| full english breakfast is offered for an additional fee. decorated with wood furnishings, the unassuming rooms have free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. other amenities include a bar and a furnished courtyard. set among shops and eateries, this modest hotel is a 10-minute walk from colchester train station and 13 minutes' walk from colchester castle, a norman stronghold with a museum. complimentary parking is available
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 38
Colchester Castle Park (11 min)
Lush, expansive park and gardens hosting varied programme of shows, music concerts and festivals. Hollytrees Museum (10 min)
House museum depicting 18th-century life, with manicured grounds & exhibits on local history. Highwoods Country Park (6 min)
Meadow & forest country park with a lake, play areas, Nordic walking trail & a community garden. Firstsite (9 min)
Eclectic contemporary art from new and emerging creatives among free galleries, plus films and cafe. East Anglian Railway Museum (16 min)
Original Victorian buildings housing railway memorabilia, plus a functioning restoration workshop. Natural History Museum (9 min)
Cozy museum in a former church featuring natural history exhibits on regional animals & geology. Colchester Castle (10 min)
Stately castle completed in 1100, featuring interactive exhibits, a jail & landscaped gardens. Abberton Reservoir (16 min)
A 1,770-acre reservoir created in 1939 & nature reserve teeming with birdlife plus a visitor center. St Botolph's Priory (11 min)
Striking 1100s Augustinian monastery known for its Norman-style architecture, columns & arches. Flatford Mill (25 min)
Early-1700s riverside mill once owned by family of artist John Constable & used in his paintings. Layer Marney Tower (17 min)
Historic gatehouse with tea rooms in former stables, flower gardens open for picnicking and a farm. Colchester Zoo (10 min)
Zoo in 60 acres of parkland with lots of animals plus interactive feeding times, plus play areas. Beth Chatto's Plants & Gardens (12 min)
Renowned gardener's creative, themed gardens with woodland and water areas, plant shop and tearoom. Cudmore Grove Country Park (25 min)
Park & beach with walking trails through meadows, a playground & the ruins of a 16th-century fort. Dedham Vale (21 min)
Scenic rural area of farms, woodland & quaint villages, with walking & cycling paths. | 
