Layer Marney Tower Reviews

Layer Marney Tower

Colchester, Essex

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Emily Sent on 04/06/2026

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Beautiful backdrop

We had our wedding ceremony at Layer Marney Tower, and from the very beginning, Karen and the whole team made us feel incredibly special. Although we were only holding our ceremony there, we never felt like we were receiving anything less than their full attention and care.

A special mention has to go to Fennel the puppy, who definitely helped me fall in love with the venue even more! But beyond that, the team were so welcoming, professional, and genuinely invested in making our day perfect.

The venue itself is absolutely beautiful and provided the most beautiful backdrop for our photographs. We were able to capture some incredible memories there that we will treasure forever.

Karen was fantastic throughout the planning process and on the day itself. She ensured everything ran smoothly and seamlessly, allowing us to relax and enjoy every moment of our ceremony. Her support, organisation, and attention to detail made such a difference, and we are so grateful for everything she and the team did for us.

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful place to say “I do” and would highly recommend Layer Marney Tower to any couple looking for a truly special wedding venue.
Hayley Sent on 07/10/2025

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Venue of dreams

The most gorgeous setting! Different spaces for different parts of the day were important for us and these spaces were all as amazing as each other.
We have so much freedom to dress the venue which worked well for us to DIY it. Karen was amazing helping us organise and pulling off our ceremony - even with some random requests. And Charlotte and the rest of the Bouquet Garni team were an absolute dream. From helping put together our homemade cake to making us cocktails during the drinks reception. Thank you all so much!!
Antony Sent on 20/06/2019

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The whole day was absolutely perfect.

We want to say thank you very much for everything you did for our wedding on Saturday. The whole day was just absolutely perfect and we couldn't be happier. You were all so helpful with the organisation beforehand and making sure it ran smoothly on the day itself.
We had a lovely time the following day just wandering round the gardens and we feel extremely privileged that we've had the opportunity to build a connection to such a special place, which we will never forget. We will certainly be returning and look forward to seeing you again in the future!

Anonymous Sent on 11/01/2018

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Many thanks from a very happy married couple

Thank you to all the staff at Layer Marney Tower for making our day run so smoothly. From day one Karen was always available to answer our questions and if she wasn't, her team were able to do so. You offer tremendous value for money and the maintenance and upkeep of the facilities was perfection. Many thanks from a very happy married couple.
Anonymous Sent on 15/07/2017

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The day was perfect.

We just wanted to send a quick email to say thank you for providing such a great venue for our wedding. The day was perfect and all of our guests commented on how beautiful the venue is.

Can we say a big thank you to Nicholas who showed us around on our first visit and also helped us unload and load our cars. He was so laid back and helpful which really helped us make our decision. You find so many other venues are very pushy when it comes to booking a date it was a breath of fresh air coming to Layer Marney Tower.

Everything went exactly to plan and we had such a nice and relaxed wedding so thank you all again!

We look forward to coming back to Layer Marney Tower as guests in the future.
Amanda Sent on 10/04/2017

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What more could we have asked for

You have been a pleasure to work with over the last 12 months!
Our wedding day was the best day of our lives so thank you all for your part in that.
Fantastic location, fantastic organisation. What more could we have asked for?!
Anonymous Sent on 15/03/2017

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Stunning venue

Thank you for all your help organising our wedding ceremony. We had an amazing day and I couldn't have been more happy having the ceremony at Layer Marney Tower. So many of our guests commented on what a stunning venue it is. We found the entire process from booking through to the running of the ceremony on the day flawless, thank you again.
Anonymous Sent on 11/10/2016

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A million thanks for the best day of our lives

We LOVED our wedding day at Layer Marney Tower.
Karen and Nick were brilliant in the planning and run-up to the day - thank you for making it all so effortless and smooth with all of our many strange requests!
A million thanks for the best day of our lives.
Nigel Sent on 11/10/2016

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Accommodating and helpful

Thanks to all for a wonderful day and experience.
We cannot speak highly enough of all your staff involved in helping our day run smoothly and for being so accommodating and helpful at all times.
We love Layer Marney Tower and hope to be frequent visitors from now on.
Clare Sent on 11/10/2016

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Massive thankyou!

Michael and I want to say a massive thankyou to everyone involved with the preparation and running of our BIG DAY on 2nd September 2016.
We received so many nice comments about the venue, food, location etc and would highly recommend Layer Marney Tower to anyone and everyone!