Guidebook for Heybridge
Drinks & Nightlife
A quirky old pub and hotel filled with an eclectic mix of antique and interesting objects, furniture and paintings.
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The Blue Boar
3-7 Silver StA quirky old pub and hotel filled with an eclectic mix of antique and interesting objects, furniture and paintings.
The old bargeman's pub right on the quay with fantastic views of the famous Thames sailing barges.
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Queens Head Inn Maldon
The HytheThe old bargeman's pub right on the quay with fantastic views of the famous Thames sailing barges.
Very friendly traditional pub in beautiful village. Food is good too.
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The Chequers Inn
1 Church StVery friendly traditional pub in beautiful village. Food is good too.
Arts & Culture
Small, friendly art gallery showing mainly contemporary art .
Mixed Summer show and Christmas show with sculpture and objects too.
Hayletts Gallery
High StreetSmall, friendly art gallery showing mainly contemporary art .
Mixed Summer show and Christmas show with sculpture and objects too.
Essentials
Buntings Of Maldon
89 High StExcellent friendly family butchers selling local meat, cheeses etc.
Sightseeing
Lovely canal lock area with acouple of pubs and the Tiptree tearooms. Beautiful views across the estuary with plenty of boats to watch.
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Heybridge Basin
Basin RoadLovely canal lock area with acouple of pubs and the Tiptree tearooms. Beautiful views across the estuary with plenty of boats to watch.
My favourite place to buy plants and to see the wonderful dry gravel garden. Lovely tea room too…...
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Beth Chatto's Plants & Gardens
Clacton RoadMy favourite place to buy plants and to see the wonderful dry gravel garden. Lovely tea room too…...
Fantastic local museum in an old water pumping station. Even better on the days when the steam pump is in action. Model steam railway in the grounds and nice little tea room.
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Il Museo della Potenza
Hatfield RoadFantastic local museum in an old water pumping station. Even better on the days when the steam pump is in action. Model steam railway in the grounds and nice little tea room.
You can experience the Blackwater Estuary from an original Thames Sailing barge. It's a marvellous opportunity to see the famous Essex salt marshes and estuary coastline from the deck .
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Topsail Charters Ltd
The HytheYou can experience the Blackwater Estuary from an original Thames Sailing barge. It's a marvellous opportunity to see the famous Essex salt marshes and estuary coastline from the deck .
Everything Else
RHS garden with interesting Dry garden. Shop and coffee shop,
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Hyde Hall
Westerns ApproachRHS garden with interesting Dry garden. Shop and coffee shop,
Fantastic walks around the marshes. Wonderful old wooden boat sheds, a sea water open swimming pool and The Sail Loft vintage tearooms. Walk, swim and have tea and cakes afterwards….
Tollesbury
Fantastic walks around the marshes. Wonderful old wooden boat sheds, a sea water open swimming pool and The Sail Loft vintage tearooms. Walk, swim and have tea and cakes afterwards….
Walk here along the sea wall from our house. It takes around an hour and a half (or cycle or drive) and then visit the Chequers pub for a drink and pub food or the fantastic Salty Dog tea rooms .
Goldhanger
Walk here along the sea wall from our house. It takes around an hour and a half (or cycle or drive) and then visit the Chequers pub for a drink and pub food or the fantastic Salty Dog tea rooms .
Amazing tudor building with gardens and a lovely church in the grounds. Go up the tower and admire the views over the wonderful countryside.
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Layer Marney Tower
Amazing tudor building with gardens and a lovely church in the grounds. Go up the tower and admire the views over the wonderful countryside.
Lovely Island reached by a causeway so it's only cut off briefly at high tide. Full of lovely walks, quirky houseboats, great places to eat seafood and beaches for swimming .
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Mersea Island
Lovely Island reached by a causeway so it's only cut off briefly at high tide. Full of lovely walks, quirky houseboats, great places to eat seafood and beaches for swimming .
Shopping
Reeve & Son Ltd
126 High StProper old fashioned iron mongers with a large and interesting stock.
Food Scene
The Bell
617 Forest RdExcellent food in this charming old pub in lovely Purleigh.
Simple and fresh fish and seafood in a shed on Mersea Island. Take your own bread and wine. Delicious.
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The Company Shed
129 Coast RdSimple and fresh fish and seafood in a shed on Mersea Island. Take your own bread and wine. Delicious.
French style brasserie with great food and it's a five minute walk from our house.
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Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel
The SquareFrench style brasserie with great food and it's a five minute walk from our house.
It's in a riverside location serving wonderful, simple smoked food at lunchtimes . Take your own wine/beer. Great place!
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The Maldon Smokehouse
Cromwell LaneIt's in a riverside location serving wonderful, simple smoked food at lunchtimes . Take your own wine/beer. Great place!