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On Hitched.co.uk since 2023

Last update: October 2024

The Reid Rooms is a picturesque wedding venue located in the Essex countryside near Great Dunmow, England. Couples can immerse themselves in the charm and beauty of their surroundings as they celebrate their big day at this venue.

Facilities and Capacity

As you enter the grounds of The Reid Rooms, you'll make your way down an impressive tree-lined driveway to reach the venue. The grounds are home to a range of converted barns arranged around a charming courtyard. The rustic, beamed Ceremony Room and the outside Meadow Pavilion and Garden Pavilion are all licensed for civil ceremonies and available depending on the season. The venue welcomes gatherings of all sizes, from intimate get-togethers to receptions with up to 200 guests. Wedding breakfasts, meanwhile, can have up to 150 attendees. Those dreaming of a festival-style wedding are invited to rent out a field and transform it into their dream space. This property is an exclusive-use venue, offering you privacy on your special day. Accommodation is offered in a moated farmhouse on-site, perfect for a restful night after a long day.

Services Offered

Outside vendors and catering companies are welcomed at The Reid Rooms. Couples can also provide their own alcohol for the day with no corkage charge, perfect for those with favourite brands and specific tastes. The team runs a fully staffed bar for your evening reception to help the festivities run smoothly. The venue's staff understands how important this day is and will go above and beyond to help you make your dream wedding a reality.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Historic
Marquees and tents
Woodland and festival
Barn
Outdoor license
Tipis and yurts
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Evening reception facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Hairdresser
Beautician

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for The Reid Rooms

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Georgi E. Sent on 13/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The best wedding venue in Essex!

We absolutely loved The Reid Rooms from the moment we first saw it and they were really reasonable in comparison to some of the other venues we viewed. They are very flexible and offer a couple of outdoor ceremony options. We went for the meadow ceremony which was absolutely beautiful. The whole venue is so well decorated you do not need to add many extra touches. Corinne was so helpful with all the questions we had in the run up to the wedding and our coordinator on the day, Lucy, was amazing at organising everything and helping the day run smoothly. We had the best day ever!
Josiah
Josiah H. Sent on 01/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The Holloways

The Reid Rooms went above and beyond to ensure we had the perfect day! The venue was beautiful and the staff were amazing in the run up and on the day. We couldn’t have asked for a better venue!
Heather
Heather C. Sent on 08/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect venue

The Reid Rooms was the only venue my partner and I visited before booking for our big day. The site itself is so beautiful, and the farmhouse for guests is charming and comfortable. It ticked all the boxes for budget, appearance and service. Leading up to and on our wedding day, that service really came through as the coordinators helped us navigate complicated road closures and the loss of our waitress on the day itself. Angie and Jill went above and beyond to ensure our wedding ran smoothly without causing any stress to ourselves, and Corinne has been fantastic at fielding endless emails with questions. The team were amazingly flexible with my absolute determination to get married outside, despite very temperamental weather, and ran off their feet to make it happen as soon as the skies cleared. I truly believe that choosing this venue is what made all of the build up and stress worth it, as our wedding day was absolutely stunning and (to us) felt like it ran like a dream, despite all the hiccups. Thank you so much to the Reid Rooms team for giving us such a beautiful day.
Penny
Penny L. Sent on 16/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Venue


From start to finish, the reid rooms were incredible and supportive. Lucy our co-ordinator was an angel, she made me feel so at ease and helped from the ceremony to the wedding reception.

Always make sure our guests were happy and always checking on myself and Colin. I can not recommend you all enough to people.

From the first meeting as the wedding show to the morning after the wedding. You were all just perfect. The staff at the Farmhouse were fantastic and we all felt like a big family.

Thank you for everything
Catherine
Catherine T. Sent on 18/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding day

Corrine and Angie were absolutely incredible in helping plan and make sure our day went without a hitch. I cannot thank them enough. The venue was the perfect backdrop to an unforgettable day. 100% recommend to anyone looking!
Shereen
Shereen H. Sent on 30/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect venue

The Reid Rooms was the first venue that we visited and we immediately loved it, even having only seen it in the rain. We truly had the most wonderful experience at the Reid Rooms - the venue had so much character and beautiful spaces to use at various points during the day, especially the garden and courtyard area. We had an intimate wedding with 50 guests, which felt very comfortable in the space. The staff were spectacular and attentive from the very first meeting - responses were always quick and thorough, the service on the day was seamless and our wedding co-ordinator was extremely helpful. They have a caterer that they work with, but we opted for completely dry hire. Organising hire of crockery and linen was easy using a company that often work with the Reid Rooms. We were able to bring in our own caterer and sound system. We arrived early on the day to set up and decorate the venue. We also stayed overnight in the farmhouse and had a wonderful breakfast with some of our guests the next day. It was a truly incredible day and we had so many compliments on the venue too! Thank you!
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Amanda J. Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful venue!!

The reid rooms is a perfect spot for a wedding.
We loved it on the first viewing, and it got even better when went to view in the evening.
The staff are amazing. Our wedding coordinator went above and beyond on the day, even helping to keep some of the children entertained whilst we were getting ready and when we were doing photos.
Amazing communication from the first email to the last. Anything we wanted to know or ask was answered quickly.
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Sophie G. Sent on 20/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely venue!

