Hotels in Essex, United Kingdom

Essex is a county just east of London with a temperate climate-summers average 70°F (21°C) and winters hover around 40°F (4°C). It's famous for its seaside resorts like Southend-on-Sea, where you can ride the world's longest pleasure pier, and its rural areas like Dedham Vale, perfect for hiking along the River Stour. In winter, explore medieval castles like Colchester's Norman keep, or during summer, hit the beaches at Clacton-on-Sea for watersports-why not try kite-surfing in the North Sea?