Greenacres guidebook
Food scene
Swan Inn Chappel
The StreetGreat local pub you can walk to. Booking at weekends is advised.
A gastro pub just a short drive away. It has beautiful views when sitting outside on a summers day.
Thatchers Arms Mount Bures
Hall RoadA gastro pub just a short drive away. It has beautiful views when sitting outside on a summers day.
Black Horse Cafe
Coggeshall RoadThe place to go for an English breakfast.
The Barn Cafe Stanway
Beautiful cafe and garden centre.
Happy Fries
Halstead RoadThe nearest chippy.
Riverside Spice
44 Lower Holt StreetDelicious local Indian restaurant and takeaway.
Neighbourhoods
A short drive away you will find a small selection of shops, Including a Co-op and butchers.
Earls Colne
A short drive away you will find a small selection of shops, Including a Co-op and butchers.
City/town information
At the end of our road you can catch the bus into town. Castle Park is a must see.
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Colchester
At the end of our road you can catch the bus into town. Castle Park is a must see.
Enjoying nature
Chalkney wood is an ancient woodland. Within the wood there are remnants of a medieval woodbank and Roman trackway.
Chalkney Wood
Chalkney wood is an ancient woodland. Within the wood there are remnants of a medieval woodbank and Roman trackway.
Sculpture in the Walled garden is worth a visit which happens every year.
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Jardines y Arboreto Marks Hall
Sculpture in the Walled garden is worth a visit which happens every year.
You can walk round the whole of the island, which will take around 5 hours.
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Mersea Island
You can walk round the whole of the island, which will take around 5 hours.
Hire a rowing boat and take a trip out on the river.
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Dedham
Hire a rowing boat and take a trip out on the river.
Walk from ours to the green and take in the awesome Chappel viaduct along the way. You could always stop at the pub before coming back!
Millennium Green
Walk from ours to the green and take in the awesome Chappel viaduct along the way. You could always stop at the pub before coming back!
A trip out
Local places to explore.
A huge garden centre with everything you could possibly want. Great for mooching around. There is a cafe and farm shop there too.
Poplar Nurseries
Coggeshall RoadA huge garden centre with everything you could possibly want. Great for mooching around. There is a cafe and farm shop there too.
An amazing zoo that won’t disappoint.
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Colchester Zoo station
An amazing zoo that won’t disappoint.
Freeport
11 Chapel HillA shopping village with designer brands.
Costa, Next, Curry’s, B&M, Argos, McDonald’s and more are only a 10 minute drive away.
Tollgate Centre Shopping Park
Tollgate WestCosta, Next, Curry’s, B&M, Argos, McDonald’s and more are only a 10 minute drive away.
Starbucks, KFC, Nando’s, Aldi, B&Q and more new shops to come are only a 10 minute drive away.
Stane Retail Park
Starbucks, KFC, Nando’s, Aldi, B&Q and more new shops to come are only a 10 minute drive away.
You can walk to the museum/train station from ours. Fab museum which holds lots of steam train events. You could also get the train to London if you wish!
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East Anglian Railway Museum
Station RoadYou can walk to the museum/train station from ours. Fab museum which holds lots of steam train events. You could also get the train to London if you wish!
Essential
Shops you may need to enjoy your stay.
A crazy big sainsburys which is hard to just “pop in” there is a pharmacy there too.
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Sainsbury's
1 Western ApproachA crazy big sainsburys which is hard to just “pop in” there is a pharmacy there too.
East of England Co-op Foodstore, Earls Colne
37 High St