‘The Best Countryside Wedding Venue’

Bridebook Award 2024

Set in the beautiful valley of Crondon, with stunning views across the Essex countryside – Crondon Park has established an outstanding reputation as a premier venue in Essex and the UK.

Alongside the character, romance and charm that Crondon Park effortlessly showcases, our impeccable reputation is upheld with two recent Hitched awards; winner of ‘The Best Countryside Wedding Venue’ and highly commended for ‘The Best Barn Wedding Venue’ as voted by our couples, setting the bar for wedding venues in Essex.

We also hold the Bridebook platinum award and boast the amazing honour of 1000 5 star reviews on Hitched. These awards are a testament to the high standards our family owned business strives to achieve for each and every couple who chooses to spend their wedding day with us.

Why have we won highly coveted awards?

We are an award winning team that has set that bar for high standards and service amongst the beautiful wedding venues of Essex. With our wealth of knowledge and experience, we help bring your dream wedding visions to life – taking the stress out of planning your perfect day and leaving you to concentrate on preparing for the celebrations ahead.

We proudly remain family owned and operate with a bespoke and individual approach to our couples’ needs and values. This, combined with our luxury accommodation, picturesque setting and outstanding food and drink, have all contributed towards us being voted the best of the venues put forward for these prestigious awards.

All Inclusive Wedding Packages

We aim to offer both exceptional service and value to every customer. We are proud to offer the best value of any barn wedding venue in Essex, with our most popular fully inclusive packages starting from just £6,995. We are an exclusive use venue, including the Baronial Hall and ceremony room so you can enjoy a private bar, canapes, three-course meal, evening buffet, post-function breakfast, and dedicated front of house, waiting and bar staff all at your disposal.

First Class Food & Drink

As well as offering stunning surroundings to soak up the atmosphere, treating your guests to delicious food and drink is one of our top priorities. Our chefs can cater for all dietary requirements. All ingredients are locally sourced and sustainable where possible. We pride ourselves in all our freshly homemade dishes, our bread is freshly made for each wedding day. We know you’ll want to make sure everything is perfect ahead of the day, so we offer you the chance to experience the quality and presentation of our cuisine beforehand with our food-tasting experiences.

Luxury Accommodation

For the night of your wedding

We have a luxurious Bridal Suite situated in its own detached cottage, making it a beautiful and unique setting for your first night together as a married couple. In terms of on-site accommodation, we also have 5 additional guest bedrooms, for your guests to occupy, with our luxury Master’s Lounge located next door to host your breakfast the following morning.

Night Before Accommodation

We have an exciting new addition to our luxury accommodation, where you can be surrounded by your nearest and dearest. This additional feature provides the perfect space to ensure you have a leisurely start to your special day. Situated in the main building, adjacent to the breakfast lounge and Pizza Restaurant, this generously sized room sleeps up to eight people and includes a Continental Breakfast for while you are getting ready.

Proud to be voted the best Wedding Venue in Essex

Essex is blessed with over 120 venues licensed to hold civil ceremonies across the county. From 17th-century barns to stately homes and castles and we are proud to have been voted the best.

With over 1000 5 star reviews on Hitched as well as winning the coveted Best of Bride Book platinum award 2023, our reviews really do speak for themselves. Take a look at the testimonials from our countless happy couples who chose to spend their perfect day with us and find out more about the professional and bespoke approach we will take to make your wedding day one to treasure.

FAQ’s

You should choose Crondon Park for your special day because our family-owned business offers a unique experience with an unparalleled level of service. Renowned for being one of the finest wedding venues in Britain. Crondon Park boasts stunning countryside views and a Baronial Hall full of character and charm. It’s truly a wonderful place to host your wedding in Essex.

  • We offer a totally caring and bespoke experience, from your initial enquiry until your special day and thereafter.
  • We have over twenty-five years’ experience of staging weddings, and we have a highly experienced team with a wealth of knowledge and an eye for detail.
  • Our banqueting team, headed up by Paul Groves, achieve a high standard of catering with artistic presentation.

Crondon Park was voted ‘Best Countryside Wedding Venue in Britain’ thanks to our incredible couples voting for us, which is simply an amazing honour, considered to be the most prestigious award. On top of this, we have also achieved over 1,000 positive reviews on Hitched, which is an incredible achievement for such a competitive industry. Our exclusive use venue, with the Baronial Hall, Ceremony Room and accommodation are all located under one roof.

  • Crondon Park is within easy reach of the city of Chelmsford and close to many market towns. We are just ten minutes from the M25, making it easy for guests.
  • Our personal and dedicated care that we show from the outset, is one of the main reasons why couples choose to get married here at Crondon Park.

Crondon Park has fantastic onsite accommodation, with the stunning Granary Bridal Suite, nestled amongst Crondon’s rolling countryside. The Bridal Suite includes a luxurious four-poster bed, oak beamed décor and a freestanding bath, and is the perfect accommodation for our couples. We also have additional onsite accommodation for close family and friends.

  • Our bedroom accommodation is in the same building as the Baronial Hall and Ceremony Room. For the comfort of your guests, all accommodation is finished to a high specification, which includes air conditioning and climate control.
  • We offer a post function breakfast, a chance for your nearest and dearest to reflect on the Wedding Day.

Testimonials

Jason

We had our big day! Us and our guests absolutely loved the grounds, rooms, facilities and food at Crondon Park. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Events team, every single one of them were amazing, especially Kara and Carly, we appreciate all that you have done for us leading up to the wedding and on the day, you’re both super stars! Our wedding was very diverse and Crondon Park were able to be flexible with us in terms of respecting/accommodating the diverse religions and cultures we had mixing. Be rest assured, the food here is delicious, we are massive foodies, all our courses were top notch and we had many compliments on the food from our guests. Thank you for helping us create our dream wedding.

Sam and Becky

Thank you Crondon Park! We couldn’t have picked a more perfect venue for our wedding. From the moment guests started arriving we had people coming up to us telling us what a beautiful venue we’d chosen and everyone raved about how tasty the food was, most notably the duck. We’d like to thank Tracey, in particular, and everyone who assisted at Crondon Park for all of your hard work. It was a long day for you all, but we couldn’t fault your professionalism nor would we change a single detail! If we could, we’d return in a heartbeat to relive it all over again. Lots of post-wedding love, Sam and Becky xxx

Ei & Nyan

Don’t even know where to start because our day was so magical and smooth despite the storm and heavy wind. We had our wedding on 2nd November. The venue is amazing. Beautiful surroundings and easy access. Above all they have super talented and experienced staff members who will go above and beyond to run your day smoothly. Everyone has been so amazing from the food ( the portions are generous and tasty), following my details decoration instructions to music .. everything is faultless. Ellie has been amazing since the beginning to communicate with me. Because of her dedication, we decided to pick the venue. And Jo on my big day, word can’t be described how much we thanks to her. What an amazing woman who make our day run smoothly with big smile on her face. She gave me courage to walk down on the aisle with comfort .. the storm and heavy wind couldn’t bother us at all.. we want to celebrate our big day all over again as long as it’s “Crondon Park”❤️
Thank you so much for Crondon Park Team for making our day so special and magical. PS. We are waiting photos from our professional photographer and will email to the venue personally later on. Ei & Nyan xxx