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The Old Parish Rooms, wedding venue in Essex, UK
Wedding Venue
Wedding Venue
5.0(21)

The Old Parish Rooms

Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8BA, Essex, UK

Guest capacity
30 to 100 guests
Per person from
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About The Old Parish Rooms

Located in Rayleigh, Essex, The Old Parish Rooms provide the ideal setting for your wedding celebrations. Originally built in 1863 as a parish hall and schoolhouse, the venue is now a bright and modern space, ideal for intimate wedding events. The venue is licensed to perform civil ceremonies, making it a wonderful setting for your wedding, naming ceremony or vow renewal. Facilities and Capacity The Old Parish Rooms are set over two floors. The venue can cater for up to 80 guests for a seated wedding breakfast. For larger events and standing occasions, the space can be transformed into a dance floor to accommodate up to 100 guests. The beautiful old schoolhouse provides a truly unique and unusual wedding venue. Although the venue embraces the character and charm of the grade II listed exteriors, the building's delightful interiors are light and stylish. The versatile venue suits both sleek, modern weddings and traditional, vintage-themed celebrations. While set within the grounds of the Holy Trinity Church, the Old Parish Rooms are also accessible from local Registry Offices and civil ceremony premises in Southend and Essex. Services Offered Upon booking your wedding at The Old Parish Rooms, a dedicated coordinator will work closely with you to ensure that everything looks and runs smoothly. They will listen to your visions and make sure that they are implemented during your wedding celebrations. Whether it's a traditional ceremony or something more unique, you can host it at this venue.

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Styles & facilities

Unusual weddings
Historic
Unique weddings
Civil ceremony licence
DJ facilities
Live band facilities
Exclusive use
Evening reception facilities
Alcohol licence
In-house catering
Seated meal facilities
Dance floor
Buffet meal facilities
Pet-friendly
Entertainment licence
Wedding coordinator

Reviews

5.0(21)5/5 from 21 couple reviews

5/5 review

EmilyMay 2026

5.0

We simply couldn't fault our wedding here from the first contact to the end of the night, the staff were so accommodating and helpful, all our guests said the same. They really care about making your day special and go the extra mile to make it happen. The venue was ideal for our 60 guests, had a great atmosphere and wasn't crowded at all. The food was exceptional, again all our guests were telling us how much they enjoyed it. The evening was brilliant, staff worked so hard

5/5 review

BonnieOctober 2024

5.0

From start to fi

5/5 review

AlisaJanuary 2022

5.0

After lockdowns we wanted a more intimate space for a wedding party with our closest friends and family. We visited one of the open days and booked our date right away. Laura was so responsive, always answering any questions we had over email. The space was bright and easy to decorate with help of a local flo

5/5 review

DianaJanuary 2019

5.0

We got married on 2nd September 2018 and the whole day was just amazing thank you to Stefan and his team. This is a fantastic venue for a small to medium wedding with an option to have ceremony in the same place, up in a beautiful mezzanine. Venue itself is designed boho/romantic so doesn't require much decor. Very bright, airy and different from the boring standard with chair covers and bows. Beautiful location in a small historical town

5/5 review

Mrs.August 2016

5.0

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone at the Old Parish Rooms for making my sons wedding such a wonderful event. It exceeded all expectations, the attention to detail was fantastic and the food was out of this world. The staff were all so attentive and helpful, we couldn't have asked for anything mor

5/5 review

AnonymousAugust 2015

5.0

We would both like to say a very big thank you to yourself for all the help and preperations for our ve

5/5 review

MaryMarch 2015

5.0

Our daughter's wedding reception was held at the Old Parish Roo

5/5 review

AnneMarch 2015

5.0

I always wanted a simple, elegant and classy wedding and this venue made it exactly what I wanted it to be. It was (no pun intended) the icing on the cake. The fact it is a town-based venue meant that it was easy for our guests, and it's picturesque so photo opportunities are aplenty! The venue manager helped us from start to finish, took genuine interest in our taste and needs, and the service we received from them was second to none. I couldn't recommend this place highly enough - it took people's breath away as they ca

5/5 review

HannahDecember 2014

5.0

Thank you all so much for a truly amazing wedding last week. All our guests have comm

5/5 review

LisaNovember 2014

5.0

Booked our wedding here in March 2015, such an enchanting place. Its a lovely, intimat

5/5 review

JadeOctober 2014

5.0

From start to finish we were astounded by the level of service from everyone associated with The Old Parish Rooms. Organising our event was an absolute joy and our guests still comment on the bespoke venue and quality of food. We hired the venue to celebrate our daughters birthday and our menu was tailored to our guests requirements. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Old Parish Rooms for anyone looking to arrange a hassle free event that guests will certainly remember.

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