Bed and Breakfast
- The White Hart Bed & Breakfast – 9 The High Street, Manningtree, CO11 1AG. T: 01206 392768 M: 07857 682738 W: www.whitehartmanningtree.co.uk . Course participants have recently highly recommended the White Hart for it’s friendly staff, evening food and drink, and very good breakfasts. A participant said: I really enjoyed my stay here. There was a friendly bar, popular with local people and travellers like ourselves. The cook was very generous to prepare us food, when we arrived, pretty late after our seminar the first evening. We chatted with the staff and they very friendly and welcoming. Oh the food was good too. And the bedrooms very fresh and comfortable. I’d visit again. Unfortunately we have had not so good reports more recently.
- The Red Lion – 42 South Street, Manningtree, CO11 1BG T:01206 395052. We can highly recommend the Red Lion B&B which is run by Myrtle and Chris who are the proprietors of the Red Lion Pub next door. Friendly and helpful service, good breakfasts and the pub has a great selection of draft beers, good wines, and food, in a pleasant pub atmosphere
- Elmdale – Manningtree T: 01206 390046. Lynette Admunds
- The Crown Pub (Also Tourist Information Point) – T: 01206 396333
- Drydock - Jean Chapman, Manningtree. T: 01206 392620. Course participants have really enjoyed staying at Drydock. It’s right next to the estuary too so great for local fresh walks.
- Zig Zag Cottage Exclusive bed and breakfast – Queen Street, Great Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5AS. T: 01255 880968 M: 0785 4443803 E: ziza.lifestyle@zigzagcottage.com W: www.zigzagcottage.com . Although Zig Zag is a bit further away from us we wish to highly recommend this B&B for it’s friendly service and interesting style. One of our participants writes “Zig Zag Cottage is a 4 star B&B, an 18th Century cottage situated in a small quiet road in the village centre of Great Oakley, near Harwich, Essex. It’s only 15 minutes’ drive from the Apricot Centre and is run by a couple who are friendly and welcoming but non-intrusive. Bed and breakfast charges are £ 50.00 for a couple and £ 35.00 for single occupation. This includes a huge, full English breakfast as standard, but other requirements are happily catered for. They only take one booking a night, therefore you will have the sole use of the entire separate guest accommodation, which includes a private bathroom, sitting room, kitchenette and dining area – and even a little balcony with table and chairs! It’s beautiful and very comfortable.”
- Mistley Thorn Fine Food and Accommodation - Mistley, Manningtree T: 01206 392821 E: info@mistleythorn.co.uk W: www.mistleythorn.com. The Thorn is run by Sherri Singleton who is well known for her committment to high quality food using local produce where possible. This B&B is above the Mistley Thorn restaurant where you can eat from a creative and high quality menu. The Thorn is directly opposite the swan fountain in Mistley.
Camping at the Apricot Centre
Whilst on a course you can Camp in our orchard at the Apricot Centre by prearrangement for £10 per person per night. It is a very pleasant environment, and you can use the toilet and basin which are part of the Apricot Centre. There is currently no shower available. And depending upon the event it may also be possible to use the kitchen within the centre.
