{"id":585,"date":"2022-03-01T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/?p=585"},"modified":"2022-03-01T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:44:19","slug":"top-5-essex-country-house-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/03\/top-5-essex-country-house-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Essex Country House Venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Top 5 Essex Country House Venues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a Celebrant, I get to work in some stunning places, with some amazing teams, from barns and bluebell woods to country house venues. Here are my Top 5 in Essex.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Greenwoods Hotel and Spa \u2013 Stock, Ingatestone<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwoodshotel.com\/\">https:\/\/www.greenwoodshotel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-586\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-586 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gardenview_edit-greenwoods-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gardenview_edit-greenwoods-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gardenview_edit-greenwoods-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gardenview_edit-greenwoods-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gardenview_edit-greenwoods-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gardenview_edit-greenwoods.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenwoods Hotel &amp; Spa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This hidden gem is a Grade II listed 17<sup>th<\/sup> Century Manor house, lovingly restored and developed to cater for all your wedding needs. There is a large Orangery, the manor house itself or impressive grounds, within which to hold your ceremony and with beautiful guest bedrooms, an AA Rosette awarded restaurant and an ample spa \u201cGreenwoods Hotel &amp; Spa can cater for your entire wedding day experience from start to finish, helping create memories that will last a lifetime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>High House Weddings \u2013 Old Heath Road, Chelmsford<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highhouseweddings.com\/ceremony\">https:\/\/www.highhouseweddings.com\/ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/highhouseweddingphotography0004-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/highhouseweddingphotography0004-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/highhouseweddingphotography0004-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/highhouseweddingphotography0004-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/highhouseweddingphotography0004-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/highhouseweddingphotography0004-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">High House Weddings Barn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Historically a working farm, High House is set within 6 acres of landscaped gardens, rolling meadow and a vineyard, offering ceremony settings outside or within its beautiful barn that dates to 1750 or the amazing Marquee. The bridal suite is stunning and comes with its own outdoor pool. High House has its own team of excellent planners who will make your wedding and satisfaction their upmost priority.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Hatfield Place \u2013 Hatfield Peverel<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hatfieldplace.co.uk\/the-house\/\">https:\/\/www.hatfieldplace.co.uk\/the-house\/<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-588\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hatfield Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Half a mile from the village of Hatfield Peverel, Hatfield place has easy access from the A12 making it perfect for couples from Essex, Herts, Suffolk, London and Kent. The venue is a stunning Georgian country house that sits within 15 acres of mature gardens and offers ceremony spaces within the walled garden, ceremony hall or ballroom, all are exquisitely furnished with a mix of period pieces and contemporary design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Tuffon Hall, Sible Hedingham.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/tuffonhall.co.uk\/wedding-visit-us\/\">https:\/\/tuffonhall.co.uk\/wedding-visit-us\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tuffon-Hall-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tuffon-Hall-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tuffon-Hall-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tuffon-Hall-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tuffon-Hall.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cellar Door at Tuffon Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuffon Hall is a working vineyard which produces award winning wines and gins, managed by the Crowther Family for over 100 years. The Cellar Door is a huge but warm feeling event space with a comprehensively stocked wine bar, beautiful reception space and choice of ceremony area both indoors or outside in the vineyard or on the terrace. They are expanding their offer currently to accommodation, including the ample Farmhouse and some glamping options amongst the vines.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Sarah at <a href=\"mailto:weddings@tuffonhall.co.uk\">weddings@tuffonhall.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Baddow Park House, Chelmsford.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/baddowpark.co.uk\/\">https:\/\/baddowpark.co.uk\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baddow-Park-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baddow-Park-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baddow-Park-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baddow-Park-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baddow-Park-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baddow-Park.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baddow Park House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recently transformed by owners Samantha and James Martin, Baddow Park is a brilliant blend of old school opulence as well as modern luxury. It boasts extensive gardens and grounds as well as a wooded ceremony space. There are numerous spaces to be used for ceremonies indoors as well as the purpose-built Orangery, all of which are simply stunning.<\/p>\n<p>Reach out via their website or email enquiries@baddowparkhouse.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 5 Essex Country House Venues \u00a0 As a Celebrant, I get to work in some stunning places, with some amazing teams, from barns and bluebell woods to country house venues. Here are my Top 5 in Essex. &nbsp; Greenwoods Hotel and Spa \u2013 Stock, Ingatestone https:\/\/www.greenwoodshotel.com\/ &nbsp; This hidden gem is a Grade II [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}