Wedding venues in Essex

One wedding a day. The whole estate.

Vaulty Manor is an exclusive-use wedding venue in Essex. The day belongs to one couple. Yours.

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The grounds and Manor House at Vaulty Manor, a wedding venue in Essex.
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Guests, day & eve
57
Sleep on-site
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The whole estate. One couple a day.

Your guests, your day. No one else’s.

Aerial view of the Manor House at Vaulty Manor with the formal walled garden, gated front entrance and courtyard buildings.
The restored 17th-century barn at Vaulty Manor, with the Manor House visible beyond, set in the walled grounds of the estate.

A Grade II listed manor. A 17th-century barn. One estate.

Restored barn for ceremonies and the wedding breakfast. Manor House for the family to get ready, the day to gather, and guests to sleep. A walled garden with a pergola, licensed for outdoor vows.

Morning · From 10:30am

A bedroom in Rose Cottage at Vaulty Manor, with a dressing table, mirror and shuttered windows letting in soft morning light, set up for the bridal party to get ready.

Arrive and get ready.

Get ready in the Wedding Suite or the Manor House. Room for everyone.

Day · Ceremony & breakfast

The barn at Vaulty Manor set up for a wedding ceremony, with cross-back chairs in dusty-pink sashes, a rose-petal-lined aisle and tall floral urns either side of the registrar's table.

Choose where you say it.

Light oak barn, main barn, or walled garden. Up to 200 guests.

Evening · Reception

A bride giving a speech with a microphone during the wedding breakfast in the candlelit barn at Vaulty Manor, the groom laughing beside her at a long table of guests with autumn floral centrepieces.

Watch the barn turn.

Cake, first dance, then the floor opens. DJ or band, whichever you have planned.

A copper-foil 'Menu' card on a wedding place setting at Vaulty Manor, with a wedding BBQ menu inside, place card, gold cutlery and a linen napkin on a pale tablecloth.

Cooked, plated and served on-site. By our in-house kitchen.

Our kitchen is in-house, not outsourced. Cooked, plated and served on-site, including vegetarian, vegan and allergens. Evening options: buffet, pizza, paella, or a graze table.

57 beds on the estate. No drive home.

Everyone sleeps on the estate. The Manor House, the Wedding Suite, the courtyard rooms, and Vaulty Cottage. Breakfast is on us.

Goldhanger, on the Blackwater Estuary. Five minutes east of Maldon.

  • Goldhanger village, on the Blackwater Estuary
  • Maldon, ~5 minutes
  • Chelmsford, 20 minutes
  • Central London, ~1 hour by road
  • M25 J28, ~45 minutes
  • Hatfield Peverel rail, ~15 minute drive

Couples come to us from across Essex.

We are in Goldhanger, near Maldon, on the Blackwater Estuary. Couples travel to us from across the county, most within the hour. The drive out is part of the day, not a tax on it.

From Chelmsford, Colchester, Brentwood, Southend, Braintree and Basildon.

One wedding a day, wherever in Essex you come from.

Most enquiries come back the same morning.

Is the whole estate ours on the day?

Yes. Vaulty Manor is an exclusive-use wedding venue. One wedding at a time, the whole estate is yours from the moment you arrive. No other event next door, no shared spaces, no other couples crossing paths with yours.

How many guests can stay on-site?

Vaulty Manor is a wedding venue with accommodation for up to 57 guests on-site, across the Manor House, the Wedding Suite, the Courtyard Rooms and Vaulty Cottage. That usually covers close family and the wedding party, so no one is rushing for a taxi after the first dance. Breakfast the next morning is included.

Where do guests park?

Yes. Free on-site parking at the venue, so guests drive straight in rather than hunting for spaces in the village. We’ll cover the practical details (blue badge access, taxi pickup zone) at the viewing.

Is the catering really in-house?

Yes, all of it. Our own kitchen team cooks every dish from scratch on-site, plates it and serves it on the day. Locally sourced ingredients, and we’ll work around dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, allergies) as part of the menu planning.

Do you have an indoor option for the ceremony?

Yes. The 17th-century barn is fully licensed for the ceremony as well as the wedding breakfast. If you’d planned outdoor vows in the walled garden and prefer to be inside on the day, we can move things over without anyone losing the moment. Most couples plan for both from the start.

Can we hold a civil ceremony on-site?

Yes. We have three licensed civil ceremony spaces: a light oak Essex barn, the main 17th-century Baronial Barn, and the walled garden with the Pergola. All three are licensed for up to 200 guests, whether you’re looking at venues near Maldon or further out in Essex. Religious ceremonies usually happen at your place of worship, then the reception comes back to us.

What do wedding packages typically include?

Wedding packages typically start from £6,995 and cover exclusive use of the whole estate for the day: a barn wedding venue, manor house, and walled garden combined. That’s the in-house catering team cooking and serving your wedding breakfast and evening food, plus the heated outdoor pool and the grounds. On-site accommodation and drinks are arranged alongside the package, and we’ll walk through the exact mix at your viewing.

How far is Vaulty Manor from London?

Vaulty Manor sits in Goldhanger, Essex, around an hour from East London by car. The nearest mainline stations are Hatfield Peverel (15 minutes’ drive) and Chelmsford (20 minutes), both running regular London Liverpool Street services. We’re a frequent choice for couples searching Essex wedding venues near London because the journey’s manageable for guests on both sides.

Is Vaulty Manor good for small or intimate weddings?

Yes. Whether you’re planning an intimate wedding for a small group or scaling up to 150 guests, exclusive use means the whole estate is yours for the day. Smaller weddings often feel more intentional at Vaulty because there are no shared spaces and no other couples nearby. The barn hosts small ceremonies comfortably, and the courtyard rooms suit close families who want everyone under one roof.

See if your date is free.

A viewing takes about an hour. You’ll walk the barn, the manor house, the grounds, and the accommodation.

Bring the questions you have not been able to ask anyone else: catering, weather plans, a guest with mobility needs, what happens if your nan can’t manage the stairs.

We’ve answered all of them before. We reply Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.

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A real date if you have one. A month or season if you don’t.

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