THE OLD MANSE...
The Old Manse has been welcoming guests and returning visitors to Colchester and East Anglia for many years. Highly acclaimed by leading accommodation guides, journalists and guests themselves, The Old Manse is fabulously located, in a quiet tree-lined square in the centre of Colchester - 'Britain's Oldest Recorded Town', and stands on the doorstep of the beautiful Castle Park, Colchester's historic castle and Colchester's historic town centre.
Here to, The Old Manse is in prime location for ease of access to Colchester's popular attractions, shopping facilities, and variety of places to eat, with easy access to Colchester's wonderful surrounding area with easy access to numerous transport links.
A popular, though peaceful and ideally located Bed & Breakfast, The Old Manse is a large Victorian house with light and spacious appeal.
Bedrooms offer high standards of comfort and serenity, with seating in sunny bay-window areas in spacious and elegant rooms, each with ensuite or private facilities.
Breakfast (a generous choice of Full English or Continental Breakfast, using both home-made ingredients, preserves and locally sourced produce)* is served in a well-appointed, large, traditional south-facing breakfast room. Welcoming the morning sun, it overlooks an often colourful, garden and the town's original Roman town wall, that runs along the foot of the garden, backing onto historic parkland.
The Old Manse has also received various prestigious awards, in further recognition of it’s outstanding hospitality, attention to detail and warmth of welcome to guests’
- The AA Guide.
With such combined attributes, The Old Manse has a distinctly unique appeal that is second to none in the centre of Colchester, making The Old Manse such a favoured place to stay.
* Please see 'Tariff & Payment' for more details.





