Dairy House is a 700 acre arable and fruit farm. The house is set in the middle with views of the countryside in every direction. The farmhouse was extended in 1876 into a wonderfully spacious home with large rooms and many typical Victorian ornamentations.
The kettle is always on the boil and there is tea with homemade cakes on arrival and homemade preserves on the breakfast table.
Although the house has a completely rural setting, it is just a twenty minute stroll to an excellent pub and shop in the village of Bradfield. We are also just one hour by train to London (Liverpool Street) from Manningtree station (5 miles from here).
Dairy House has a cosy guests' sitting room with colour television and a cupboard full of games, as well as a large garden which visitors are welcome to relax in.
Guests are welcome to borrow detailed maps of the surrounding area during their stay.
Dairy House is an ideal stepping stone to the Continent via the Harwich (Parkeston Quay) ferries, or a comfortable base for touring Essex and Suffolk. There are many places of interest to visit during your stay and we have lots of tourist information for our guests to browse through. Suggestion include:
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Constable Country
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Beth Chatto's garden
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Essex Way for walkers
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Stour Estuary for birdwatchers
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Historic Colchester
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Seaside towns of Clacton, Frinton, Walton & Dovercourt
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Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich
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Colchester Zoo
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Suffolk villages
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Golf, Riding, Fishing, Swimming, Roller-skating etc.
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Are all within easy reach
There are lots of excellent eating places, both restaurants ( Italian, Chinese, Indian and English.) and pubs within a 15 minute drive of Dairy House and we have sample menus of most of them for our guests to look at. We are always happy to recommend, and to book for you in advance if you would like us to, or can find you their telephone numbers for you to call them if you have any particular requests.
In 2008 from mid July until November there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see miniature terracotta figures from the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty when they come to Colchester Castle. This is an international exhibition and will give visitors the chance to see the objects and discover the stories from the tombs of the emperors of the Chinese Han Dynasty, dating back more than 2000 years. The exhibition will showcase 43 miniature warriors, horses, dancers, musicians and soldiers. It is the first time that these stunning figures have been to England, and Colchester is proud to have been chosen to exhibit them.
We are able to provide long term parking ( for those going on cruises etc. from Harwich) £2 per day.
We are now able to offer WiFi in all our rooms for our guests' convenience.
Telephone: +441255 870322
Fax: +441255 870186
E-mail: bridgetwhitworth@btinternet.com
