St. Osyth offers you the perfect relaxing location with the cottages being in a beautiful setting near to the dunes, piers and promenades of some of the loveliest beaches. St. Osyth's beaches are so spacious and uncrowded that they can comfortably accommodate sandcastle builders, paperback readers and avid watersports enthusiasts. |
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For the traditional fun-filled British seaside resort, Clacton-on-Sea is hard to beat. With extensive golden beaches, highly rated for their cleanliness, safe bathing, exhilarating water sports, action-packed pier and beautiful gardens this is a firm favourite. |
| Why not take a stroll through the timeless charm of Frinton-on-Sea, with its glorious beach, still studded with Victorian Beach huts. |  |
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Or visit Jaywick Sands – only five minutes away from the cottages, arguably the finest natural sandy beach of all the splendid beaches on the Essex Sunshine Coast. The beach here is an ideal spot for a seaside picnic where children can play safely.
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A place for all seasons.....
| Visit Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded town and soak up its history. Discover the secrets of William the Conqueror’s impressive castle, which lay hidden for centuries. Walk through the Roman streets where Emperor Claudius once rode triumphantly in on an elephant. |  |
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Take a trip to the
Award winning Castle Museum where you can
descend back in time to when Colchester was the first Roman capital of Roman Britain, long
before London had developed in importance. |
| Clacton Shopping Village, with its 48 stores all selling famous named brands at up to 60% off, is surely worth a visit during your stay. Open 7 days a week it also has regular family entertainment and events. |  |
A favourite with all the family is
a day’s outing to the Anglo Saxon royal burial
site where the priceless Sutton Hoo treasure was discovered in a huge ship grave. The
exhibition tells the story of the site – which has been described as ‘page one
of English history’ – and displays some of the original objects as well as
replicas of the treasure. The burial site forms part of a 245-acre estate with excellent
walks.
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For a great day out with the family visit Colchester Zoo. Named as Zoo of the Year 2001 and much praised by conservationists, you can see many endangered animals such as orangutans and snow leopards in imaginative surroundings. |  |
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Colchester is home to
Europe’s finest roller-skating rink,
Rollerworld, where everyone can enjoy the fun from the absolute beginner to the more
experienced skater. |
You can play laser battles at Quasar too. There is even an indoor go-kart track – Indikart – with long straights and challenging corners, ideal for novices and more experienced drivers alike. At Colchester’s Megabowl, with its computerised scoring system, there is everything you need for an enjoyable time ten-pin bowling.
| Young children will love the action packed fun at Go Bananas, a 12,000 sq. ft indoor adventure play company, housing a 3 storey jungle adventure specially for 5 – 11 year olds. For the under fives there is a large children’s village. |
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Or how about a visit to Gnome Magic, set in 5 acres, it is an unusual
treat for all the family. Enjoy the delightful garden, which blends into an amazing wood
where the growing number of gnomes and their friends live.
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Colchester Leisure
World has year-round fun with a wide range of sports and leisure activities. One of the
main attractions is the leisure pool with its
exciting flume rides, bubbling spa pools, lazy river ride, water cannons and
poolside juice bar. Afterwards you could take a walk in Castle Park with its beautiful
gardens and children’s boating lake. |
| Mercury Theatre, winner of the Stage Award for Special Achievement, is staging an exciting and varied programme, including productions by the acclaimed Mercury Theatre Company. It is well worth a visit during your stay. | 
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The Watershed Studio in St. Osyth has a full year's programme of art and craft classes to suit all. And why not visit Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum and Castle House, his home, studios and gardens. There you will be able to view a large collection of paintings representing Sir Alfred's life work, augmented by a private loan collection of paintings not usually shown to the public.
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Visit Layer Marney Tower and see the tallest Tudor gate
in England with exquisite early 16th century Italiante decoration, gardens and
tearoom. Or visit Mistley Towers, the notable remains of a church
designed by the famous architect Robert Adams, and built in 1776, a project, which was
never finished. The National Trust Bourne Mill
is also worth a visit. A 16th century fishing lodge converted into a mill with
much of its machinery still intact and a picturesque mill pond. |
For a different
outing take a trip to the Secret Nuclear Bunker
– the biggest and deepest cold war bunker open to the public in South East England.
Nestled in the heart of the Essex countryside lies the twilight and once highly secret
world of the cold war. Build in great secrecy at the start of the cold war and under
strict military security it was from here central government and military commanders would
have run the region in the event of a nuclear attack.
| For the railway enthusiast visit Colne Valley Railway which houses the largest collection of operational heritage engines, carriages and wagons in the county and runs through one of the prettiest parts of the Colne Valley. |
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Or you can spend the day at Park Hall Country Cottages enjoying the attractive surroundings, watching the peacocks go by, while you sit and relax and enjoy what the countryside has to offer!
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