My husband and I got married at The Reid Rooms on the 1st August and had the most AMAZING day! The venue is stunning and every single one of my guests complimented the setting in many ways. Our coordinator Lucy was so so lovely, both for the rehearsal meeting and on the day, making sure everything ran smoothly for us.
The courtyard was a favourite aspect for us and our guests, a lovely place for the after ceremony drinks and in the evening to sit and chat to guests.
All around amazing venue and amazing staff!
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Vicky Sent on 12/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic venue for a wedding

We got married on the 29th July at the Reid rooms, it was an absolutely amazing day. From when we met Lucy the wedding organiser at the rehearsal everything went so smoothly. She was so helpful and everyone at the venue was amazing. We could not have had a better day. In the morning we had a fantastic cooked breakfast. Would highly recommend the Reid rooms for a wedding venue.
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Juan O. Sent on 23/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Brilliant Venue

We looked at over 10 venues and this was perfect as soon as we arrived. From the courtyard, the cosy ceremony room to the bar and dining area. The name spells it out, its a bunch of lovely rooms where your guests can chill, party or have a relaxing drink outside. The onsite accommodation is a massive win and the price was fantastic for our day in July 2024. Brilliant organisation too and would not hesitate to recommend.
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Peri Sent on 07/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The most unique day

We recently got married at the Reid Rooms Meadow Pavilion, with the tractor ride included!
It was the most perfect day, we couldn’t have asked for anything more.
From the start of the planning process all the way until the end of the day, the staff responded quickly and were extremely helpful.
The venue itself is stunning with options for indoor and outdoor ceremonies, we were able to add a lot of our own touches to make the day uniquely ours. Something that not many other venues allow!
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Kirsty S. Sent on 19/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect venue

The Reid Rooms is an absolutely perfect venue, it looks flawlessly beautiful with no decoration but able to add as much as you want without taking away from its elegance. The layout is great, there is a comfortable area to suit every type of person and very spacious but doesn’t feel empty. The staff are incredible, going above and beyond to ensure the dream day is a reality. I can’t thank and praise them enough!
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Danielle S. Sent on 10/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wow! What a venue

We had the best day, it was the perfect venue and we loved every minute. Particular thank you to Lucy, our coordinator. She was amazing, kept us calm and knew exactly what to do even with some last minute changes. We felt so comforted and everything ran so smoothly. Thank you for being so flexible and easy on the run up and on the day- it was a dream to have you as a venue and our guests loved it. We would recommend it to anyone.
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Sean H. Sent on 05/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing personalised service

The Reid rooms is an exceptional venue, with an amazing attention detail and a personalised care that means you don’t need to worry about a thing.

We booked the venue back in winter 2022 with a date of the 27th April 24. We are a same sex couple so needed a venue where the ceremony and reception could be in one place and that we also felt at ease with. We booked with a lady called Gill, who we saw many times again over the following months as we went back to venue on open days etc. Gill to our great joy approached us and asked if she could coordinate our wedding on the day, which of course we jumped at and we were so pleased we did. Gill’s calm approach and the turn to detail made the day just glide through even when the heavens opened and our drinks reception had to be moved indoors at the last moment. Gill had a plan for all eventualities and which meant we could sit back and enjoy the day with our guests.

As I mentioned our wedding day weather wasn’t the best, overcast and rainy, we were concerned about our drinks reception and how the day would flow with not being able to have the reception in the courtyard, however, when this was moved to the bar the atmosphere in the room was electric. We had a serviced bar all day and some drink brought in ourselves and the balance worked really well. Do not be put off this Venus of your are a winter, autumn, or in our case spring wedding and the weather could be dodgy.

Additional shout outs to the lovely Corinne who dealt with our queries and questions so well and gave us some great advice with our (very full, 106 seater) seating plan layout. The amazing bar staff and the team in the farmhouse.

We would recommend this venue to anyone and cannot wait to return and guests!
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Sydnie P. Sent on 31/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Magical and beautiful

The staff was amazing to work with, they were really polite and the place has beautiful views. The buildings are like fairytale.
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Badges

The Reid Rooms Real Weddings

Rachel & Mark
44 photos · 10/06/2023
Charlotte & Dan
32 photos · 28/08/2022
Avi & Rob
44 photos · 13/08/2022
Liz & Andrew
69 photos · 29/07/2022
Maisie & Shaun
123 photos · 06/11/2021
Lily & James
96 photos · 28/09/2019

Deals

Events

13 Oct
Open Door

They would love you to join them at their Open Day – whether you are starting to plan your wedding or you have already booked – it is the perfect opportunity to view at your leisure. Take a look at the venue set up for a wedding and view their stunning on-site accommodation, Marks Hall Farmhouse. You can also explore their idyllic, peaceful grounds for those perfect photo spots.

They will have refreshments from Amaze in Taste caterers along with Magpie Catering, David Baker DJ and Amelia Events decor providing advice on menus, music and decoration. Their team of experienced coordinators will be on hand to show you around the venue, discuss your plans and answer any questions.

Please register your interest to attend by emailing.

Date: From 13/10/2024 to 13/10/2024 Schedule 11:00 - 15:00
Place: Marks Hall Ln, Margaret Roding, Great Dunmow, Essex

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Marks Hall Ln, Margaret Roding CM61QT Great Dunmow (Essex)
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