Guidebook for Brightlingsea
Food Scene
Beautiful building. Somewhere special for either afternoon tea or fine dining.
8 yerel halk öneriyor
GreyFriars Hotel & Restaurant
High StreetBeautiful building. Somewhere special for either afternoon tea or fine dining.
Perfect setting for a beer or glass of wine watching out over the Marina. Food is very good too!
No 1 Harbour Square. eat.drink.relax
Harbour SquarePerfect setting for a beer or glass of wine watching out over the Marina. Food is very good too!
Lovely views from the garden over towards the creek. Have had some very good reports from previous guests regarding the food, especially fish menu.
The Rosebud Pub & Seafood Restaurant
66 Hurst GrnLovely views from the garden over towards the creek. Have had some very good reports from previous guests regarding the food, especially fish menu.
Lovely setting looking out over Bentley Green. Lovely owners and excellent service.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Restaurant 43
Lovely setting looking out over Bentley Green. Lovely owners and excellent service.
The Creek
Flag HillThe Black Buoy
Black Buoy HillVery busy but great atmosphere! Great food!
Although we haven't eaten here, we have heard positive reports about the varied menu and good food.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Bambu Vietnamese
95 Quayside DrAlthough we haven't eaten here, we have heard positive reports about the varied menu and good food.
Definitely the best fish and chips we've had! We enjoy eating in their tiny restaurant but the fish and chips definitely still travel well from shop to the Belvedere dining table!
Winkies
7-9 New StDefinitely the best fish and chips we've had! We enjoy eating in their tiny restaurant but the fish and chips definitely still travel well from shop to the Belvedere dining table!
Mimosa Colchester
The CrescentSun Inn Dedham
High StreetThe Mistley Thorn Hotel
High StreetThe Company Shed
129 Coast RdRiver Colne Food Co.
12A High StParks & Nature
Freeland's Alpacas
Take a picnic and enjoy a 90 minute experience with Alpacas at Freelands Farm, Lower Farm Lane, Brightlingsea CO7 0SU
Bookings being taken from May 2021 (Saturdays and Wednesdays)
Definitely worth a visit for plant lovers and they also have a very good cafe. It is free to visit the cafe and nursery which sells rare plants. There's an extra admission charge to visit the beautiful gardens designed by Beth Chatto who has sadly recently passed away.
30 yerel halk öneriyor
Beth Chatto's Plants & Gardens
Clacton RoadDefinitely worth a visit for plant lovers and they also have a very good cafe. It is free to visit the cafe and nursery which sells rare plants. There's an extra admission charge to visit the beautiful gardens designed by Beth Chatto who has sadly recently passed away.
Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick
Peaceful, well-tended garden built on the site of a Roman villa with an unusual selection of plants.
Springmead Gardens, Brightlingsea
76 Ladysmith AvePeaceful, well-tended garden built on the site of a Roman villa with an unusual selection of plants.
Beautiful park with amazing planted gardens. Great place to take young children. There are many varied events in the park throughout the Spring/Summer and short walk into town for shopping.
54 yerel halk öneriyor
Colchester Kalesi Parkı
High StreetBeautiful park with amazing planted gardens. Great place to take young children. There are many varied events in the park throughout the Spring/Summer and short walk into town for shopping.
Cudmore Grove Country Park
Broman's LaneBeautiful views!
Freeland's Alpacas
Take a picnic and have lunch with the Alpacas. A 90 minute experience.
Bookings from May 2021 for Saturdays and Wednesdays.
Freelands farm
LOWER FARM LANEFreeland's Alpacas
Take a picnic and have lunch with the Alpacas. A 90 minute experience.
Bookings from May 2021 for Saturdays and Wednesdays.
Marks Hall Bahçeleri ve Arboretumu
Entertainment & Activities
Colchester Hayvanat Bahçesi
Maldon RoadGreat day out for the whole family.
Classic 1930's open air 50m unheated outdoor pool plus a smaller pool for toddlers with parents. Changing facilities, sun loungers are available. Beach cafe.
Open between end May - mid September.
Brightlingsea Lido
Promenade WayClassic 1930's open air 50m unheated outdoor pool plus a smaller pool for toddlers with parents. Changing facilities, sun loungers are available. Beach cafe.
Open between end May - mid September.
Just an old fashioned cinema, with old fashioned ticket prices - £3! There are only two screens but it is perfect for taking the whole family without breaking the bank!
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Century Cinema Clacton
129 Pier AveJust an old fashioned cinema, with old fashioned ticket prices - £3! There are only two screens but it is perfect for taking the whole family without breaking the bank!
Everything Else
Lovely beach - Clacton is the more typical British seaside town, with amusements, beach shops, theatre, cinema etc. Excellent annual air show held each August. Very busy in high season.
34 yerel halk öneriyor
Clacton-on-Sea
Lovely beach - Clacton is the more typical British seaside town, with amusements, beach shops, theatre, cinema etc. Excellent annual air show held each August. Very busy in high season.
Lovely beaches lined with colourful beach huts. Can be very busy in high season.
38 yerel halk öneriyor
Walton-on-the-Naze
Lovely beaches lined with colourful beach huts. Can be very busy in high season.
Sightseeing
Set by the River Stour on the Essex/Suffolk border and in the heart of Constable country.
65 yerel halk öneriyor
Dedham
Set by the River Stour on the Essex/Suffolk border and in the heart of Constable country.
Arts & Culture
The Munnings Art Museum
Castle HillSee first hand the scene's painted by John Constable and maybe take out a punt and view from the river!
64 yerel halk öneriyor
Flatford mill
See first hand the scene's painted by John Constable and maybe take out a punt and view from the river!
UK's second busiest passenger ferry port rich in maritime history with numerous museums, lighthouses and Electric Palace Cinema. Guided walking tours offered throughout the season. The Harwich Arts Festival is celebrated annually each summer.
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Harwich International Port
UK's second busiest passenger ferry port rich in maritime history with numerous museums, lighthouses and Electric Palace Cinema. Guided walking tours offered throughout the season. The Harwich Arts Festival is celebrated annually each summer.
Layer Marney Tower
Tudor palace and gardens.
Colchester Kalesi Parkı
High StreetCastle open throughout the year
Have a varied programme often including national tours of theatre companies and musicals.
21 yerel halk öneriyor
Mercury Theatre
Have a varied programme often including national tours of theatre companies and musicals.
Shopping
Great selection of shops varying from larger department stores - Fenwicks, Debenhams, Marks and Spencer to the usual high street stores. It is worth a walk around the surrounding lanes to browse the smaller independent shops/cafes.
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Colchester Town station
Saint Botolph's CircusGreat selection of shops varying from larger department stores - Fenwicks, Debenhams, Marks and Spencer to the usual high street stores. It is worth a walk around the surrounding lanes to browse the smaller independent shops/cafes.
Ipswich