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Wivenhoe House

Wivenhoe House

4 Star Hotel
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Venue Details

Guest Capacity
10-200
Per Person
£125.00

Venue Hire Price
£2750 - £4100
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4 Star Hotel

Venue Overview

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex
Grade II listed country house hotel in beautiful parkland, offering high quality service, effortless beauty and flexible packages.

Description

About Us!

Nestled in the picturesque Essex countryside, our historic 18th-century house offers a romantic and intimate setting for your special day. With beautifully landscaped gardens, luxurious accommodations, and exquisite dining options, Wivenhoe House ensures every moment of your wedding is nothing short of magical.

At Wivenhoe House we have everything under one roof: ceremony and reception spaces, bedrooms, catering, décor, and event planners. Our team of dedicated event coordinators are committed to making the experience as easy and painless as possible. Leave the admin to us and focus on the things that really matter, like celebrating with friends and family!

 Regardless of you and your partner’s budget, tastes and individual styles, our team will work closely with you both to make sure that your wedding day is nothing short of perfect. Making your celebration as unforgettable as the love story it honours. Begin your journey to happily ever after at Wivenhoe House Hotel, where your dream wedding awaits.

 

“All Under One Roof, Your Day Your Way!”

 

Ceremony and Reception Rooms 

The traditional Drawing room or our Sunken Lawn accommodates up to 100 guests for your ceremony, with the beautiful Signatures lounge or Sunken Lawn available for the reception drinks after your ceremony. 


The Garden Suite can accommodate up to 120 guests for a sit-down wedding breakfast and then up to 200 for your evening reception.

  

Our Bedrooms and Suites 

We have 40 bedrooms; 16 elegant and spacious rooms and suites in the meticulously restored historic house, and 24 rooms and suites with delightful views over the gardens and parkland in the contemporary garden wing. We can offer special rates.

One Wedding a Day Promise

So that your wedding is absolutely perfect, you can be sure that our dedicated team will take care of every detail to exceed your expectations. We only hold one wedding a day, promising you the undivided attention of our professional dedicated wedding team.

 

Our Wedding Packages

We have a range of flexible options to offer your wedding requirements to make your day perfect. venue hire includes

Our Venue Hire includes

Exclusive use of our luxurious Signatures room and Drawing room, both situated in the historic main house for your ceremony and drinks

Exclusive use of our Garden Suite with private bar and light up dance floor for your wedding breakfast and evening reception

White pleated backdrop with star lights, uplighters and drapes for décor in our Garden suite

Chiavari chairs with sashes

Our outdoor wedding gazebo situated in our beautiful grounds for your outside ceremony and/or drinks reception **

Sound system for music during your welcome drinks and photographs, including microphones for outdoor ceremonies **

Beautiful grounds for photographs

Use of furnishing, white linen, crockery, glass and tableware

Access to the venue for pre or post-wedding photographs

Personal attention of our wedding team from the first meeting right up to your wedding day as well as use of our excellent operations team and servers on the day

** not included in low season

The Complete Wedding Package 

ALL REMAINING DATES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2026 REDUCED FROM £12,739 reduced to £11,749*

September 2026 until April 2027 £13,279 (Off peak)

April 2027 until September 2027 £13,750 (Peak)

Prices include 12 garden wing bedrooms

 

 

Contact Us

Call: 01206 878450 (Events Team) or 01206 863666 (Hotel Reception)

Email: events@wivenhoehouse.co.uk



 

 

Venue Type

  • Hotel
  • Country House
  • Gardens
  • Historical

Style

  • Classic

Facilities

  • Parking
  • Guest Accommodation
  • Pet Friendly
  • Fully Accessible
  • Outdoor Ceremony

Meet the Dream Maker

Pheobe, Lisa & Louise
Pheobe, Lisa & Louise
Wedding Co-ordinators
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What people are saying!

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 - based on 28 reviews
Steven Stanley
wedding on Fri, 30th of May, 2025
Around a year ago, my Fiancée and I booked to have our wedding at Wivenhoe House.

