Stratford House is situated on the outskirts of the village of Holton St Mary, adjacent to “Constable Country”; near Flatford Mill and Dedham The wide skies and riverside meadows, which characterised Constable’s work, are available for you to explore with way marked footpaths along the river Stour through Dedham Vale. We are also ideally situated for touring the East Anglian villages and traditional market towns, such as Sudbury(birth place of Thomas Gainsborough), Hadleigh, Lavenham and Long Melford. Situated on the Essex/ Suffolk border also makes the historic towns and villages of North Essex easily accessible, Colchester (oldest recorded town in England), Coggeshall, and Manningtree. Also the historic ports of Harwich, Felixstowe and Ipswich are nearby. London is only an hour away by train from Manningtree or Colchester, the port of Harwich only 16 miles away. The area provides golf courses, sports centres, museums, art galleries (Alfred Munnings, Gainsborough), castles, historic houses, gardens (including Beth Chatto’s), sailing, fishing and excellent shopping to suit all tastes. For evening activities there are theatres, cinemas, or one can enjoy the atmosphere of the numerous pleasant rural country inns, or sample the cuisine of internationally recognised restaurants.

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