Browning Bros
Colchester, Essex
Browning Bros
Colchester, Essex
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Passionate about delivering unique experiences, Browning Bros. have built a reputation to deliver memorable outdoor weddings and events and the best glamping Essex has to offer.
Born out of a vision between two brothers to break away from the ordinary, Browning Bros. is passionate about delivering unique experiences, providing luxury glamping accommodation, alternative wild weddings, secret escapes, corporate events and much more. Browning Bros. is located on an organic family farm, of which we are now the 5th generation. It is a family story where a passion for bringing people back to nature merges with a love of local heritage, beauty and farm diversification. Working with the farm land, we have created a thoughtful place. We hope you will experience a connection to the land, the seasons and back to nature. We invite you to enjoy this English country idyll that our family call home.
Browning Bros. is just over an hour from Central London, 6 miles from Colchester and 30 minutes from Stansted, set in the heart of the Colne Valley of the rural North Essex countryside.
We have two unique wedding venues at Browning Bros. for you to choose from, Chalkney Water Meadows and Teybrook Orchard.
Chalkney Water Meadows (the larger of the two) is nestled within a water meadow, amongst ancient woodland and a beautiful tree lined lake. Humanist ceremonies take place on the willow tree pontoon with celebrations are held in our giant tipi’s, suitable for 100-200 guests.
Forget your commercial conveyer belt corporate wedding venues, booted out by midnight in preparation for the next couple in the doors the following day. Instead, allow yourself to imagine a celebration created entirely by yourselves.
At Chalkney Water Meadow’s, we offer exclusive use of the venue for the entire weekend! This gives you the freedom to truly create your dream wedding, and more importantly the time to celebrate and catch up with close family and friends in this beautiful setting.
The venue comes with the following:
3 Giant Kata Tipis
Rustic wooden trestle tables, benches and chairs to seat confirmed guest numbers
Wooden dancefloor and wooden flooring
Venue Facilities:
Use of Willow Tree Pontoon for humanist ceremony
Haybale seating for guests during ceremony
Converted caravan bar
Luxury Shepherd hut loo unit (3 female loos, 2 male loos / 2 urinals)
Converted horse trailer shower unit (2 showers)
32A three phase electrical supply
Fresh drinking water supply
Free car parking
Rubbish and recycling bins
Glamping
Bridal bell tent
Fire bowl in camping area
Supply of logs for campfire
Luxury bell tents for your guests
Lighting
LED par lights & LED fairy lighting throughout tipis
Outdoor decorative lighting around the lake, glamping and reception area (tree up-lighters and festoon lighting)
Acoustic
PA & microphone for ceremony, speeches and background daytime music
Zone array system and amplifier for disco in evening
Wedding Co-ordinator
Full event management throughout the day
Walking distance from the venue down a country track are located our luxury cabins for you to book alongside with your wedding at Chalkney Water Meadows:
1. Water Lily Lodge (sleeps up to 6) is the first of our secluded lakeside cabins and come with a hot tub.
2. Kingfishers Nest (sleeps 2 adults and 2 children) is the second of our secluded cabins, built in 2020 on the edge of one of our hidden lakes. The cabin comes with a sauna and a hot tub.
As with the cabins, the bus is approached down a country track and offers epic accommodation, right on the edge of one of our hidden lakes in the Colne Valley, surrounded by woodland offering wonderful views in a peaceful location.
The second wedding venue for you to choose from is Teybrook Orchard, a wonderfully secluded spot for your wedding celebrations tucked away between an apple orchard and 20 acres of woodland.This is our woodland venue and is suitable for approx 30 – 120 guests.
The venue comes with the following:
Marquee – 18x9m
Wooden trestle tables, benches and chairs to seat confirmed guest numbers
Venue Facilities:
Wooden dancefloor and wooden flooring
Use of woodland for humanist ceremony
Haybale seating for guests during ceremony
Orchard Kitchen and Bar
Orchard Wash House (3 female loos, 1 male loos / 2 urinals / 4 showers)
Mains electrical supply
Fresh drinking water supply
Free car parking
Rubbish and recycling bins
Glamping:
Bridal dwelling (choice of grain silo, shepherds hut, bell tent or yurt)
Fire bowl in camping area
Supply of logs for campfire
Dwellings and bell tents for your guests
Lighting:
LED par lights & LED fairy lighting throughout marquee
Outdoor decorative lighting around the venue, glamping and woodland area (tree up-lighters and festoon lighting)
Acousitic:
PA & microphone for ceremony, speeches and background daytime music
Zone array system and amplifier for disco in evening
DJ stand and disco lights
Event Co-Ordinator
Full event management throughout the day
The site has 10 fixed dwellings on wooden platforms dotted around the site which include 5 bell tents, 3 yurts, a shepherds hut and a converted grain silo offering accommodation for a total of 40 guests. Additional bell tents can be erected in the Orchard should more guests be looking for glamping accommodation. These dwellings are not included in the package but can be booked separately by guests. Alternatively, if other guests wish to pitch their own tent this is an option at £20 per pitch.
There are lots of additional extras we can provide at both sites so please get in touch if you have any questions.
Both venues are totally bespoke to you so you can build your dream wedding. We can be involved as much or as little as you would like. This is where the fun starts!
Browning Bros at a Glance
Price Range
£4 - £9
Bedrooms
N/A
Type of Venue
Unique VenueSame-Sex Weddings
Woodland Weddings
Seated Capacity
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Reception Capacity
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Becky has recently joined the Browning Bros. team, officially, as Head of Events but has played a big part in the business since they first set up in 2012, being fiance to one of the Directors of BBros (Nat). Becky has always loved the business from the get go and couldn't wait to get out of London, where she has been working for the past 8 years in the events industry, to join her husband to be and brother in law and help run the wonderful Events at Browning Bros. Having worked in the Events industry for 10+ years now, she has a wealth of experience in organising events, including her own wedding which sadly had to be postponed due to Covid - she knows how brides feel! She is incredibly organised and attentive to detail and will always work tirelessly to ensure all your questions, queries and concerns are answered quickly and efficiently.
Top Wedding Tips
Enjoy the moment! So much planning, time and money goes into weddings which can be overwhelming at times! The overall message is to make sure your enjoy the day and don’t get stressed.
Plan early on! Spend time finding recommendations, talking to and meet suppliers, see what’s out there and have fun with it. Once you have some of the main suppliers book early you can relax into it.
Make it about you and your partner! Put your individual stamp on the day reflecting you as a couple and make it personal. It's not about the glitz and glam, its about you two getting married.
Browning Bros Reviews
Helen was unbelievable & dealt with all my queries & needs - as were the brothers Archie & Nat!
Everyone had such an amazing time & it couldn’t have gone better!
Our guests glamped while we stayed in the log cabin & continued the celebrations on the next day!
Everyone said what an amazing venue it was & we couldn’t have asked for more.
The hot tub at the lake is a great touch!
Love love love this place & we will be returning next year!
Cannot recommend the browningbros enough.
Thank you so much guys!!!
Heather & Gary"
A fab location and facilities were great. The bride and groom had a totally personal wedding and Browning Bros made it happen. Highly recommend this place and staff. "
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Browning Bros
- Teybrook Farm
- Great Tey
- Colchester
- Essex
- CO6 1JE
- United Kingdom
