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Chelmsford City Racecourse is the largest and most flexible wedding venue in Essex. We believe your day should be unique to you and tailored to what you require. With our in-house catering team, we can accommodate any culinary requirements to ensure you and your guests have a spectacular experience. We have the capacity to comfortably provide a served dinner for up to 600 guests in a single space.
We offer an end-to-end experience, providing you with a dedicated event manager who will be with you from your first site visit, and guide you through all the choices that you need to make. They will accompany you through food tastings and menu sampling, and assist with furniture, equipment and entertainment. Your events manager will also coordinate on the day, ensuring everything runs smoothly for you and your guests.
Perfect for receptions of up to 2000 guests
Seated dining for up to 600 guests
Plentiful accommodation options nearby
10 churches within a 10 minute radius
Unique and unforgettable raceday weddings
Available for blessings and celebrant ceremonies
Twilight Package
Minimum requirement of 80 guests
Hire of selected venue midday-midnight
Dedicated & experienced events team
Wedding manager present on the day
Meetings prior, to finalise each detail
Fully stocked & staffed bar
Stewards, security and serving staff
Chivari chairs, tables & table linen
Cutlery, crockery and glassware
Complimentary first anniversary
meal for two
The following per guest:
Welcome glass of prosecco or beer
Three classic canapés
Buffet wedding breakfast
Half a bottle of wine
A glass of prosecco to toast
Tea & coffee
All Inclusive Package
Minimum requirement of 80 guests
Hire of selected venue 9am-Midnight
Dedicated & experienced events team
Wedding manager present on the day
Meetings prior, to finalise each detail
Fully stocked & staffed bar
Stewards, security and serving staff
Chivari chairs, tables & table linen
Cutlery, crockery and glassware
Complimentary first anniversary
meal for two
The following per guest:
Welcome glass of prosecco or beer
Three deluxe canapés
Three-course deluxe wedding menu
Half a bottle of wine
A glass of prosecco to toast
Tea & coffee
Evening buffet
Raceday Wedding Package
Minimum requirement of 100 guests
Hire of marquee from 9am-10pm
Everything listed under the all-inclusive package
Private tote betting facilities
Named raceday (if available)
Engraved crystal trophy
Tipster talk
Televised interview on the day (optional)
Complimentary first anniversary
meal for two
The following per guest:
Racecourse admission & racecard
Welcome glass of prosecco or beer
Three deluxe canapés
Three-course deluxe menu
Half a bottle of wine
A glass of prosecco to toast
Tea & coffee
Evening Buffet

Catering
3 Course Served
Always a great option for events large and small, we offer a wide selection of options for served dinners across several of our venues. We can offer this for up to 600 guests (Summer Marquee). We can cater to all dietary requirements and taste preferences. We can also expand on this offering with Four and Five course dinners if required.
Buffet menus
An excellent option for more affordable and more flexible dining for your guests, we offer a plethora of options to suit all events. These menus are available in all on-site venues but work particularly well in the Sports Bar, Fairwood Brasserie and Summer Marquee, where we can offer this style of catering for up to 2000 guests (Summer Marquee).
Late night bites
Looking for a little extra to keep the evening going? We have plenty of options and can also work on bespoke menu items to offer later in the evening.
Canapés
We have a wonderful selection of canapes to suit all requirements, all made with fresh seasonal produce and sourced locally as much as possible, these are not your average canapes. Our chefs work tirelessly to ensure every last canape goes out perfectly, ready for your reception.
Dietary Requirements
We can easily accommodate all requirements, including Halal, Kosher and Vegan food and pride ourselves on offering all manner of global cuisine, including Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Thai, Turkish and many more. We are also always happy to work with clients on bespoke requests to suit their event and guest taste. Get in touch with our event team to discuss your requirements. We are also more than happy to organise pre-event tastings on request.

Unique to you
For non-raceday weddings the site is completely exclusive and private to you, with 24 hour security, late licenses and no sound limitations, you are free to curate your day as you desire. We offer fully-exclusive private hire and work with a number of local partners and suppliers to assist in every element of planning your big day!
There are 10 venues to choose from on-site and you can opt for any combination of these, alongside outside space if you wish, catering for weddings from 50 to 10,000 guests. There is free onsite parking for up to 1,000 vehicles in our Main Car Park. We are a fully accessible venue with ample facilities and a buggy service to assist with transit.
High speed internet operates across the entire site to ensure you and your guests can celebrate your big day with others who can’t be there. Just a 15 minutes from Stansted, local accommodation is plentiful and we work with a number of coach services to make travel to and from the venue extremely straightforward if required.