Find self-catering holiday lets for your visit to Battlesbridge, Essex, England. Located close to the A130 near Wickford, Battlesbridge is well known for its large antique centre that attracts crowds of people, especially at weekends. There are a few good pubs for both food and drink,and snack bars, in the village. There's a train station on the Wickford branch line where you can catch a train to London or Southend.
What Battlesbridge, Essex offers for Self-Catering Holidays
Book self catering accommodation near Battlesbridge Antiques Centre in Essex for days out enjoying looking for antiques in the various antique shops in the converted mill and surrounding specialist antique dealers. Battlesbridge is a small village with a railway station on a branch of the London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria line. The connecting station is Wickford, about 4 miles away from Battlesbridge.
Battlesbridge is a good base for a holiday in Essex, the village itself is fairly quiet with a couple of good food pubs and many more in neighbouring Wickford, South Woodham Ferrers and Hullbridge. There are numerous places of interest to visit nearby. South Woodham Ferrers has two visitor attractions; an open farm with lots of outdoor and indoor activities for children and one of the best gift shops in the area, and a butterfly farm with a pets corner and mini zoo. RHS Hyde Hall is also within 5 miles for gardens to visit. All of these attractions offer their own tea rooms.
This area is blessed with garden centres - there are at least 6 within an 8 mile radius.
Hanningfield Reservoir is a good place for hiring a boat and fishing for trout. There is also a restaurant and woodland walks. The bluebells are a treat at the beginning of May.
The seaside is less than half an hour's drive away at Southend-on-Sea and Leigh-on-Sea.
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