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The Blue Anchor Feering

Colchester · United Kingdom

The Blue Anchor 132 Feering HillView location

9.0/10Excellent116 Reviews
Cleanliness9.4/109.4
Service9.2/109.2
Comfort9.0/109.0
Condition9.0/109.0
Neighborhood8.8/108.8
Amenities8.6/108.6
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  • Adults Only

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About The Blue Anchor Feering

With a stay at The Blue Anchor Feering in Colchester, you'll be within the vicinity of Layer Marney Tower and Colchester Zoo. This property is within the vicinity of Marks Hall Gardens and Arboretum and Blackwater Rail Trail Country Park.

Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor tennis court, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services. Free self parking is available onsite. At The Blue Anchor Feering, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.

Breakfast is available for a fee. Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms.

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Located in Colchester, The Blue Anchor Feering is a 5-minute drive from Paycockes and 6 minutes from Blackwater Rail Trail Country Park. This guesthouse is 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Marks Hall Gardens and Arboretum and 5 mi (8 km) from Layer Marney Tower.

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms. Free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Non-smoking
Banquet facilities

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 3:00 PM
Check-in until 9:00 PM
Check-out until 11:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

No elevators Children not allowed Caters to adults only Pets not allowed

Important information

  • Special Instructions
    Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
    • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
    • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
    • This property accepts credit cards
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Spoken Language

    English

Nearby attractions

Paycockes 4.9 km / 3 mi
Blackwater Rail Trail Country Park 6.7 km / 4.1 mi
Marks Hall Gardens and Arboretum 7.9 km / 4.9 mi
Layer Marney Tower 8 km / 5 mi
Witham Leisure Centre 8.3 km / 5.1 mi
Benton Hall Golf and Country Club 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
Forrester Park Golf Club 9.4 km / 5.8 mi
Colchester Zoo 10.7 km / 6.7 mi
East Anglian Railway Museum 11.2 km / 7 mi
Five Lakes Golf Club 11.4 km / 7.1 mi
Five Lakes Resort 11.4 km / 7.1 mi
Braintree Public Gardens 14 km / 8.7 mi
Freeport Outlet Village 14.3 km / 8.9 mi
Cineworld Braintree 14.4 km / 8.9 mi
Abberton Resevoir Visitor Centre 14.4 km / 8.9 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

  • Total number of rooms: 5
  • guest house
  • Check-in hour
  • Check-out hour
  • Wi-fi
  • Restaurant
  • Only Adults
  • Non-smoking establishment
Upon availability

Room types

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  • DOUBLE SUPERIOR GARDEN VIEWDOUBLE • SUPERIOR GARDEN VIEWDBL.GV-SU

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
    View / characteristic
    SUPERIOR GARDEN VIEW

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    DOUBLE SUPERIOR GARDEN VIEW

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
    View / characteristic
    SUPERIOR GARDEN VIEW

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    Room code: DBL.GV-SU

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  • TWIN STANDARDTWIN • STANDARDTWN.ST

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    TWIN
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    STANDARD

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    TWIN STANDARD

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    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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    TWIN
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    STANDARD

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    Room code: TWN.ST

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  • DOUBLE SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BEDDOUBLE • SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BEDDBL.DB-SU

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
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    SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BED

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    DOUBLE SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BED

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
    View / characteristic
    SUPERIOR WITH DOUBLE BED

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    Room code: DBL.DB-SU

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  • DOUBLE SUPERIORDOUBLE • SUPERIORDBL.SU

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
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    SUPERIOR

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    DOUBLE SUPERIOR

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    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    DOUBLE
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    SUPERIOR

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    Room code: DBL.SU

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  • DOUBLE STANDARDDOUBLE • STANDARD • 1 Bedroom • 33 m²DBL.ST

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    Room overview

    Non-smoking room
    Room size
    33 m²
    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Bedrooms
    1
    Room type
    DOUBLE
    View / characteristic
    STANDARD