From the moment we arrived, we knew this would be our venue to celebrate our marriage. Lisa, as the hotel wedding coordinator, was absolutely first class, informing us at every stage and having regular meetings.

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On the 29th of May, the night before our wedding, we stayed at the hotel. My wife stayed in the bridal suite, which I had seen prior to the day.

Review submitted on Mon, 23rd of June, 2025
Christy & Ryan Franks
wedding on Sun, 25th of May, 2025
Pheobe & the Wivenhoe team.
We just wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude for everything you did to make our wedding day absolutely flawless. From the big picture to the tiniest details, your eye for perfection was evident.

Many of our guests commented on how beautiful the

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venue was and how well organised the day was.

Thank you for your patience and tireless effort, we will always cherish everything you did to make our dream day come true. We were so lucky to have you and the team by our side throughout our wedding journey.

Review submitted on Tue, 17th of June, 2025
Will & Lorraine Driver & Gamage
wedding on Sat, 31st of May, 2025
Our wedding day was absolutely magical, and we could not have asked for a better or more perfect day. Staff were friendly and attentive, and the location was beautiful- our guests really enjoyed the gardens and flowers in bloom. Everyone went above and beyond to make sure we had the best day

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possible, and we really did. The reception room especially looked so nice with the pink chair covers and draping on the tables, and the team really understood our books and Disney theme- it truly looked more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. We also appreciated that all staff members took the time to introduce themselves to us and explain when they were changing for the day.

The bridal suite we stayed in the night of and Lorraine the night before was so luxurious with windows overlooking the grounds (it also looked great in the getting ready photos), and stunning as were the guest rooms where the groom stayed the night before, and every guest left with a smile on their face. The package offered now is fantastic- we got lots of compliments on the food and DJ/ entertainment.

We don't have any criticisms, the day was perfect for us. Pheobe was a dream co-ordinator, and while we were disappointed we didn't get to see her on the day, Louise, Samm, and the rest of the team absolutely knocked it out of the park.

The main comment we have had since is 'it was very you, and the most laid back, fun wedding we've been to', and a large part of that was because of how amazing the staff and venue were. Thank you for allowing us to have such a special and unique day for us, including our Star Wars guests! Since changing venues, the whole process has felt effortless and a total joy; all of our messages were answered quickly and thoroughly, with the opportunity to meet, as an anxious couple who were not treated well previously, this meant so much. We are so beyond grateful and lucky to have got the venue of our dreams last minute and can't wait to visit again and for future Anniversaries.

Review submitted on Sun, 8th of June, 2025
Marisa Totman
wedding on Sat, 8th of March, 2025
My husband and I had the best wedding at Wivenhoe House - the wedding, the evening, the hotel stay and even the breakfast in the morning!

Everything ran smoothly and we were very lucky to be looked after by Pheobe both leading up to and on the wedding day itself. She went above and beyond, down

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to ensuring that we always had a drink in our hand. Sam also looked after us in the evening, again checking in and making sure that the rest of the night ran without a hitch. We would highly recommend having your special day here!

Review submitted on Mon, 24th of March, 2025
Stuart & Poonam Batchelor
wedding on Wed, 13th of November, 2024
What a day we had! Wivenhoe House is amazing and despite it being November we had sunshine all day. The two rooms we used were beautiful with high ceilings and ornate plasterwork and did not need much in the way of added decoration. All of the staff attended to our needs throughout the day and were

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never intrusive but were always at hand.
From start to finish we were looked after by Lisa who was brilliant. Everything we asked for happened with no fuss. Poonam stayed in the hotel for two nights prior to the big day and many stayed that evening to join us for breakfast the next morning which finished off our event perfectly. The rooms were amazing and we would recommend this venue to anyone. We had THE best time, it was perfect.

Review submitted on Wed, 4th of December, 2024

Venue Details

Guest Capacity
10-200
Per Person
£125.00

Venue Hire Price
£2750 - £4100

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Awards

Top Rated Wedding Venue in Essex 2024

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PACKAGE

09 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2027

MidWeek Offer

Essex, England

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