Elmstead Market
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Visit Elmstead Market
Holiday Inn Colchester by IHG
The room was clean and the staff were friendly. Jess on reception was really helpful as was one of the male staff in the restaurant in particular, I think his name was Adam, but I am not sure. Sadly the pool was shut for maintenance.
Reviewed on Nov 21, 2025
B&B HOTEL Ipswich
The staff were really happy, polite and very helpful Lovely clean room and comfortable bed.
Reviewed on Nov 24, 2025
Holiday Inn Express Braintree by IHG
Checked in late but room was really good for the price. Really (exceptionally) friendly staff from start to finish. Great little breakfast and a good night's sleep (bed a little hard and small but only one night it was ok). Overall would recommend and stay again.
Reviewed on Nov 23, 2025
Birds Farm
We loved it here, had a a good couple of nights with friends. Beautiful apartment, amazing mattresses and pillows, very quiet environment. The pool wasn’t open and some work was happening but you can tell it’s going to look amazing once they put it all together and summer prep work is expected at ...
Reviewed on Jun 2, 2025
Colchester Studio Suites
Nice tidy and clean room that looked like it had been recently fitted out. Decent sized Kitchen at each end of the corridor i didn't use them but they looked fully kitted out and new. The hotel is on a quiet residential street but took me 5mins to walk into the town centre which has loads of bars, ...
Reviewed on Aug 13, 2025
Booking Urban at Stisted
If the mattress was good I would have given a full 10, but unfortunately it was severely dipped, The room however was very nice with quality touches.
Reviewed on Nov 12, 2025
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Colchester Zoo
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Flatford Mill
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Mercury Theatre
Enjoy a play, a musical performance or some hilarious comedy at Colchester’s premier performing arts venue, which also has a children’s program.
Layer Marney Tower
Spend an afternoon at the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England to find a knot garden, a farm, a Wildlife Walk and five centuries’ worth of history.
Colchester Town Hall
Colchester’s Baroque town hall, a heritage-listed building with Victorian tower and antique organ, has been the focus of civil duties for over 800 years.
