Browsing 35 serviced properties within a 8 mile radius of Layer Marney Tower

Lodge Lane, Langenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7LX, tel: 01206 735776, www.blackbondhall.co.uk
Bed & Breakfast with 2 rooms £75 prpnb
AA 4* Bed & Breakfast. Lovely Period house. Peaceful rural retreat set in beautiful gardens between Colchester and Mersea Island.

East Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2TZ, tel: 01206 866677, www.roseandcrowncolchester.co.uk
Hotel with 39 rooms £61-£110 pppnb, £61-£110 prpn
The Rose & Crown hotel is a restored 14th century coaching inn with original beams and includes a prison. Walking distance of the town centre and close to Beth Chatto gardens, winner of Best Small Hotel in Essex 2011.

Rye Lane, Layer-de-La-Haye, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0JL, tel: 01206 734350, www.ryefarm.org.uk
Farmhouse with 3 rooms £33-£35 pppnb
Relax in a friendly, moated, period farm house, set in tranquil surroundings. Adjacent to Abberton Reservoir. Excellent for bird watching. Convenient for visiting Colchester with its Castle and many museums.

Little Tey Road, Feering, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9RP, tel: 01376 570259, www.essexfarmhousebandb.co.uk/
Farmhouse with 3 rooms £40-£65 prpnb
Friendly, relaxed atmosphere in family home on a working arable farm. A new farmhouse built in Old Essex Hall style with large garden on edge of village.

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.

Lamberts Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2LE, tel: 01787 224895, www.greenlandsfarm.co.uk
Bed & Breakfast with 2 rooms £34-£38 pppnb
Extended 18th-century farmhouse surrounded by farmland and woodland. Easy access to Colchester, Constable Country, A12 and A120. Home cooking using local produce. Beautiful gardens. Good pubs and restaurants nearby.