Travelodge
Suffolk
📍 CO4 5UP
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.6 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)
- Located within Northern Gateway Leisure Park near cinema and bowling
- On-site Bar Café serving unlimited breakfast and evening meals
- Free parking available at the hotel's multi-storey car park
- Close to Colchester Castle and other historic attractions
- Air-conditioned hotel staffed around the clock
This Travelodge sits within Colchester's Northern Gateway Leisure Park in Suffolk, handy for Hollywood Bowl, a new nine-screen cinema and Colchester United Football Club right on the doorstep. Inside, you'll find an on-site Bar Café serving unlimited breakfast and evening meals, free WiFi throughout, and complimentary tea and coffee making facilities in every room. The hotel is air-conditioned, staffed 24/7, and offers free parking in a covered multi-storey car park just a short walk away. Pet-friendly rooms are available, and accessible rooms can be arranged on request. History lovers can explore Colchester Castle, while Boxted Airfield Museum and the Natural History Museum are also within easy reach, alongside Colchester's train station for onward travel.
How far to…
- Colchester Zoo
- 20 minute car ride
- Colchester Park and Ride
- 3 minute drive
- Station
- 1.6 miles
- Boxted Airfield Museum
- 1.3 miles
- Colchester Castle
- 2.2 miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- Until 12pm (noon)
- Pets
- Pet-friendly rooms available
- Parking
- Free parking on site, limited and first come first served
Accommodation on site
- Standard Double Rooms
- Standard Ensuite
Details taken from the operator's own website on 17 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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