| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. simple rooms feature work desks, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking equipment, as well as en suite bathrooms and flat-screen tvs. in a half-timbered tudor manor dating from the 16th century, this relaxed hotel is 1 mile from brentwood train station and 5 miles from havering museum. other amenities include meeting/event space and free parking. some rooms offer garden views; suites in the annexed lodge add jacuzzi tubs. a modern british restaurant features ornate wood accents; theres an oak-panelled lounge, and an airy conservatory offers afternoon tea. some rooms and suites have period furnishings
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 2
Weald Country Park (5 min)
Historic 500-acre park with a visitor centre, cafe & paths, plus fallow deer & a shop selling feed. Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker (14 min)
Large underground bunker with self-guided tours, a Cold War history museum, canteen & ropes course. Old MacDonald's Farm & Fun Park (7 min)
Small, homespun farm with the usual zoo suspects, plus alpacas, wallabies and owls, and kids' rides. Hainault Forest Country Park (25 min)
Walking trails in a forest park with adventure play area, fishing lake and varied zoo with a cafe. Essex Wildlife Trust, Bedfords Park Visitor Centre (16 min) Thorndon Country Park (9 min)
Trails through a landscape of ancient oak trees, marshes & meadows, with birdlife & grazing cattle. Bedfords Park (16 min)
215-acre nature reserve featuring picnic facilities & a visitor centre with a cafe & gift shop. Raphael Park (12 min)
Recreational retreat featuring a lake, landscaped grounds, sports fields, a bandstand & playground. Barleylands Farm Park (18 min)
Family-friendly attraction featuring farm animals, craft workshops, rides, play areas & more. Valentines Park (32 min)
Public park with open grassland, ornamental flowerbeds, a lake, sports and play areas, plus a cafe. Epping Ongar Railway (19 min) Crossness Pumping Station (36 min)
Guided tours of an ornate 1865 pumping station with red columns, arches & wrought-iron decoration. RSPB Rainham Marshes (20 min)
Bird-rich former marshland firing range with accessible boardwalks and a modern visitor centre. Epping Forest (21 min)
Sprawling woodland with over 4000-acres of old growth forest, walking trails, rivers & ponds. Hylands House (17 min)
Council-run stately home and grounds hosting music festivals and family activities year-round. | 
