Country house hotels in Essex
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Luxury short and weekend breaks
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A country house hotel with royal connections
Marygreen Manor is a sixteenth century country house hotel steeped in history. Once home to Henry Roper, who served Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragon. Soak up the atmosphere as you dine in the grand Tudors Hall.
Tranquility with easy access to Stanstead
Three star Stansted Manor, provides a tranquil ambience in eight acres of wooded grounds, despite its proximity to the airport. The bedrooms are a good size and meals are available all day in the restaurant or in your room.
What's it like ?
• Underrated. There are some characterless towns (as everywhere) but also some pockets of beautiful countryside unchanged since the days when Constable painted them.
What's it famous for?
• Traditional kiss me quick seaside resorts like Clacton and Walton.
• Gentil resorts like Frinton for a tat-free sandy beach experience.
• Lovely landscapes as depicted by the county's John Constable.
• Essex girls in white convertibles.
Walks
• Discover the Essex countryside that inspired John Constable. Many of his famous landscapes were painted in the wonderful Stour Valley, where he made his home and many scenes remain intact.
• Walk parts of the Essex Way to see where he lived and worked - like Dedham, Langham Church and Glebe Farm. Take the towpath from East Bergholt to Flatford Mill, his birth place and the subject of his Hay-Wain painting, Willy Lotts Cottage.
