| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. meals are offered for an additional cost and served in the unfussy pub/restaurant, which also features a patio with decking. casual rooms offer free wi-fi, tvs and tea and coffeemaking facilities, as well as en suite bathrooms. set 2. free parking is provided. 5 miles outside of braintree, this simple pub with rooms is 3 miles from gosfield hall, and 7 miles from great notley country park
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 26
Clare Castle Country Park Trust (25 min)
Riverside park with various historical structures, including castle remains, plus ponds & paths. East Anglian Railway Museum (20 min)
Original Victorian buildings housing railway memorabilia, plus a functioning restoration workshop. Braintree & Bocking Public Gardens (5 min) Gainsborough's House (22 min)
Museum covering Gainsborough's early portraiture and landscapes, later works, furniture and effects. Layer Marney Tower (28 min)
Historic gatehouse with tea rooms in former stables, flower gardens open for picnicking and a farm. Great Notley Country Park (12 min)
Public parkland with horse riding, cycling paths and a large wooden climbing area, plus a bistro. Cressing Temple Barns (10 min)
Timber-framed barns, orchards and a Tudor walled garden on a medieval Knights Templar estate. Braintree District Museum (7 min) Hedingham Castle (14 min)
Vast country estate with a well-preserved Norman fortress, picnic areas, a cafe and a gift shop. Warner Textile Archive (8 min)
Collection of textiles, designs & records relating to prominent local manufacturer Warner & Sons. Colchester Zoo (25 min)
Zoo in 60 acres of parkland with lots of animals plus interactive feeding times, plus play areas. Marks Hall Estate (15 min)
Geographically themed landscaped gardens with an arboretum and lakes, plus wood walks and play area. Colne Valley Railway (14 min)
Vintage steam/diesel train rides on restored Victorian line, plus working signal box and mini track. | 
