BBQ reception around Colchester, Essex

Have u tried Dove Barn? You can do your own catering there so works out cheap, is not far from Colchester, bout 20mins if that...

Also, Stoke By Nayland Golf Club let you do BBQs(we looked into this one!)......

Um.....try larger pub type places, they may offer a hire of their gardens etc....try Dedham, lovley place!

I live in ipswich, so 15min from colchester and if you google 'all manor of events' that brings up a nice venue where i think you can do what u like and isnt costly!

Hi, and thanks for your input

We have looked at Dove Barn but unfortunately it's £2k to hire alone which puts it out of our price range.

Stoke by Nayland is lovely too, and very flexible but also slightly out of our price range too with their midweek packages being £5k. I suppose it might be worth contacting them tho to see if there's any room for wiggle - is this the done thing?

Will defo look at that manor of all events place, looks intriguing, ty!

you never know!!

if i think of any more il let you know!

Thanks love Have contacted then to see if we can negotiate at all, now onto the other venue

I too am looking for something near Colchester, but only for maybe 30-40 people. Since a massive fight with MIL, I refuse to have a BBQ in their garden now! Let me know Vahry if you find somewhere.

Eek sorry to hear that! I will let you know Are you definitely after a BBQ too? Just asking cause I have a massive list of venues that don't do them, lol!

I'm actually get married in Sydney. Was going to have a blessing in UK, for friends & OH relatives that cant come to Sydney. Originally planned a church blessing, then restaurant/venue or BBQ in MIL enormous garden. Since a huge row at Christmas, I am off the idea of anything at their place. (She is very controlling would only have it her way.

I'm also off the idea of using their local church now too for a blessing. I did look at a few venues, incl woodhall manor in Suffolk. Problem is, most cater for 80-100 people and only 40ish would look silly is such large venuee. Maybe a restaurant somewhere?

google CornWallis hotel in suffolk, its GORGEOUS, ,lovley grounds, situated just up the a140 and is perfect for smaller parties

Thanks flowmojo, am looking that one up now.

Hi Vahry,

Not exactly sure about the distance, but Little Easton Manor http://www.littleeastonmanor.co.uk/ is the place for you, even if it is a little bit more than half an hour, trust me

PK xxx

Just Googled it... 51 mins. Is that too far?

Hi Peter,

No we'd be willing to stretch that far for the right place. However I did get a quote from this venue a while back and was told it'd be £1700+VAT to hire, which we just can't fit into our budget unfortunately

Thanks very much for the suggestion tho, appreciate it

Ok, you could try:

http://www.colnevalleygolfclub.co.uk/

They were very reasonable, once upon a time... You never know, they may still be!

Have you thought about a village hall? some are quite modern and mine has a huge patio and a kitchen that caterers could use to have a bbq

Thanks Peter, have requested info

Yeah we have thought about village halls, problem is finding them since we have to do all our research on the net - sometimes it's hard to find ones that actually have info/pics on them online. Yours sounds lovely!

Try the kingscliffe hotel, holland on sea, which is in clacton, we r having a bbq buffet, ours is indoors, but u never know they may have an outdoor option?? its Lauren who is co ordinating our wedding, good luck