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Weddings and Events Venue in Essex

Welcome to Spains Hall

Whether you are looking for a romantic country house wedding venue in Essex, an elegant marriage ceremony or a stunning back drop for your latest team building event, we offer a comprehensive range of wedding and corporate packages, always on an exclusive-use basis.  Combined with our bespoke service, we really can cater for most wishes, budgets and imaginations and more importantly we like to.

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The 2000-acre Spains Hall Estate on the fringes of the picturesque north Essex village of Finchingfield has been the Ruggles-Brise family home for over 250 years.  We undertook an extensive renovation programme starting in 2005, transforming the stable block and restoring the Elizabethan house to its former glory. The modern stable-conversion, along with the historic reception rooms within the house, offers an authentic and inspirational venue for weddings, corporate events, business meetings, corporate conferences..

In addition this thriving rural estate also offers opportunities for separate outdoor events, horse riding, fishing and short breaks in our stunning holiday cottages.

True to the historic English country estate tradition, we make it our mission to ensure that all of our guests receive the very best hospitality.  Please come and see for yourself by booking your showround.

Archie Ruggles-Brise



TESTIMONIALS

  • weddingvenues.com
    Charmaine
    5 out of 5 stars
    Book this venue for a fabulous wedding
    We got married at Spains Hall in July 2011. The staff are out of this world, and leave no stone untouched. The setting and bridal accommodation is amazing and the venue is simply stunning. I really don't think the pictures do the venue justice.

  • Google+
    A Google User
    Overall Excellent
    A brilliant place to get married, we had the most amazing day - being so well looked after all day!

  • Hitched.co.uk
    Lisa Ellis
    5 out of 5 hearts
    Amazing!
    We had our wedding here in April 2012. I couldn't fault a single thing! The whole venue is beautiful and the staff are brilliant. I wouldn't change a thing about our wedding.

  • Hitched.co.uk
    Claire Mackay
    5 out of 5 hearts
    Complete Perfection
    We held our wedding at Spain's Hall in April of this year. It is the most beautiful venue, a perfect mixture of old and new styles. The grounds are stunning, the staff know their jobs inside out and are as friendly as they are professional. I wouldn't have changed 1 thing about our wedding day. It was…


  • A Google User
    Overall Excellent
    A truly magical place, the venue is stunning and the staff cannot do enough for you. They truly made our wedding the dream I had wanted it to be. We stayed in the lodge the night before our wedding and were treated like royalty. On leaving we felt like members of a warm family and will treasure Spains…

  • fotbetterforworse.co.uk
    Claire Mackay
    We had our wedding at Spains Hall in April of this year. From the minute I turned into the driveway I was head over heals in love with this venue. Every single member of staff is wonderful, so helpful and extremely good at their jobs. Their attention to detail is second to none and without a doubt, your…

  • weddingvenues.com
    Laura Harte
    5 out of 5 stars
    A perfect wedding Venue the weather cann
    I was dreading the forecast for rain on our wedding day but, in fact, didn't even notice the fact that it poured down thanks to the wonderful staff and planning of Spains Hall. We even got to throw our confetti inside which actually created some amazing pictures. The venue is outstanding and steeped…

  • Hitched.co.uk
    A Google User
    Overall Excellent
    We had our wedding at Spains Hall in April of this year. From the minute I turned into the driveway I was head over heals in love with this venue. Every single member of staff is wonderful, so helpful and extremely good at their jobs. Their attention to detail is second to none and without a doubt, your…

  • Hitched.co.uk
    Amy
    5 out of 5 hearts
    Fantastic wedding venue and dream staff
    We got married at Spain's Hall in November 2008 and had the best day of our lives. We had our civil ceremony and the reception at the venue and the staff, service, food and venue were just fantastic. At no point did we need to worry about anything - staff were 10 steps ahead of us at every moment. The…

  • Hitched.co.uk
    Laura Harte
    5 out of 5 hearts
    Perfect location, excellent staff!
    Spains Hall has one of the most treasured commodities of any wedding venue and that is the staff. Every person who helped make our day special was second to none. Our every whim was catered for, the food was phenomenal thanks to Talbooth catering and the whole day went without a hitch. Beautiful venue,…

  • Hitched.co.uk
    Charmaine
    5 out of 5 hearts
    Perfect, perfect venue & amazing staff
    We got married at Spains Hall in July 2011 and still have the fondest memories of Spains Hall. It truly was everything and more that we hoped it would be, stunning venue, amazing staff and service and such a treat for your guests - they will be blown away. So many of our guests still comment now on what…

  • Google+
    A Google User
    Overall Excellent
    Spains Hall is a brilliant place to celebrate a wedding. We attended a friends big day here and were so well looked after, with good food and drink. I we weren't already married I'd be back there like a shot! Just hope more of our friends choose Spains Hall!

  • weddingvenues.com
    Claire Mackay
    5 out of 5 stars
    Stunning
    We had our wedding at Spains Hall in April of this year. From the minute I turned into the driveway I was head over heals in love with this venue. Every single member of staff is wonderful, so helpful and extremely good at their jobs. Their attention to detail is second to none and without a doubt, your…