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The Essex Barn at the New Chichester Hotel

Event Space in a Banqueting Hall
·
Private space
Old London Road, Wickford, SS11 8UE –
Rawreth
Up to 100
seats
Up to 120
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

The Essex Barn is an Event Space in the New Chichester Hotel; its most distinctive quality is an exposed timber-framed barn structure.

Design: The interior has a high, pitched ceiling, painted plaster walls and a solid wooden floor arranged here for formal dining. The proportions are rectangular, providing straightforward circulation and table layouts.

Features: The barn includes a private bar and a defined dance area. The room is equipped with a PA system and speakers, and it permits guest music or external DJs subject to the venue's noise restriction. The space also provides Wi‑Fi, air conditioning, wheelchair access and accessible toilets.

Ideal for: Small-to-medium groups seeking a relaxed, social seated dinner that can transition into an evening reception with music.

Offers and packages

Menu

 Christmas menu

Prices

Monday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1500 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1500 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
9:00 – 17:00
from £1500 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1500 hire fee per day
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 3 months ago
Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 120
  • Dining
    up to 100
  • Theatre
    up to 80
  • Boardroom
    up to 40
  • Cabaret
    up to 60
  • U-Shaped
    up to 36
  • Classroom
    up to 40

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
Halal menu
Extensive vegetarian menu
Complimentary water Complimentary refreshments (such as water, tea, or coffee) for guests at no extra cost
British cuisine
No external catering allowed
Approved caterers only
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Air conditioner
  • Dance floor Dedicated dance floor area
  • Accommodation is available on-site On-site accommodation
  • Free parking is available on-site (200 spaces)
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Photo equipment
  • Unavailable: Natural light
  • Unavailable: Video equipment
  • Unavailable: Lighting equipment
  • Unavailable: Greenscreen
  • Unavailable: Backdrops
  • Unavailable: Storage space
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Soundproof
  • Unavailable: Mirrors

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • Space has noise restriction after 00:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Accessible toilets Toilet(s) adapted for guests with disabilities
  • Unavailable: Ground level
  • Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • No wedding licence
  • No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available

Host rules

- Outside caterers are welcome but will need to be discussed.

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day

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About the New Chichester Hotel

the New Chichester Hotel is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

Other spaces and event packages at this venue

The Chichester Suite at
from £1500
hire fee / per day
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300
The Chichester Suite

Location

Location map

Meet your host

Moksud Malik
Member of Tagvenue since July 2025
1h Response time
88% Response rate

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