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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: November 2024

Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa is an award-winning, family-owned wedding venue located in Colchester, Essex. Winner of Essex Wedding Awards Golf Course Wedding Venue of the Year 2023!

The Resort has been helping couples create beautiful, magical memories for over 50 years. It's surrounded by stunning English countryside scenery with lakes, streams, and woodlands, creating picture-perfect moments for your special day. Set within 300 acres of beautiful, rolling countryside, the hotel overlooks a private lake that forms the perfect backdrop to your special day.

Facilities and Capacity

Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa has the facilities to cater for every kind of celebration, from a grand gathering to an intimate festival-style bash. It offers a large and spectacular banqueting suite, an intimate function room at the country lodges, and seasonal luxurious giant Tipis set within the grounds and lakes. All event spaces enjoy natural daylight and private terraces, whilst the tipi offers panoramic views of the surrounding countryside from a beautifully landscaped green. The hotel holds a wedding license, but couples can also make it official outdoors under a wooden pergola set within the stunning countryside. The four-star hotel has 80 contemporary bedrooms, as well as 10 luxurious countryside apartments, so your guests don't need to worry about travelling home.

Services Offered

With set wedding packages and bespoke offerings, the team at Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa is versatile in their approach. They'll work with you to prepare the perfect package. They can assist and advise you on your choice of wedding breakfast, accompanying wines, and evening buffet. There are even additional extras such as giant light-up letters, a star-lit backdrop, a post-box, and a popcorn machine that you can hire. The hotel's event staff understands how time-consuming it can be to plan a wedding. For support, they have a dedicated wedding planning team to help you with every aspect of planning your big day. From your initial tour of the venue to the last goodbye, your wedding coordinators will take care of everything.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Asian wedding
Woodland and festival
Large hotel
Outdoor license
Tipis and yurts

Ceremony options:

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
Outdoor fireworks permitted

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
Fitness centre

Other features:

Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
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Reviews for Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa

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115 reviews
99% recommend it
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Sarah
Sarah Sent on 09/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding venue ever!

We had the most amazing wedding day and experience at the Stoke by Nayland resort. From our first meeting with our wedding coordinator and team, to the day after the wedding itself, there was absolutely nothing they could've done better. We all had the best day and I cannot thank everyone involved enough! Highly recommended!
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Georgina Sent on 11/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

amazing wedding venue

This was an amazing wedding venue. I would 100% recommend. Simone was very helpful leading up to the wedding and on the wedding day.
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Debbie Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Twilight Wedding - 28th December 2024

We celebrated our wedding at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club on December 28th, 2025, and it was truly a day to remember. Our wedding planner went above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect.
Every aspect of the day was seamless, and we couldn't have asked for a more fantastic experience. The venue was beautifully decorated, the staff were incredibly attentive, and every detail was meticulously taken care of. Our guests were thoroughly impressed, and we received countless compliments on how wonderful everything was.
We are immensely grateful for the hard work and effort put in by our wedding planner and the entire team at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club. Thank you for making our wedding day unforgettable.
Kirsty
Kirsty Sent on 28/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Winter wonderland wedding day

Stunning venue and Simone and team were just incredible. In the run up to the wedding and on the day, they couldn't have done more for us.

The food was absolutely beautiful, the decor was amazing and our day was simply perfect.
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Sam L. Sent on 02/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Planned to perfection

Can’t speak highly enough of Victoria and the team at SbN,

The lead up to the wedding was second to none, asking all the questions we hadn’t thought of and really putting us both at ease knowing someone had our backs with the planning

On the day Victoria and all of the staff working on the day were absolutely brilliant, we never felt rushed or pulled from pillar to post and were mostly left to enjoy the day, but just as you start feeling the nerve and/or feeling over whelmed Victoria or a member of staff were always there to check we were ok or needed anything like they could sense it

Can’t thank them enough

Perfectly planned and perfectly executed

Thanks guys
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Jason Sent on 26/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Day

Really impressive all round by SBN, Victoria, the Co-ordinator, was so willing to assist with anything we needed, as were all the staff. Highly recommended, a fantastic day had by all!
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Matthew Sent on 30/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding 6th September 2024

Sarah and I stayed at the hotel from Thursday until Sunday and utilised pretty much every facility you have , breakfast, sports bar, restaurant, golf course and spa. Everybody that we came across during our stay were very friendly, helpful and professional and we honestly couldn’t fault a thing!

