Self-catering cottage accommodation in Essex

Essex is a remarkable county of East Anglia. Bordering Greater London, Essex stretches all the way from inside the M25 Motorway at Chigwell northwards to meet Suffolk. En-route are some of the most attractive places to live in England, discover pretty villages full of period cottages, farms and country estates, country lanes where people ride horses at weekends, country parks, the city of Chelmsford and captivating Roman Colchester.

Essex offers all the ingredients for an active and absorbing self-catering holiday. It is the driest county in England with arguably the greatest number of garden centres and boot fairs. The cottage self catering accommodation available is generally situated in the lovely villages surrounded by pleasing countryside. There are satisfyingly wide and long sandy beaches stretching all the way from Jaywick through to Walton on the Naze.

Self catering cottages in Essex come in a wide assortment of styles, sizes and periods. There is everything from a thatched country cottage, spacious farmhouse, self catering riverside apartments, beach cottages, and magnificent period houses brimming with atmosphere. The quality is always reliable. As one would expect, a budget rental price obtains good basic holiday accommodation whereas high prices are demanded for luxury self catering properties.