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    Facilities with extra charge

    • Wi-fi

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    DOUBLE STANDARD

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    Non-smoking room
    Room size
    33 m²
    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Bedrooms
    1
    Room type
    DOUBLE
    View / characteristic
    STANDARD

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: DBL.ST

    Facilities with extra charge

    • Wi-fi

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about The Blue Anchor Feering

9.0
Excellent
116 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.4 /10
Service
9.2 /10
Comfort
9.0 /10
Condition
9.0 /10
Neighborhood
8.8 /10
Amenities
8.6 /10
50 reviews shown
8/10
Excellent
11 Jun 2026
Spyridon
Only issue was kitchen close at 20:30 and check in is by 21:00. We only, just, made the second deadline.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
29 Apr 2026
Kaarin
Being from the hospitality industry, I am not easily wowed but I have to say, the staff and service was wonderful, genuine and warm. Clean rooms, comfy beds, all expected amenities working and I enjoyed a delicious dinner in the restaurant. I stay here whenever I'm in the area as there's always a warm welcome.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
18 Apr 2026
Charles
Just a one night stop on business so no time to investigate in detail but very friendly and helpful staff and a very nice room. Not a big room but nicely furnished and equipped with a kettle, Nespresso coffee machine and a couple of pods, tv, iron and board, etc. comfortable bed.
Overall a nice comfortable night’s stay.
Self
8/10
Excellent
09 Mar 2026
Tomas
Lovely modern room with plenty of space for two people. Coffee machine was a big plus for me, with the downside being the shower (electric and not very powerful), but I would happily stay here again ✅.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
22 Nov 2025
Robert
Highly recommend this hotel 10/10 on everything looking forward to our next visit
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
14 Nov 2025
Adrian
Clean room. Food was very good.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
20 Sep 2025
Sharon

Absolutely fabulous!

We stayed one night, our room was upgraded at no charge which we really appreciated. The room was spacious, clean and the bed was very comfy. We had dinner in the restaurant with friends
The food was fabulous, the staff very attentive and friendly. An excellent stay, we will return and absolutely recommend.
Partner
6/10
Pleasant
12 Sep 2025
bryan

Disappointing stay

Three negatives.
The bathroom had a distinct drain/sewer smell which requires immediate attention.
Only one set of towels provided for two guests.
Our room (and several others) were located very close to a busy very noisy intersection with the result that from 6am sleep was impossible.

This was extremely disappointing as the room rate (no breakfast included) was not inconsiderable.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
08 Sep 2025
Cat
Great stay a
Partner
2/10
Poor
07 Jul 2025
Kelly
Received
Friends_and_family Friends
8/10
Excellent
22 Jun 2025
Linda
It is good value. The staff are very welcoming and helpful.
It is clean. Snowy white bedding and big fluffy towels but although offered it was accepted that I preferred not to have unnecessary changes of towels and bedding. It’s great to have a good restaurant on site that also offers several vegetarian options. There is a lovely little garden and good parking. Be prepared to accept that there will be traffic noise as it’s positioned on a junction.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
07 May 2025
Kaarin

Best hotel in the area!

I have often stayed at this hotel when travelling for business in the area and it never disappoints. The service, staff, ambience, excellent food and easy car parking, makes it a must stay. Always a genuine welcome and the pwners / staff happy to chat whilst you're there. Fantastic breakfast and a great dinner menu, congrats to the chef for thier consistent wonderful, tasty food.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
02 May 2025
Elise
A lovely property with a great pub. The food was excellent and thankfully the weather was sunny and warm. What a wonderful evening to eat outside in their Olive Garden.
The owners and the staff were all so helpful in guiding us to a sweet evening stroll.
We knew they had great reviews and they are well deserved. Our room was quiet, comfortable, and cool. Thank you!
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
09 Apr 2025
Iain

