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Christmas cottages in Essex

31 properties found

Toppesfield, Suffolk

English Oak Lodge at Toppesfield Hall

2112

Our grading

Mon 22 Dec 2025

7 nights

Mon 22 Dec 2025

£1,393

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Manningtree, Essex

The Acorn

211

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Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£716

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Manningtree, Essex

Clocktower Stables 1

2111

Our grading

Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£664

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Earls Colne, Essex

Colne Retreat

211

Our grading

Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£773

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Colchester (8mls SW), Essex

The Coloured Ryeland Retreat

2111

Our grading

Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£848

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Thaxted, Essex

Goddards Mead

2112

Our grading

Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£961

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Frinton on Sea, Essex

Field House Lodge

2111

Our grading

Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£790

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Manningtree, Essex

Clocktower Stables 2

2111

Our grading

Tue 23 Dec 2025

7 nights

Tue 23 Dec 2025

£619

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Ipswich, Suffolk

Sparrows Nest

2112

Our grading

Sat 20 Dec 2025

7 nights

Sat 20 Dec 2025

£795

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Colchester (8mls SW), Essex

The Herdsman

2113

Our grading

Sat 20 Dec 2025

7 nights

Sat 20 Dec 2025

£682

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Dedham, Essex

The Cottage At Dedham

3212

Our grading

Sat 20 Dec 2025

7 nights

Sat 20 Dec 2025

£671

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Toppesfield, Suffolk

Silver Birch Lodge at Toppesfield Hall

4112

Our grading

Mon 22 Dec 2025

7 nights

Mon 22 Dec 2025

£1,400

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Self-catering holiday cottages for Christmas for Essex

Embrace the season of goodwill and plan a family Christmas to remember in one of our Essex Christmas cottages, swapping the daily grind for stunning seaside strolls and epic adventures across the sweeping countryside. Choose from bijou-style retreats for two, coastal apartments with a view, and lodge-style accommodation in rural splendour. Hang your stockings and enchant the children with tales by the Christmas tree, waking on Christmas morning to a table groaning with locally-sourced delicacies and treasures gathered from pretty independent shops. Essex has something for everyone, and our Christmas cottages are ideally located for celebrating in style.

Boasting over 350 miles of spectacular coastline, you’ll be well placed for taking a gentle amble along the shoreline on blustery winter mornings. Discover an array of chocolate-box villages and welcoming market towns studded within the vast expanse of countryside, pausing in picturesque Leigh-on-Sea, Saffron Walden and Waltham Abbey for a hearty meal. Change pace with a day trip to vibrant Colchester, visiting the zoo and multiple attractions scattered throughout the area. Clacton-on-Sea and Frinton-on-Sea may bring to mind visions of donkey rides and hokey pokey, but during the winter months, fish and chips and mulled wine are a must. Walk in the footsteps of Tudor monarchs and explore Epping Forest, factoring in a pit stop to Loughton for a quick browse of the high street with its multiple boutiques and brasseries.