This delightful holiday of contrasts features breathtaking ecological gardens, a historic city, a bustling seaside resort, and a handsome market town. We visit colourful and innovative Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens, an internationally renowned outdoor attraction that was created on land that had been deemed unfit for farming. We then spend time in Colchester, Britain’s First City, as it was established by the Romans in AD 49. Here you’ll be enchanted by its unique mix of ancient and modern attractions including a castle which is the largest Norman keep in Europe. We swap city for seaside with a day in Clacton-on-Sea, a traditional resort and the largest town on the Essex Sunshine Coast, with a wide sandy beach, pleasure pier, and well-kept gardens. We also enjoy an excursion to the market town of Bury St Edmunds, known as the Jewel in the Crown of Suffolk with its rich history, grandiose architecture, and captivating ambience. This holiday includes a restful, overnight hotel stop en route to your hotel, so you arrive fresh, and ready to explore this amazing part of Britain.