Teybrook Orchard

The 250+ rare species and menagerie of native animals of Colchester Zoo are about a 10-minute drive away. Just next door is Colchester itself, the famed old city with Roman wall, Beth Chatto Gardens, Colchester Castle and the Castle Museum with its extensive exhibit on Roman Colchester. For outdoor days, Ardleigh Reservoir has scenic walks or cycle rides around its perimeter, as well as fishing and sailing on the water, and the Gosfield Lake Resort leisure park 20 minutes’ drive away has fishing, waterskiing and banana boating. Family attractions nearby include the East Anglian Railway Museum, Colchester Leisure World and the Go Bananas play centre. The seaside resorts of Frinton-on-Sea and Clacton-on-Sea are about 40 minutes away.