Gay Friendly Wedding Venue in Colchester Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex. CM9 8HX

Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester – Five Lakes catering to your every need!

We think every wedding day is different, as every couple is unique. Specialising in bespoke weddings we ensure that the day is perfect for you. Our service is all about perfection and our personal touch will help guide you through the planning process, making the day run smoothly leaving you with no worries.

Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester – Five Lakes is set in 320 acres of English countryside with beautiful lakes, which is ideal for those all-important photographs of your day with your partner, friends and family. Pamper yourself and relax before your big day with treatments in our spa, maybe you fancy a round of golf to calm the pre-wedding nerves.

With 194 luxury bedrooms plus some of the best sports and leisure facilities, although we are hidden deep in the countryside we are still close proximity to London Stansted and central London meaning we are easily accessible for you and your guests whether they are coming from overseas or parts of the UK.

Whether you have an intimate, spectacular, quiet, loud, low-key, themed or fantastical day in mind our license for Civil Ceremonies and partnerships extends to 400 people and there are three unique and elegant rooms to choose from so we can cater to your needs. Our dedicated wedding planner Sarah will be there every step of the way from your first look around the hotel, creating a package specifically for you both, choosing the wedding breakfast and then there to wish you well on your big day! We understand that planning a wedding can be stressful so let us help you so you can enjoy the time leading up to your big day.

If you already have your Civil Ceremony or Partnership planned elsewhere you can still have your reception with us, each function suite has a dance floor and private bar so eat, drink and dance the night away making sure your celebrations continue, we can hold receptions for 20 to over 2,000 guests.

Visit our website and request a brochure which will have full details of what this stunning venue has to offer. Although photos and words are great these really do not do justice to this beautiful venue so please call us and we can arrange a show round for you to see what we have to offer and truly experience the amazing venue for yourself.