White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns

This 16th-century inn in the center of Braintree is 25 minutes from Stansted Airport. It offers free Wi-Fi, a free private parking lot and 2 vibrant bars with log fires. All bedrooms have free Wi-Fi access, a TV, tea/coffee facilities and their own bathroom. White Hart Hotel is a 15-minute walk from Braintree Train Station. Colchester and Chelmsford are both about 30 minute drive away. The historic White Hart serves traditional food until 10 pm every night. There is outdoor seating, and a atrium-style dining room. The pretty villages of Thaxted, Finchingfield, Coggeshall and Castle Hedingham are between a 15 and 30 minute drive away.