We run a high quality bed and breakfast business with three en-suite rooms available for our guests.

Knowles Barn, thought originally to have been built around 1650, was converted in 2006 to provide a modern 5 bedroom family house which still retains many of its traditional features.

It is set in 10 acres of paddocks and gardens with extensive unspoilt views over Constable country and is a short distance from the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are 2 ground floor bedrooms which are disabled friendly.
We are only four miles from the centre of Colchester, England’s oldest recorded town, which offers a wide variety of things to do and places to see.

Local

Eat and Drink

• Timbers Bed & Breakfast - Colchester (2.6 miles) - We are a family run, luxury B&B set on the outskirts of the historic town of Colchester, with it'...
• The Three Horseshoes - Colchester (2.8 miles) - The Three Horseshoes is community pub and restaurant with a long history; it combines comfort and st...
• Go Bananas Play Centre - Colchester (3.7 miles) - Go Bananas is one of the largest indoor adventure play centres in the South East of England with ove...
• Tiptree Tea Rooms - Colchester (4.2 miles) - Tiptree Tea Room at The Minories in Colchester is a place where you can escape everyday life to rela...
• The Food Company - Colchester (5.2 miles) - A foodie heaven is the best way to describe The Food Company. Over 6000 artisan food products on our...

See and Do

• Go Bananas Play Centre Colchester (3.7 miles) - Go Bananas is one of the largest indoor adventure play centres in the South East of England with ove...
• Colchester Zoo Maldon Road, Stanway (5.4 miles) - Colchester Zoo is home to over 260 species set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes and are proudly lis...
• Colchester Zoo Colchester (5.4 miles) - Colchester Zoo is home to over 260 species set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes and are proudly lis...
• Green Island Gardens Ardleigh, Colchester (6.2 miles) - Green Island Gardens are 20 acres of professionally designed gardens created by Fiona Edmond since 1...
• Dedham Vale Boat Trips (River Stour Trust) Flatford (7.1 miles) - Trusty, Kathleen and Maria Constable operate on the eight mile stretch on the Suffolk/Essex River St...

Shopping

• The Beth Chatto Gardens - Nr Colchester (7.7 miles) - Beth Chatto (1923-2018) influenced and inspired generations of gardeners across the world. In 1960, ...
• Alder Carr Farm - Creeting St Mary (18.1 miles) - Alder Carr Farm is a visitor attraction with things suitable for the whole family. There is the Alde...
• Acanteen ltd. - CHELMSFORD (21.8 miles) - Established in 2001, Acanteen is a family run business born out of a passion for creating good whole...