Please note that Beth Chatto are not offering any venue hire at this time and cannot accept any bookings for funeral receptions and wakes.

We can recommend Frinton Golf Club situated a short drive from the crematorium and cemetery and are very highly regarded for funeral receptions and wakes.

You can call them directly on 01255 682453 or click the button above to send a message.

The beautiful Beth Chatto Gardens are situated just 5 miles from Weeley Crematorium and Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium, in a tranquil, picturesque setting, ideally suited for your wake.

Our experienced event organisers at the Gardens will work hard to ensure you can concentrate on what’s important during a difficult time.

We serve carefully prepared, locally sourced and seasonal food in either our award-winning restaurant room, overlooking the world famous Gravel Garden, or in our specially built lodge which looks out over the serene Water Garden.

Please take a look at the sample menus, bearing in mind that these are a guide only, and we will do our best to accommodate any request.

Ample free parking is available on site and we are currently in the process of creating a special memorial garden, which we hope to have ready very soon – please ask for details.

We look forward to your enquiry and have an experienced team member dedicated to helping you organise your event.

For all funeral wake enquiries please call 01206 822007 extension 222 or click the blue button above and we will get back to you promptly.

About Beth Chatto Gardens:
Beth Chatto designed her gardens to be a haven: a place of peace and meditation. She established it in the 1960s on land that was inhospitable to many plants. Working closely with her husband and her team, she overcame the challenges to create a beautiful garden that now covers around 7 acres and is open to the public.

Her gardens and nursery are now one of the nation’s favourites and have influenced and inspired a generation of gardeners. They continue to grow and develop with dedicated and knowledgeable staff, many of whom learnt their trade working alongside Beth Chatto.