Samphire Restaurant at County Hotel
  • Samphire Restaurant at County Hotel
  • Samphire Restaurant at County Hotel
  • Samphire Restaurant at County Hotel
  • Samphire Restaurant at County Hotel
  • Samphire Restaurant at County Hotel

About

If you are looking for a romantic dinner date, private meal for family and friends or a scrumptious Sunday roast, look no further. 

Open 7 days a week, the County Hotel’s Samphire Restaurant welcomes residents and non‑residents to enjoy flavours, aromas and textures crafted by our innovative Head Chef.

Prefer not to drive home? Why not treat yourself to a relaxed evening with a bottle of wine and stay overnight in one of our rooms or catch the train as it is an easy walk from Chelmsford station.

Book Tickets

Guide Prices

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Facilities

Other

  • Children's menu

Accessibility

  • Disabled access

Catering

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Special Offers

  • FRIDAY FIZZ, FISH & CHIPS 
    Every Friday | 12PM – 9PM
    Enjoy our crispy Fish & Chips with a Glass of House Prosecco, Pint of Lager or Pint of Lemonade
    ALL FOR JUST £17.50!
    Start your weekend with a bite & a bubbly 
    Don’t miss out – Fridays only!

    Food and Drink - redeem this special offer between 24/07/2026 and 31/12/2026

    More offers like this - Food and Drink

Map & Directions

Road Directions

From A12 follow signs via Parkway to the West End and Railway Station. Hotel is on left with large car park and disabled spaces.Accessible by Public Transport: Chelmsford station is 0 miles away.

Public Transport Directions

By Road:

From the M25 motorway

Leave M25 at Junction 28 to join the A12 towards Brentwood / A1023 / Chelmsford. Follow the A12 and leave at junction 15 to Chelmsford. Take the first exit at the roundabout onto the A414. Enter next roundabout and take second exit onto London Road (Tenpin Bowling Alley will be on your left).

Enter next roundabout (Widford roundabout) and take first exit onto Westway, sign posted Widford Industrial Estate. Go straight through three sets of traffic lights (follow signs for Broomfield Hospital A&E, Civic Centre and West End).

Westway becomes Waterhouse Lane; Waterhouse Lane becomes Rainsford Lane. As you go through the third set of traffic lights, take the left - hand folk, (there are two lanes that go off to the left, stay in the right hand lane). Head straight over to another set of traffic lights which are turning right (signposted Railway Station/West End). Turn right and the hotel is on your right.

From Stansted Airport

Depart from Stansted Airport on Bassingbourn Road. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Bassingbourn Road. At the next roundabout, take the second exit and again at the next roundabout. Bear left onto slip road and continue onto A120. Exit onto slip road and turn left onto the A130. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Essex Regiment Way (A130). At the next roundabout, take the third exit onto Braintree Road (B1008). Continue onto B1008. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Main Road (B1008). Bear right onto Parkway (A138). Turn left onto Rainsford Road. The hotel is on your right. By Rail:

Chelmsford Train Station is 0.2 miles from the hotel. There are up to six trains per hour with direct routes to and from central London taking about 35 minutes.

Plan your trip with Trainline 

By Air:

Stansted Airport - 18 miles

London Southend Airport - 20 miles

London City Airport - 40 miles

Gatwick Airport - 60 miles

By Bus:

Direct bus services are available from Stansted Airport to Chelmsford This buses are operated by First Bus Essex Plan your trip with First Bus

Samphire Restaurant at The County Hotel

Type:Restaurant

County Hotel, 29 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2PZ

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Tel+44 (0)1245 455700

Gradings

  • 1 AA Rosettes
1 AA Rosettes

Awards

  • The AAAA Breakfast Award AA Breakfast Award 2024
  • The AA1 AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence 1 AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence 2024

Opening Times

Open Christmas
Open New Year

* Opening times
Breakfast Monday - Friday
7.00am - 9.30am
Breakfast Weekends & Bank Holidays
8.00am - 10.00am
Lunch
12.00pm - 3.00pm
Afternoon Tea
12.00pm - 5.00pm
Dinner
5.00pm - 10.00pm

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