the registrars and sending out the invites the house refused to allow my guests to check in before 14:00. Using the schedule they provided my guests would need to arrive dressed and sit through the ceremony with their overnight bags. Wine I paid in advance for 50 bottles of wine for my guests. The house openly admits that it provided 29.5 bottles of wine but made me pay for the wine consumed after that point. Bar tab When booking the wedding in January the price of most spirits was £3.00. When looking at the part of the receipts they were able to provide the cost of the drinks went from £3.00 a drink to £4.25. An increase of 42%. I am currently trying to reclaim £3000.00 from the house for overcharged drinks. I have noted that the house has an unsatisfied County Court Judgment against them for £95 which has also given me concern. Cake The cake maker set the cake up and it looked amazing. We all left the room while they set the room up for the wedding breakfast. Whilst having canapés and enjoying time with my guests the house sent the photographer out to inform me that the cake fell over and has smashed on the floor.

Richard Kidner, General Manager at Mulberry House responded to this review on 31/08/2016 16:55:59

Dear Hitched community, There is always two sides to a story. I do not see it to be professional to publish details of a past couples wedding on a public forum. This would go against our ethics and integrity. We have hosted thousands of weddings at Mulberry House and pride ourselves on being a market leader in Essex. I have attached a paragraph from an email received from Alan M after his wedding day addressed to our events team: "Hi Nicola, What an amazing day Mrs M and I had. It is amazing how well everything went which was not by luck but through management and assistance from everyone at Mulberry House. I know my wife and I would like to say thank you to everyone that made Saturday a special day." We are in talks with Alan M regarding his bar account and a fair outcome will be reached. If any of our guests would like to discuss with me personally any doubts this review may have caused them please do call or write 01277 365398 / rkidner@mulberry-house.com. Regards, Richard Kidner and the entire team at Mulberry.

Very homely
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By Jemma, on 18 Aug 2015

This really does feel like a cosy, homely setting to share your day with your family and friends. 5 class staff is an added bonus!! Manners and smiles go a long way!

Little gem
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By Stephanie, on 04 Aug 2015

Cute little venue with a big heart. Friendly staff, beautiful grounds and added bonus of onsite rooms. Can't wait to go back

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