The poplar tree borders

Visiting Constable Country

Both of our neighbours, Colchester and the Constable Country, have a wealth of places to visit and things to do. The following sites should help you explore the surrounding area.

The selection features websites by local businesses, organisations and friends.

• Our neighbours at Fillpots Nursery specialise in flowering plants and have a tea-room.
• Also on Boxted Straight Road, Fred Smith grows asparagus for the summer and Christmas trees for the winter.
• Cants of Colchester are the longest-established rose growers in Britain (since 1765). Cants Rose Nursery is on the road from Colchester to Boxted.
• Carters Vineyards make quality wines, as well as running an alternative energy project here in Boxted.
• The Tallow Factory is a beautiful holiday cottage in near-by Dedham, the heart of Constable Country.
• Find out more about the village in The Boxted Times.
• A guide to visiting Colchester and the area.
• Voice of British Agriculture has information about British farm produce.