Browsing local eating and drinking within 10 miles of Roundwood Garden & Visitor Centre

The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Essex, CM3 2DW, Tel: 01245 381333, Email, www.bluestrawberrybistro.co.uk, (9 miles, 14kms)

A relaxed friendly place to simply dine, entertain or celebrate. It is our desire to serve the freshest finest food at the most affordable prices possible.

Marks Hall, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TG, Tel: 01376 563796, Email, www.markshall.org.uk, (5 miles, 8kms)

A tree collection from all the temperate areas of the world set in more than 200 acres of historic landscape provides interest and enjoyment throughout the year at Marks Hall.

Compasses Road, Pattiswick, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8BG, Tel: 01376 561322, Email, www.thegreatpubcompany.co.uk, (4 miles, 6kms)

Gastro pub The Compasses at Pattiswick hides neatly away in the North Essex countryside, a welcoming retreat for families, ramblers and business delegates.

Church Street, Gestingthorpe, Sudbury, Essex, CO9 3AU, Tel: 01787 461196, Email, www.thepheasant.net, (8 miles, 14kms)

Chatham Green, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3LE, Tel: 01245 361188, Email, www.windmillmotorinn.co.uk, (7 miles, 11kms)

Traditional Inn with bar restaurant with seating for up to 35 covers seated, 50 for buffets. 7 en-suite letting rooms.

4 - 6 Stoneham Street, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TT, Tel: 01376 561453, Email, www.baumannsbrasserie.co.uk, (6 miles, 10kms)

International brasserie food, light snacks to gourmet dinner. Seats 80. Full Licence.

Main Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HX, Tel: 01245 398495, (10 miles, 16kms)

In or near : Thaxted, Essex, (10 miles, 16kms)

Traditional English tearoom. Cosy and friendly atmosphere, open fire & exposed beams. Large range of speciality teas and home baking. Small courtyard and children welcome. Seats 28. Unlicenced.

In or near : Coggeshall, Essex, (6 miles, 10kms)

Old world country village pub offering a wide range of sandwiches, bar snacks and meals. Seats 50.

In or near : Coggeshall, Essex, (6 miles, 10kms)

Dating circa 1450s. Houses town clock. Gardens open throughout the Summer. Inglenook open log fires during Winter. Information centre. Traditional English meals - cakes, jams, all home-made on the premises. Home-made soups - large helpings.

In or near : Witham, Essex, (8 miles, 13kms)

In or near : Braintree, Essex, (0.3 miles, 0.5kms)

Restaurant split into two designs - cosy cottage atmosphere of low ceilings and glowing dark wood or a bright conservatory with dusky pink and grey furnishings. English and continental cuisine.

In or near : Braintree, Essex, (1 miles, 2kms)

Restaurant housed in a heavily beamed converted barn with old hayloft. Traditional English cuisine with some ethnic variants and a full range of home cooked bar meals.All restaurant areas are no smoking. Seats 88. Full Licence.

In or near : Witham, Essex, (8 miles, 12kms)

Dishes from China, including Peking and Szechuan provinces. Seats 150. Full Licence.

In or near : Halstead, Essex, (5 miles, 8kms)

Luigis

In or near : Halstead, Essex, (7 miles, 11kms)

Magnolia Tearooms - Seats 36. Unlicenced.

In or near : Tiptree, Essex, (9 miles, 15kms)

Independent garden centre and coffee shop. Large covered retail areas; indoor & outdoor plants, gift and home ware. Countryside setting.

In or near : Castle Hedingham, Essex, (7 miles, 11kms)

Everything from a simple sandwich to a six course gourmet meal, prepared with care and attention and served in preserved railway carriages, each seating 56, at the Colne Valley Steam Railway. Seats 63. Restaurant Licence.

In or near : Castle Hedingham, Essex, (7 miles, 11kms)

Rumbles Castle Restaurant

In or near : Great Dunmow, Essex, (8 miles, 13kms)

An inn with a history dating back several centuries. It stands in the centre of the High Street. Lounge and a pleasant open-plan bar and restaurant. Full Licence.

In or near : Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, (8 miles, 14kms)

Georgian-fronted building in centre of busy market town. Well known restaurant with 8 bedrooms in rear courtyard, spacious conservatory.

In or near : Colchester, Essex, (9 miles, 14kms)

This popular old timbered pub is splendidly set, with the River Colne running through the garden on its way downstream to an impressive Victorian viaduct.

In or near : Colchester, Essex, (8 miles, 13kms)

To the award-winning Barn Brasserie. Our stunningly-restored 500 year-old Grade Two listed restaurant has a reputation for excellent food, fantastic service and amazing value. Tucked away in the picturesque rolling north Essex countryside.

In or near : Castle Hedingham, Essex, (7 miles, 11kms)

Traditional British and Turkish influenced food served throughout the pub in the old-fashioned way.

In or near : Braintree, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

High quality home cooked food in peaceful surroundings. A warm welcome is assured. Sit on the platform in summer and by the real fire in winter.

In or near : Halstead, Essex, (5 miles, 8kms)

An olde worlde inn 600 years old with feature beams and fires with large garden offering real ales and freshly cooked food.