Comfy overnight stay

Lovely place to stay, compact but comfy, very clean and tidy
We were already eating elsewhere but the restaurant looked really good, great menu
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
07 Apr 2025
Wallis
Excellent hotel, will definitely stay there again, would highly recommend
Business
10/10
Exceptional
31 Mar 2025
Geraldine
Lovely room. Very clean and everything you need. We had breakfast the following morning which was very tasty
Leisure Family
4/10
Poor
27 Feb 2025
David
The noise from the road was constant all night. Very broken sleep. Room was small but fine, shower a bit weak. For the price it was fine but I would not stay again due to the noise from the road.
Business Self
10/10
Exceptional
19 Feb 2025
Rod

Reliable alwaysc

Great food lovely atmosphere
Business
10/10
Exceptional
16 Feb 2025
Carley

Lovely cosy room, fab food!

A lovely village pub, nice and cosy rooms, we stayed at the back of the pub and room was lovely and quiet. Nice and warm.
We ate in the restaurant for our evening meal, food was delicious and service was superb! We will definitely be retuning when we get our next child free evening.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
10 Feb 2025
Verified traveler
The only thing was the traffic noise if you have room road side of the hotel. also not clear about breakfast when booking.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
12 Jan 2025
Faye

We'd rate extra stars if we could!

Our stay was beyond amazing.
The room was so homely and cosy, we loved it.
We had an evening meal and a breakfast, the food was incredible.
The staff at dinner and breakfast were so kind and welcoming, professional, completely faultless.
The staff made the stay that much more special, so thank you.
We cant wait to stay again.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
16 Oct 2024
Mr

Anniversary stay

Hotel/pub was very nice, old with lots of original features, food was amazing, great chef, will definitely be returning in the future
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
13 Oct 2024
tony
A great place to stay. Very friendly and helful staff. Easy parking just on the oither side of the road, lovley building and tastefully decorated comfortable rooms. Didn't dine in for dinner as we were in a rush but the dining area looked fantastic and the menu looked great. Would highly recommend a stay here.
Business Partner
10/10
Exceptional
29 Aug 2024
Cara

Homely

Great little pub/inn off the A12, room was lovely, bathroom needs a bit of an update but functional and clean. Homemade biscuits 😋 a delight. I had a superior room and loved having a espresso machine for my morning brew. Food in general was fab from my burger 6oz (think chef forgot the scales, it was massive) to my mexican chicken & Avocado on 2nd night, portions great size, service i couldn't fault, all team, smiley, happy peeps.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
22 Jul 2024
Andrea
Such a helpful staff team who returned to welcome us at midnight after our flight was delayed by the global IT problem.
Room was comfortable and offered everything we needed. Thank you.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
28 Apr 2024
Kerry

Excellent customer service

On arrival staff could not have been more helpful, really good customer service.
The room was spacious with everything we needed. Really pleasant stay.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Oct 2023
Ian

Nice place, comfortable & friendly.

Nice place, comfortable and decent sized toom. Friendly service & easy parking just across the road.
Business
6/10
Pleasant
02 Oct 2023
martin

Poor nights sleep

All was good apart from the bed being 2 feet to short and extremely soft which is no good for people with minor back issues.
Very noisy road with no deflection of sound till after works traffics gone , I’d use again but would want a room that does not back onto the road
Business
10/10
Exceptional
05 Sep 2023
Gareth
Staff were lovely, great location for what I needed
10/10
Exceptional
19 Aug 2023
Fernanda
My only issue was bedroom size and noise from garden on my windows but I didn’t stay long enough to rate or notice anything bad. Location is very good and easy to access. Didn’t have time to try the meals but smelled delicious and atmosphere seemed very inviting 🙏
Business_and_leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
07 Aug 2023
Ann

