Hotels in Essex


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About Essex

Just 1 hours drive north-east of London you will find yourself in some of the most beautiful countryside in England, beneath the rushing skies of the East, on the coast of the great North Sea or in the bustling towns of Colchester, Chelmsford and Southend.

Traces of medieval times can be found in delightful market towns such as Saffron Walden, Coggeshall and Thaxted. Medieval industries such as silk weaving and saffron growing created great wealth for the county in the 17th and 18th centuries and this led to the construction of many beautiful houses and fine churches including, Audley End, Mistley Towers, Ingatestone Hall and Layer Marney. Close to the European mainland, many different cultures and historical events have influenced Essex over the centuries. The Normans left their mark with castles at Colchester, Hedingham and Hadleigh, while the Romans made Colchester their capital.


Stansted Airport

Stansted Airport

Stansteds Airport provides a wide range of facilities including those for business, children and the disabled. In addition, a full range of 1st class airport services are offered. Public transportation to and from the airport is reliable and frequent with a choice of trains, coaches, Stansted express, taxis and car hire. Those wishing to drive to the airport will find it easily accessible and well sign posted from the access roads. The airport offers a range of valet, short and long stay parking. London Stansted Airport handles roughly 19 million passengers a year and demand is always growing. The UK's fourth busiest airport, Stansted is the fastest growing in Europe. It has 1 terminal and 1 main runway. Stansted serves 20 different airlines to approximately 114 locations worldwide.

 

Ingatestone Hall

Ingatestone Hall

Ingatestone Hall is a sixteenth century manor house built by Sir William Petre, Secretary of State to four Tudor Monarchs: Elizabeth I spent several nights at the Hall on Her Royal Progress of 1561. Sir William's descendants still live in the House which largely retains its Tudor form and appearance (including two priests' hiding places). On display are furniture, family portraits and other pictures accumulated over the centuries together with memorabilia of fifteen generations of the Petre family among whom can be found the Fourth Lord, who died in the Tower falsely accused of complicity in the Popish Plot and whose wife was described by Samuel Pepys as "an impudent jade" and the Seventh Lord who spent six hours every day dressing his hair and was the inspiration for Alexander Pope's poem, The Rape Of The Lock. Other facilities: Tea Room, Free Car Park and Gift Shop.

 
 

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