| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. on a quaint street lined with cottages and restaurants, this upscale inn is a 14-minute walk from burnham-on-crouch railway station, 4 minutes on foot from crouch harbour and 2 miles from the mangapps railway museum. parking is available. continental breakfast is complimentary. the 3 refined rooms feature nespresso machines, teamaking facilities and minifridges, in addition to flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi. there's a restaurant, and a cosy bar with a wood-burning stove
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 44
Prittlewell Priory (44 min) Old Leigh Studios Gallery (45 min) Mangapps Railway (6 min)
Steam and diesel locomotives run along this heritage railway, with a museum of train memorabilia. Southend Central Museum & Planetarium (46 min)
Exhibitions of local natural history and archaeological treasures including a haul of Saxon gold. RHS Garden Hyde Hall (27 min)
Site run by horticulture charity, including bird hide and Dry Garden with bold architectural plants. Chalkwell Beach (48 min)
Pebble & sand beach with a large granite obelisk from the 1800s & a promenade with snack kiosks. Osea Island (46 min)
Estuary and beach Southend Pier and Railway (51 min)
Seasonal museum on the pier with 19th- & early-20th-century train cars, slot machines & costumes. Hadleigh Castle (43 min)
Ruined 1200s castle, refortified by Edward III in the Hundred Years War, affording marsh views. Bell Wharf Beach (47 min) West Mersea Beach (56 min) Wallasea Island (1 hr 3)
Accessed by a ferry, this peaceful island features farm & wetlands, wildlife, camping & a marina. Promenade Park (24 min)
Victorian riverfront park with ornamental lake, woodland walk and kids' adventure play areas. Sealife Adventure (50 min)
Sea life aquarium with sharks in walk-through tunnel tank, plus rays, turtles and insect displays. Adventure Island (51 min)
Free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains. | 
