Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers offers accommodation in Colchester, 5.6 miles from Colchester Castle and 6.8 miles from Colchester Zoo. Free WiFi is available in the holiday home, set 7.5 miles from Flatford.

The holiday home is composed of 1 separate bedroom, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, and 1 bathroom.

Guests can also relax in the garden.

University of Essex Colchester Campus is 2.5 miles from Woodpeckers, while Colchester Institute is 5 miles away. London Southend Airport is 23 miles from the property.

Information about the host

Company information

We have been letting holiday cottages for more than 25 years. Our business has moved from the kitchen table to become the UK’s leading independent agency with more than 17,000 properties available across the UK and Ireland and New Zealand. We have won the Best UK Cottage Holiday Company at the British Travel Awards for the last 7 years running, so you know you're in safe hands when you book with us. Whether you are looking to book a large family gathering, an intimate weekend break for two, want to take your dog, stay in a magnifiicent castle, a yurt or a farm or any of our stunning properties - This is your time, use it well!

Property information

Woodpeckers is a fantastic annexe property on the outskirts of the village of Alresford in Colchester. This ground-floor accommodation has one king-size double bedroom with zip/link feature, sleeping two guests. there is also a shower room, kitchen and living/dining room. Outside, you will find ample off-road parking and an enclosed patio with furniture. Woodpeckers is a great base from which to explore Colchester and the coastline of Essex. Please note: The pool is available May - September between 10am and 4pm (weather permitting).

Neighbourhood information

The village of Alresford is situated in Essex alongside the River Colne, seven miles from Colchester and nine miles from the coast and beaches of Cacton-on-Sea, while the city of Chelmsford is a 45-minute drive away. Alresford itself has a good selection of shops, a post office, convience store and a handful of restaurants to choose from, as well as stunning gardens and nature reserves to explore, including The Beth Chatto Gardens, an ecological garden planted in the 1960s, the ancient Cockaynes Wood, mentioned in the Doomsday Book and home to a variety of birdlife and barn owls, plus the Essex Wildlife Trust's Fingringhoe Wick, former quarries turned into a nature reserve and part of the Colne Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. The historic town of Colchester is home to a stately 12th century castle, built on the foundations of a Roman temple, resting within Castle Park, and has a museum with ancient artefacts that are more than 2500 years old. The Dutch Quarter of town still displays the remains of a Roman theatre, while Hollytrees Museum features clothing and decorative arts that are centuries old. Colchester offers plenty of places to eat drink and shop, as well as...

Languages spoken

English