Polstead Travel Guide
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St Nicholas Hotel
Clean, tidy and on Colchester high street, so a perfect location. Breakfast was served in the hotel opposite, was great.
Reviewed on 25 Apr 2026
B&B HOTEL Ipswich
A clean hotel and a pleasant stay for 2 nights. Parking is extremely limited but the West End Road car park is only a short walk away and both reasonable cost and easy to pay via the MiPermit app (which will give you a Vat receipt afterwards). The buffet style breakfast was good and the hotel was ...
Reviewed on 22 Apr 2026
Delta Hotels by Marriott Colchester
Hotel was nice, food lovely and staff were helpful.
Reviewed on 19 Apr 2026
Ryegate House Colchester
It was a clean, well set up and very pleasant room. Check in was very straight forward and the location was ideal. This was a really great value stay and I would highly recommend it!
Reviewed on 18 Apr 2026
Apartment - Sleeps 2 - Parking - Wifi
Booking Urban - Halstead
Popular places to visit
Colchester Zoo
Explore one of Britain's best zoos, where you'll see elephants being fed, Komodo dragons sunning themselves and sea lions showing off their underwater speed.
Colchester Castle Park
Bring family or friends to this picturesque parkland, where play areas, lakes and a musical bandstand sit in the shadow of the impressive Colchester Castle.
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.
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.
Beth Chatto Garden
Discover the beautiful results of careful pruning, delicate care and botanical nous in these gardens, whose flower displays prove natural beauty can flourish anywhere.
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.
