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The Essex Way Accommodation Guide
The Essex Way – Accommodation Guide
The accommodation is listed in route order West to East
We recommend that you reserve your accommodation as far in advance as possible. Many of the establishments listed here have limited vacancies and early booking is advised to prevent disappointment.
Where an establishment has been officially inspected their grading is listed in their entry. The grading will have been notified to us by the proprietor.
Dog Walkers!
If you intend taking your pet on this long distance route please call these establishments first to see if they can accommodate you AND your companion.
Please note: This guide does not constitute a recommendation.
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The Essex Way Distance Chart (West to East)
LOCATION Distance from previous Total distance location (miles) (miles) EPPING Tube Station 0 0 TOOT HILL The Green Man Inn 4.7 4.7 CHIPPING ONGAR High Street 2.9 7.6 CANNON’S GREEN 2.9 10.5 WILLINGALE The Churches 1.9 12.4 GOOD EASTER The Star Inn (No longer a Pub) 4.5 16.9 PLESHEY The Castle 4.5 21.4 GREAT WALTHAM Main Road 2.2 23.6 GREAT LEIGHS A131 3.4 27.0 FULLER STREET The Compasses Inn 1.8 28.8 TERLING The Ford 2.0 30.8 FAIRSTEAD The Church 1.3 32.1 WHITE NOTLEY Station Road 2.6 34.7 CRESSING The Church 1.6 36.3 COGGESHALL The Abbey 5.1 41.4 GREAT TEY The Church 4.2 45.6 FORD STREET The Shoulder of Mutton Inn 3.1 48.7 WEST BERGHOLT New Church Road 3.0 51.7 GREAT HORKSLEY The Half Butt Inn 1.9 53.6 BOXTED The Church 4.1 57.7 DEDHAM The Church 5.2 62.9 MANNINGTREE Quay Street 4.7 67.6 MISTLEY The Swan Fountain 0.8 68.4 BRADFIELD The Strangers Home Inn 2.3 70.7 WRABNESS The Church 2.2 72.9 RAMSEY The Castle Inn 3.2 76.1 LITTLE OAKLEY B1414 1.0 77.1 HARWICH The High Lighthouse 4.3 81.4 TOTAL 81.4
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Accommodation
Wintry Park House Forest Lodge Motel 01992 577407 01992 815759 Thornwood Road Wakes Arms EPPING Epping New Road Essex CM16 6SZ EPPING Website: www.wintrypark.co.uk Essex CM16 5HW Website: www.forest-lodge-motel.co.uk
Diggins Farm Westpoint B&B 01277 899303 01279 876462 Fyfield 5 Award Dunmow Road 4 Award ONGAR Aythorpe Roding Essex CM5 0PP Essex CM6 1PU Website: www.westpointbandb.co.uk
Cock & Bell House Bury Farm B&B 01245 231296 01245 237234 The Street Bury Road High Easter Pleshey CHELMSFORD Chelmsford Essex CM1 4QW Essex CM3 1HB Website: www.cockandbell.com Website: www.burybarncottage.co.uk
Windmill Motor Inn Ballaglass Cottage 01376 331409 01245 231296 Chatham Green Coggeshall Road 4 Award Little Waltham Stisted CHELMSFORD BRAINTREE Essex CM3 3LE Essex CM77 8AB Website: www.windmillmotorinn.co.uk Website: www.ballaglass.co.uk
Acreland Green North Ford Farm 01245 231277 01376 583321 Pleshey 4 Award Church Road 4 Award CHELMSFORD Rivenhall Essex CM3 1HP WITHAM Essex CM8 3PG
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Elms Farm 01376 321559 Prested Hall 01376 573300 Green Lane 4 Award Feering 4 Award White Notley COLCHESTER WITHAM Essex CO5 9EE Essex CM8 1RB Website: www.prested.co.uk
Old Wills Farm 01376 570259 Chestnuts 4 Award 01376 515990 Little Tey Road 8 Octavia Drive 3 Award
Feering WITHAM COLCHESTER Essex CM8 1HQ Essex CO5 9RP
Highfields Farm 01376 570334 Riverside Lodge 01787 223487 Highfields Lane 4 Award 40 Lower Holt Street 3 Award Kelvedon Earls Colne COLCHESTER COLCHESTER Essex CO5 9BJ Essex CO6 2PH Website: www.highfieldsfarm.co.uk Website: www.colnevalley.com/river
