7.5 acres of beautiful, ecological and sustainable gardens, based on ecological planting: the right plant for the right place. Created by award-winning…
East Coast Distillery produce a range of coastal gins, called Tide’s Fortune which you will find in our bars across the group….
Award-winning art project by Grayson Perry on the beautiful Wrabness coast. You can walk right up to this property and admire the…
Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo hosts many different habitats, from the…
How wonderful to take a stroll through parts of the countryside which are little changed from the times when English painter John…
A lifetime ago, Mr J.S. Wilkin began collecting the paraphernalia of preserve making and Essex village life. In quiet corners of the…
An extremely impressive 180ft (60m) diameter circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich against a Napoleonic invasion. Ten…
Through Spring 2023 we will be running weekly yoga packages in our pop-up yoga studio. Stay tuned for more details coming soon….
Situated in Dedham, in the former home of famous artist Sir Alfred Munning’s is an art museum with the world’s biggest collection…
Picturesque boating with cows-grazing, riverside willow trees and beautiful wildlife in our Area of Outstanding National Beauty. Just turn up on the…
Kathleen; the River Stour Trust’s river boat is docked at Talbooth Restaurant. You can book a boat ride to explore the river…
“The deepest Essex few explore where steepest thatch is sunk in flowers and out of elm and sycamore rise flinty fifteenth-century towers”…
Explore the picturesque Stour Valley and Dedham Vale on this relaxing walk, visiting the area made famous by the 18th-century paintings of…
From Ha’penny Pier, take a fast-boat ride to the Walton backwaters through the backwaters to Oakley creek, known as Hamford Water Nature Reserve, where…
England’s oldest recorded town reached another milestone as it claimed city status in 2022, following its 2000 years of continuous history. Discover the…
Watch your guests let off steam as they hurl axes across the lawn at tree-stump targets. Perfect for an outdoor summer activity…
One thing which makes Dedham so special is the beautiful river Stour that connects all of our properties. Talbooth Restaurant & Idle…
Where the rivers Stour and Orwell meet, Harwich Harbour separates Harwich on the Essex side and Shotley and Felixstowe on the Suffolk…
Built in 1911 the Electric Palace Harwich is one of the world’s oldest and least altered purpose-built cinemas. Recently reopened following major…