Polstead Travel Guide
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Delta Hotels by Marriott Colchester
Room and hotel is always clean, this was our second stay. Breakfast was nice, with a few options to choose from and i did see 2 dogs at the hotel so I am presuming it is pet friendly 🙂
Reviewed on 18 Jan 2026
St Nicholas Hotel
Great location , Clean & large rooms and close to the high street, restaurants and pubs
Reviewed on 7 Jan 2026
The Essex Golf and Country Club
Large room, with a good view. Staff could have been more friendly. Options were limited for breakfast. All in all, great value.
Reviewed on 12 Jan 2026
The Granary
The Stables
Colchester Studio Suites
Nice tidy and clean room that looked like it had been recently fitted out. Decent sized Kitchen at each end of the corridor i didn't use them but they looked fully kitted out and new. The hotel is on a quiet residential street but took me 5mins to walk into the town centre which has loads of bars, ...
Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025
Popular places to visit
Colchester Zoo
Feed elephants and giraffes, watch a falconry display and meet the fearsome Komodo dragons at one of the U.K.’s best zoos.
Colchester Castle Park
Ride a pedalo on the boating lake, enjoy a game of mini golf or simply spend an afternoon relaxing in Colchester’s most popular public park.
Flatford Mill
Find out about the history of East Bergholt when you take a trip to Flatford Mill. Visit the spas and lively bars in this relaxing area.
Layer Marney Tower
Spend an afternoon at the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England to find a knot garden, a farm, a Wildlife Walk and five centuries’ worth of history.
Mercury Theatre
Enjoy a play, a musical performance or some hilarious comedy at Colchester’s premier performing arts venue, which also has a children’s program.
Colchester Town Hall
Colchester’s Baroque town hall, a heritage-listed building with Victorian tower and antique organ, has been the focus of civil duties for over 800 years.
