White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns

White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns is a 16th-century inn on Bocking End in central Braintree. The railway station is about a 15-minute walk, and Stansted Airport roughly 25 minutes by car.

Every bedroom has a TV, tea and coffee facilities, a private bathroom and free WiFi. The inn has two bars with open log fires, a conservatory-style dining room and outdoor seating. Traditional British meals are served nightly until 22:00, and packed lunches can be arranged.

The car park is free and there is meeting space, but no lift. Colchester and Chelmsford are about 30 minutes away, and villages such as Finchingfield lie within half an hour. It suits travellers exploring rural Essex.