Rosebank B&B 01787 223552 The Drapers Hotel 01787 223353 Station Road 4 Award High Street Wakes Colne Earls Colne COLCHESTER COLCHESTER Essex CO6 2DS Essex CO6 2PB Website: www.drapers.com
Essex Golf & Greenlands Farm 01787 224466 01787 224895 Country Club 3 Award Lamberts Lane Earls Colne Earls Colne COLCHESTER COLCHESTER Essex CO6 2NS Essex CO6 2LE www.greenlandsfarm.co.uk
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Caterpiller Cottage 01206 240456 Seven Arches Farm 01206 574896 4 Award Ford Street Chitts Hill Aldham Lexden COLCHESTER COLCHESTER Essex CO6 3PH Essex CO3 9SX
The White Hart Inn 01206 2403301 The Old Post House 01206 240379 Nayland Road 10 Colchester Road West Bergholt West Bergholt COLCHESTER COLCHESTER Essex CO6 3DD Essex CO6 3JG
Oak Apple Farm 01206 272234 Maison Talbooth 01206 322367 Greyhound Hill 4 Award Stratford Road
Langham Dedham COLCHESTER COLCHESTER Essex CO4 5QF Essex CO7 6HN Website: www.milsomhotels.com
May’s Barn Farm 01206 323191 Robins at Marsh Barn 01206 397299 Mays Lane Marsh Barn 4 Awards Dedham The Causeway COLCHESTER Lawford Essex CO7 6EW Essex CO11 1QJ Website: www.robinsatmarshbarn.co.uk
Elmdale Garden The Mistley Thorn 01206 390046 01206 392821 4 Elmdale Drive High Street 4 Award Mistley Mistley Essex CO11 2HP Essex CO11 1HE Website: www.elmdalebb.co.uk Website: www.mistleythorn.co. uk
Dry Dock Emsworth House 01255 870860 01206 392620 4 Award 4 Quay Street 4 Award Ship Hill MANNINGTREE Station Road Essex CO11 1AU Bradfield Essex CO11 2UP Website: www.emsworthhouse.co.uk
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Dairy House Farm 01255 870322 Zig Zag Cottage 01255 880968 5 Award Bradfield Road 5 Award 8 Queen Street
Wix Great Oakley MANNINGTREE HARWICH Essex CO11 2SR Essex CO12 5AS Website: www.dairyhousefarm.info Website: www.zigzagcottage.co.uk
The 1912 Centre 01255 552010 The Stingray 01255 503507 Cow Lane Youth Hostel 56 Church Street 3 Award HARWICH HARWICH Essex CO12 3ES Essex CO12 3DS Website: www.harwichconnexions.co.uk Website: www.thestinray.co.uk Pre-booked Groups only
Ocean View 01255 554078 The Hanover Inn 01255 502927 86 Main Road 65 Church Street HARWICH HARWICH Essex CO12 3LH Essex CO12 3DR Website: www.hanover-inn-harwich.co.uk
The Pier at Harwich 01255 241212 Paston Lodge 01255 551390 The Quay 1 Una Road 3 Award HARWICH Parkeston Village Essex CO12 3HH HARWICH Website: www.milsomhotels.com Essex CO12 4PP
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CAMPING
The Green Man Inn 01245 360203 Colchester Camping and Caravan Park Howe Street Cymbeline Way 01206 545551 Great Waltham Lexden CHELMSFORD COLCHESTER Essex CM3 1BG Essex CO3 4AG Website: www.colchestercamping.co.uk
The Stranger’s Home 01255 870304 Dovercourt Caravan Park 01255 243433 The Street Low Road Bradfield Dovercourt MANNINGTREE Essex CO12 3TZ Essex CO11 2US Website: www.dovercourtcp.com Website: www.strangershome.co.uk
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FACILITIES ON THE ESSEX WAY (WEST TO EAST)
Location B & B Camp Pub Cafe Shop Toilet Phone Epping
Coopersale Street
Coopersale
Toot Hill
Greensted Green
Greensted
Chipping Ongar
High Ongar
Fyfield
Willingale
Good Easter
Pleshey
Great Waltham
Howe Street
Chatham Green
Great Leighs
Fuller Street
Terling
Fairstead
White Notley
Cressing
Coggeshall
Surrex (A120)
Broad Green (A120)
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Location B & B Camp Pub Cafe Shop Toilet Phone Great Tey
Fordstreet
Fordham
West Bergholt
Great Horkesley
Boxted
Langham
Stratford St Mary
Dedham
Lawford
Manningtree
Mistley
Bradfield
Wrabness
Ramsey
Little Oakley
Dovercourt & Harwich
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