Holiday Cottages in Essex

In this corner of south-east England, bounded by the cold North Sea, Essex shares its ancient Anglo-Saxon origins between age-old woodlands, pastoral farmlands and busy estuaries. From the decorative Byzantine frescoes of Copford Church, and Layer Marney Tower, which has the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England , Colchester, the earliest Roman settlement in Britain, to the busy port of Harwich,gateway to Europe, and Stansted airport, Essex has seen it all. Forest walks, rides and glades for picnics, together with a lake are all to be enjoyed in Hatfield Forest. Visit Audley End House and admire the Adam-design Tea House Bridge, and Finchingfield, a real chocolate-box village - so don't forget your camera. Real history can still be seen at the medieval bridge in Pleshey, a village which existed long before the Normans arrived.

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