Shower problems

The beds were very comfy and the room was spotless Food was pricey but worth every penny very delicious, only problem I would say is that I felt a bit unsafe in the shower no hand rails to hold on to and no non slip mat in the shower plus no bath handles to get out of shower and no mat on the floor when you step out of the shower
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
30 Jul 2023
Merry
A warm welcome on our arrival and was checked in quickly and escorted to our room. Staff were terrific, dinner plentiful, warm ambience and fairly busy.
The room is small but fine for one night and price. The only thing was the headboard in room 2 was flaking off. Such an easy fix but very visible when you first walk in - an impression that makes you think what else is wrong here. Also a couple of cleaning products left in room. Again, not a big deal, but careless. Would recommend to stay for a night or two but fix the obvious.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
20 Feb 2023
Natalie
We had a great stay. The staff were all really friendly and the food in the restaurant was excellent.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
14 Nov 2022
Catherine
A beautiful hotel with a fantastic restaurant. Food was amazing.
Our room (double) was small but very comfortable.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
15 Sep 2022
Alan
Lovely building, rooms were great and the food in the Restaurant was excellent.
Business Partner
8/10
Excellent
12 Jun 2022
Mark
Room was okay, location is on a main road so not totally unexpected it was noisy. Meal was lovely. Staff were very helpful.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
14 Jan 2022
M

Lovely food

Lovely looking hotel with ample parking. The food was excellent if a little expensive. We looked for a traditional type pub so we could have a meal then drink, the issue here is there is no actual sitting area for drinkers. It caters only for diners and if your table is required you need to move on. On this occasion we coukd stay, but it didn't have the cosy feel we were looking for. The room was generally okay, but the bed uncomfortable.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
08 Dec 2021
Lee

Comfortable Stay

Short 2 night stay when in the area for business.
All good and serves for a comfortable stay.
Business
8/10
Excellent
03 Dec 2021
William

Blue Anchor - a good choice

Nice room, good restaurant.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
13 Nov 2021
Terry

Overnight stay

Very short but great
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
30 Sep 2021
Tina
An absolute gem! Everything from check in, the room, food quality and service at dinner to check out was 1st class. Can't recommend this place highly enough. Thank you for a lovely stay!
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
01 Sep 2021
Emma-Jane
Attended a party here and stayed after. My partner is coeliac and hotel was happy to provide food separately to the party buffet to ensure he was catered for. Great customer service the whole evening
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
21 Jun 2021
Verified traveler
Comfortable hotel with great staff
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
28 Jul 2020
S

Old Inn stop over

Staff were so warm, welcoming and friendly. Evening meal was everything i could have wanted and expected, and the draught ale topped it off.
Room was clean and had everything i needed other than work/desk space, so i was forced to relax and chill, so i did.
Areas for improvement? When customers swear in earshot of others, stamp it out. What you permit, you promote.
Business Self
10/10
Exceptional
11 Mar 2020
SUSAN
HAPPY WITH OUR STAY, STAFF VERY FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL
Partner
8/10
Excellent
13 Nov 2019
Stuart

Great nights stay

Clean & modern room with great food also offered.
Business
6/10
Pleasant
30 May 2019
Verified traveler
I felt my room was tired for a so called superior room and 8/10 staff were rude.
I’ve stayed all over the globe and I honestly feel like some of the people working here couldn’t care less about you.
One of whom I gave way for on the stairs and and he didn’t even deem the gesture worth raising his head for let alone thanking me.
Now maybe this was a one off so I didn’t mention it at the time and that may have been down the fact when I left there was no one to check me out.
I left my key with a lovely cleaner who seemed to work more than she needed to.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
30 Apr 2019
steven
A well run good hotel
Family
8/10
Excellent
10 Jan 2019
Alan

Very pleasant first stay

This was my first stay here and the overall experience was good. Staff were welcoming, the room was clean with good amenities and a very comfortable bed. Food was pretty good although I didn't stay for breakfast. I would definitely recommend this hotel and will stay again.
6/10
Pleasant
08 Dec 2018
Verified traveler
Well thought out rooms and a comfy bed. On a busy road so quite noisy.

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The Blue Anchor 132 Feering Hill, Colchester, United Kingdom

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