The Essex Country Club
Earls Colne, Colchester, East Anglia
Sleeps 6
£559 per break
Check availabilitySteeple Bay
Southminster, East Anglia
🚆 Nearest station: · 3.0 mi
Steeple Bay sits near Southminster in Essex, out on the Dengie Peninsula, and offers plenty of room for larger family groups or gatherings with its sleeps-10 capacity. It's a good base if you fancy a few days away from the everyday without straying too far from the station, as Southminster is just 3 miles off.
There's a trio of local museums to fill an afternoon or two: Mangapp's Farm, Radio Caroline Ross Revenge, and Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum, all within about 5 miles. Between visits, the flat Essex countryside and quiet marshland make for an easy-going, unhurried stay.
There's a trio of local museums to fill an afternoon or two: Mangapp's Farm, Radio Caroline Ross Revenge, and Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum, all within about 5 miles. Between visits, the flat Essex countryside and quiet marshland make for an easy-going, unhurried stay.
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Colchester Audio Tour: Echoes Through Time Tour
Colchester Castle, Colchester · 14.5 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Colchester Audio Tour: Unsung Hands
St John's Abbey Gate, St John's Green, Colchester, Colchester · 14.2 mi
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Fri 4 Dec · 18:45
Christmas Party Bookings - Buzz Bingo Colchester
Buzz Bingo Colchester, Colchester · 14.2 mi
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Fri 4 Dec · 20:00
House of Pasha
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Steeple Bay
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Everything within reach of Steeple Bay — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.
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Things to do
Days out and attractions, nearest first
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.1 mi
Mangapp's Farm
Mangapps Railway Museum is a privately owned working railway and museum set on a farm at Burnham-on-...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.2 mi
Radio Caroline Ross Revenge
Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly and Allan Crawford, ini...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.7 mi
Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum
Museum in Essex, England, United Kingdom
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.4 mi
Combined Military Services Museum
The Combined Military Services Museum is a militaria collection covering weapons, uniforms and equip...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.8 mi
The Museum of Power
The Museum of Power is housed in a former water pumping station, with a collection ranging from a wo...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7 mi
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Museum
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a WW1 aviation museum set among the largest surviving Great War a...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 7.2 mi
RAF Bradwell Bay Preservation Group
RAF Bradwell Bay Preservation Group tells the story of a airfield whose initial involvement of aviat...
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Places to visit
The famous spots within a day trip
Stately Home & Palace · 4.3 mi
Creeksea Place
Castle & Heritage · 9 mi
Layer Marney Tower
Theme Park · 11.5 mi
Adventure Island
National Trust · 12.9 mi
Coggeshall Grange Barn
🎭 Venues with something on nearby
What's on at each, with tickets and places to stay within walking distance.
- Buzz Bingo Colchester Colchester · 14.2 mi 11 on
- Colchester Castle Colchester · 14.5 mi 11 on
- Colchester Arts Centre Colchester · 14.3 mi 10 on
- St John's Abbey Gate, St John's Green, Colchester Colchester · 14.2 mi 7 on
- Hot Box Live Events Chelmsford Chelmsford · 14.1 mi 6 on
- Sunrooms2, Southend On Sea Southend-on-Sea · 11.4 mi 4 on
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