The suites were spacious which was needed due to the entourage of bridesmaids and page boys, hairdressers and make up artists and there was plenty of room for all!
Ethan
Ethan Sent on 27/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Ethan and Keeley August 2024

We can’t thank everyone enough for our day. The service, venue and food were all absolutely perfect ! Mel provided the highest quality of service and along we way we felt less like we were attending final meetings and more like arranging it with a friend! The day was seamless and even with certain plans changing and timings not being perfect Mel ensured everything went smoothly. I can’t thank you enough for giving us the perfect wedding day. I would recommend stoke to anyone in a heart beat! The wedding of a lifetime!
Gill
Gill Sent on 14/09/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Wedding Day

We had a fantastic wedding day at SBN, everything was perfect. The food for the wedding breakfast was amazing and all the staff were polite and very efficient, couldn’t have wished for better. Special thanks to Melanie who was our coordinator for all your help to make our day so special. Highly recommend this lovely resort which has such a relaxed feel for a wedding. Can’t wait to come back to stay a night or two.
Amywhitehead16
Amywhitehead16 Sent on 29/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding!

We had an amazing wedding at Stoke by nayland in June!
No complaints at all from start to finish with the meetings and right up until the wedding day nothing was ever a problem
Melanie is an amazing wedding coordinator with out her it would of been a lot more stress full she handles everything so well on the day she would meet the suppliers for me come up to my room and show me pictures of the venue getting set up so I knew everything was ok, all through out the day checked if we were both having a good say, couldn’t ask for a better coordinator. Thank you so much Melanie!
Loved every minute of our wedding and will always go back to Stoke by nayland.
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Vanessa Sent on 10/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Everything was perfect

I felt so relaxed, comfortable and at ease throughout my stay and on my wedding day. Nothing was too much for everyone, lots of friendly faces who were happy to help!
Bev
Bev M. Sent on 24/07/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Great support, beautiful surroundings

We booked here a year and a half before the big day, everything was explained clearly, there were times that we got confused but the wedding staff were always there to reassure and support.
Value for money was amazing and we didn't realise the amount of attention to detail this was brilliant.
They communicated with the external services we had hired to co ordinate everything smoothly.
The presence of the staff and service were also second to none, especially Victoria.
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Abbie Sent on 02/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best day of my life

The best day of our live happened at SBN Resort, the way they looked after us, from Mel our co-ordinator, to the bar and restaurant staff, to reception and maintenance. They made our day perfect, and I will never get over how special it was.
Cherese
Cherese Sent on 31/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing from start to finish!

We couldn’t have asked for more. The venue and the team were perfect and honestly I am missing them already! I went to every open event as I loved it so much and I was never made to feel like I wasn’t want there or taking up their time.

Our day ran so smoothly and any questions we had leading up to the day were answers promptly, even when our wedding planner (Mel) was on holiday, she made us aware so we wouldn’t panic. Nothing was too much, the food was amazing and the views, photo perfect. Everyone commented on what an amazing venue it was and we had a few guest stay over in the hotel and commented on the good service they received! I would recommend this venue to anyone.
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Chelsea Sent on 30/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Melanie Hockley

We got married at Stoke by Nayland hotel on 18th May this year and can honestly say was the BEST day of our lives!
The venue, staff and our wedding co ordinator Mel were absolutely incredible from start to finish. Could not of done more for us or make our day more special. They were reassuring, patient and went above and beyond throughout the whole process. Can’t thank or recommend them enough!
Good luck to all you happy couples ❤️
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