properties. 

Keepers Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, Essex, CO6 4PZ, tel: 01206 262836, www.stokebynayland.com
Hotel with 80 rooms £62-£202 prpn
In secluded tranquility yet only 10 minutes from Colchester, the hotel is situated in 300 acres of rolling "Constable Country". Two championship golf courses, extensive spa facilities, indoor pool, gym, free car-parking, free Wi-Fi.

Highfields Lane, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9BJ, tel: 01376 570334, www.highfieldsfarm.co.uk
Farmhouse with 3 rooms £66 prpnb
Working 800-acre farm. Timber-framed farmhouse in quiet location in open countryside. Easy access to A12. Breakfast served in the oak-beamed dining room. Relax in the panelled sitting room. All rooms have en-suite facilities.

Ballaglass Cottage, Coggeshall Road, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8AB, tel: 01376 331409, www.ballaglass.co.uk
Self-catering with 1 unit £270-£300 pupw  sleeps 4
Ballaglass is a purpose-built self-contained holiday home set in the 2-acre grounds of Ballaglass Cottage. Web address is: www.ballaglass.co.uk

13 Stoke Road, Nayland, Colchester, Suffolk, CO6 4JD, tel: 01787 211115, www.grove-cottages.co.uk
Self-catering with 1 unit £515-£792 pupw  sleeps 2
Cobblers Cottage - The most romantic Holiday cottage we have, just look at the wonderful Inglenook Log Fire, this 14th Century Medieval Hall House is truly a unique place to enjoy.

Stoke Tye, Stoke-by-Nayland, Colchester, Suffolk, CO6 4RP, tel: 01787 211115, www.grove-cottages.co.uk
Self-catering with 1 unit £853 pupw  sleeps 5
Cobbs Cottage is everybody's image of a dream thatched cottage in a beautiful location. It is just outside Stoke-by-Nayland down a tiny single track lane.

92 Coast Road, Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8LS, tel: 01206 382907, www.victoryatmersea.com
Inn with 7 rooms £45-£120 prpnb
The Victory is situated right on the Mersea waterfront. We have 7 really comfortable superior rooms, individually decorated with a personal touch, some with fantastic views over the Blackwater estuary.