The Wedding Venue List

Every licensed venue in England and Wales

Licensed wedding venues in Essex

163 venues across the 14 council areas of Essex are approved to hold a civil marriage or civil partnership, grouped by council area below. They are approved by Essex council, Southend-On-Sea council and Thurrock council — check each council’s own list of approved venues before booking.

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Every venue from the official GOV.UK and council lists

Council lists checked 29 September 2026

7,332 venues, 317 council areas — nothing estimated

163 venues

Basildon — 6 venues

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Braintree — 18 venues

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Brentwood — 11 venues

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Castle Point — 3 venues

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Chelmsford — 18 venues

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Colchester — 18 venues

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Epping Forest — 12 venues

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Harlow — 5 venues

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Maldon — 14 venues

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Rochford — 9 venues

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Southend-on-Sea — 15 venues

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Tendring — 8 venues

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Thurrock — 10 venues

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Uttlesford — 16 venues

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A record shown as lapsed means a renewal has not been recorded centrally, not that the venue cannot hold a wedding — more on the dates and the source.

Cover photograph by Acabashi (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Wikimedia Commons. Other photographs from Wikimedia Commons, by Acabashi (CC BY-SA 4.0), John V Nicholls (CC BY-SA 2.0), Brenda Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0), Peter Stack (CC BY-SA 2.0), Richard Kelly (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cassianto (CC BY-SA 4.0), John Allan (CC BY-SA 2.0), terry joyce (CC BY-SA 2.0), Steven Muster (CC BY-SA 2.0), Robin Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0), Paul Collins (CC BY-SA 2.0), Graham Pearce (Public domain), John S Turner (CC BY-SA 2.0), Acabashi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Poliphilo (CC0), Andy Potter (CC BY-SA 2.0), PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0), Basher Eyre (CC BY-SA 2.0), Terryjoyce (CC BY-SA 3.0), Bikeboy (CC BY-SA 2.0), Maypm (CC BY-SA 4.0), Tony Wheeler (CC BY-SA 2.0), David Kemp (CC BY-SA 2.0), oneblackline (CC BY 3.0), Julieanne Savage (CC BY-SA 2.0), Richard Kelly (CC BY-SA 4.0), User: (WT-shared) Albion at wts wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 1.0), David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0), JThomas (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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