| other amenities include 3 conference rooms, 2 boardrooms and free guest parking. featuring curved bay windows and a brick facade, this quaint hotel is a 4-minute walk from chelmsford train station and a 10-minute walk from west park pitch and putt golf course. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. warm, simple rooms feature en suite bathrooms, flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment. upgraded rooms add minibars and suites add separate living rooms. there's a restaurant on-site, as well as a guest lounge offering a bar menu and afternoon tea
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 18
Thorndon Country Park (27 min)
Trails through a landscape of ancient oak trees, marshes & meadows, with birdlife & grazing cattle. Barleylands Farm Park (27 min)
Family-friendly attraction featuring farm animals, craft workshops, rides, play areas & more. Hylands House (13 min)
Council-run stately home and grounds hosting music festivals and family activities year-round. Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker (27 min)
Large underground bunker with self-guided tours, a Cold War history museum, canteen & ropes course. RHS Garden Hyde Hall (17 min)
Site run by horticulture charity, including bird hide and Dry Garden with bold architectural plants. Weald Country Park (23 min)
Historic 500-acre park with a visitor centre, cafe & paths, plus fallow deer & a shop selling feed. Great Notley Country Park (19 min)
Public parkland with horse riding, cycling paths and a large wooden climbing area, plus a bistro. Riverside Leisure Centre (14 min)
Ice skating Epping Ongar Railway (21 min) Promenade Park (23 min)
Victorian riverfront park with ornamental lake, woodland walk and kids' adventure play areas. Chelmsford Cathedral (7 min)
Small, free to enter Anglican cathedral with an 11th-century heritage and lunchtime music recitals. Beaulieu Park (8 min) Hanningfield Reservoir (20 min)
870-acre reservoir with diverse flora & fauna, seasonal fly fishing & paths, plus on-site cafes. Essex Police Museum (8 min)
Archival and educational space displaying documents, artefacts, objects and photos on local history. Chelmsford Museum (6 min)
Free-admission museum in a Victorian house & modern extension, dedicated to local history & culture. | 
