Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
46 Gainsborough St. &   01787/372958. www.gainsborough.org. Admission £4.50 adults, £2 students
and children 5-18. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Closed Sun, Dec 24-Jan 2, and Good Friday.
Sudbury Heritage Centre & Museum MUSEUM You'll find the town's Tour-
ist Information Office here as well as the museum, which is in the old gaol. Pick
up a leaflet for the Talbot Trail, which starts here and guides you to the town's
places of interest.
Gaol Lane. &   01787/881320. www.sudburysuffolk.co.uk. Free admission. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Closed
Sun, Dec 24-Jan 2, and Good Friday.
Where to Eat & Stay
The Mill You can still see the working mill wheel behind a glass screen
in the oak beam restaurant of this old world hotel. You can also see the mummified
cat behind another glass screen, which the medieval builders bricked into the mill
floor for good luck. This isn't a boutique hotel but it has a relaxing atmosphere
with views over the commons to the river from the restaurant and bar. You can get
snacks in the bar, which has an outdoor terrace, but booking is recommended for
the restaurant in summer.
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1BD. www.themillhotelsudbury.co.uk. &   01787/375544. Fax
01787/373027. 56 units. £51-£71 double. Rates include English breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Amenities: Bar;
restaurant; room service; Wi-Fi (free, in public areas). In room: TV, hair dryer.
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COLCHESTER & THE ESSEX
COAST
62 miles NE of London; 48 miles E of Cambridge; 59 miles S of Norwich
Colchester is the U.K.'s oldest recorded town and was the Roman capital of Britain.
It still has the remains of Roman walls, gates, and a temple to prove it, but unlike
other cities steeped in history it has never made much of its cultural heritage. It was
at Camulodnum, now Colchester, that the British kings of Gosbecks surrendered to
Emperor Claudius in a.d. 43. The Romans took over the settlement, but 17 years
later it was razed to the ground and every Roman executed by Queen Boudicca and
the Iceni tribe of Suffolk and Norfolk.
The Norman invaders of 1066 built Colchester Castle over the Roman Temple
of Claudius, and you can still spot the Roman tiles and bricks they used. During the
English Civil War in 1648, the town was besieged by the Parliamentary army for
nearly 3 months, which is when the Roman walls were breached (stretches of the wall
are visible). Over the centuries, Colchester has thrived as a busy market town and is
one of the most popular shopping destinations in Essex. However, as tourists finally
begin to discover East Anglia, Colchester's hidden delights are getting more of the
limelight. This includes the varied coastline 16 miles away, which has bucket-and-
spade seaside resorts such as Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea plus
Walton's more upmarket relative Frinton-on-Sea. They may not compare with the
dramatic coastline of the west, but the sand is good and you pass through some lovely
villages to reach the sea. More unique is the Blackwater Estuary, where you'll find
Mersea Island and Maldon, home of Maldon sea salt.
 
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