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Period Accommodation in Essex
Bambers Green
Bambers Green
The Willows. Only a couple of miles from Stansted Airport, this 17th century thatched guest house offers some highly regarded accommodation. Booking.com
Braintree
The White Hart. The main structure of this town centre inn dates from the Tudor era, although the foundations upon which it stands are likely to be considerably older. Booking.com | The White Hart | Lastminute.com
Brentwood
Marygreen Manor. An attractive 16th century Tudor house said to have once been the home of Henry Roper, Gentleman servant to Catherine of Aragon. Booking.com | LateRooms | Lastminute.com
Broxted
Whitehall. Tastefully restored Elizabethan manor house with a particularly fine original 15th century oak-frame room housing the hotel’s restaurant. Booking.com | LateRooms
Chelmsford
Coggeshall
White Hart, The. A fascinating building that would interest any architectural historian. Parts of the structure date back to the early 1400‘s. Booking.com | LateRooms | The White Hart
Colchester
George of Colchester, The Swallow. Five hundred year-old former coaching house situated at the heart of the town. Booking.com | LateRooms
Red Lion, The. Described as a “fine example of Tudor England”, the Red Lion is a grade-I listed building which dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. Expedia | LateRooms
Rose and Crown, The. Accommodation is to be found both within the original 14th century building (formerly a posting house) and a contemporary annexe. Those passionate about history will almost certainly want the former - it is, after all, the oldest inn in England’s oldest documented town. LateRooms | Booking.com
Prested Hall. Located in the village of Feering, parts of this picture-postcard house dates from the 15th century. Prested offers 11 en suite rooms. Booking.com | LateRooms
Red Lion, The. Described as a “fine example of Tudor England”, the Red Lion is a grade-
Rose and Crown, The. Accommodation is to be found both within the original 14th century building (formerly a posting house) and a contemporary annexe. Those passionate about history will almost certainly want the former -
Prested Hall. Located in the village of Feering, parts of this picture-
Great Baddow
Rothman’s Bed & Breakfast. Only half an hour from London, this 17th century Grade-II listed property offers a selection of themed rooms. Expedia
Great Chesterford
The Crown House. Its facade might be Georgian but its origins are reputed to date back to the Tudor period. A true old coaching inn on the London to Newmarket road, The Crown House offers a total of 22 rooms and is only a couple of miles from Saffron Walden. Booking.com
Halstead
Harwich
The Samuel Pepys. Named after the man who was MP for the town in 1679, The Samuel Pepys is a 16th century timber frame property offering two twin and four single rooms to guests. TripAdvisor
Takeley
Oaklodge Luxury B&B. A sixteenth century, part oak-
Stansted Mountfitchet
Chimneys. The four rooms on offer to the guest are The Cambridge, The Maldon, The Saffron and The Lavenham – names which speak volumes about the individuality of the accommodation. This pretty house – which date from the 1600’s – is situated in a village noted for its Norman history. Travellers will also be interested to learn that Stansted Airport is a mere ten minutes away, and that independent reviews of this Essex guest house rate it extremely highly. Booking.com | LateRooms
Thaxted
The Swan. Located at the centre of this historic little town, this old inn has recently received extensive restoration. Booking.com | LateRooms | The Swan of Thaxted
For more period accommodation try our sections on Historic Holiday Cottages and Beautiful English Villages
Please contact us if you know of any period accommodation with a remarkable past you think we should feature on the site. We are particularly keen to expand our selection of traditional Essex inns, as it is county noted for its heritage. Perhaps you are aware of somewhere once frequented by literary icons such as Charles Dickens, or an old coaching house which is believed to have played host to a monarch such as Elizabeth I? If so, don’t hesitate to let us know.
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Historic Hotels in Essex
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The White Hart, Coggeshall
The Rose and Crown, Colchester
Prested Hall
