Contact Details

To make a booking or request further information please contact:

Virginia or Peter Bunting

Our postal address is:

Rye Farm
Rye Lane
Layer de la Haye
Colchester
CO2 0JL

Telephone: 01206 - 734350

Email: peterbunting@btconnect.com

Fax: 01206 - 734370

Directions to Rye Farm

From A12 travelling North: – Come off at Junction 26, signposted A1124, Halstead, Stanway. At top of slip road turn right on the roundabout, which will take you over the A12. Continue following the A1124 Stanway signs, along Essex Yeomanry Way. For next section see 'From Essex Yeomanry Way' below.

From A12 travelling South: – Come off at Junction 26, signposted A1124, Halstead, Stanway. At top of slip road turn left into Essex Yeomanry Way.

From Essex Yeomanry Way: – continue along Essex Yeomanry Way, following the A1124 Stanway signs. Keep in left hand lane until AFTER you have passed the large Sainsburys store on your right (the right hand lane veers off to the right).
AFTER passing Sainsburys, move over to the right hand lane. At the next roundabout turn right, following the signs to Maldon (B1022). This will take you through Tollgate retail park, with Seapets and then Homebase to your left.

At the roundabout immediately after Homebase continue straight on. A little later, go left then right at small traffic islands onto Warren Lane. Continue following the Zoo signs (white elephant on brown background) towards Colchester Zoo, along Warren Lane, until reaching the junction with the B1022 Colchester-Maldon road. At this junction turn left onto the B1022 towards Colchester Zoo and Colchester.

Pass the Zoo on your right. One mile after the Zoo you will come to a roundabout. Take the exit to the right, following the signs to B1026 Mersea, Layer de la Haye.

At the next two roundabouts continue following the signs to B1026 Mersea, Layer de la Haye, which will bring you to the B1026 Colchester-Layer de la Haye road and a mini-roundabout. Turn right at this mini-roundabout, and carry straight on at the next mini-roundabout, to Layer de la Haye.

At the far end of the village, at the crossroads by the Fox Tavern and the War Memorial (The Cross), turn left into Malting Green Road.
Pass the village shop (on your right) and after about 300 yards turn right into Rye Lane, by the sign to "Rye Farm". Continue along Rye Lane, past some cottages on your left, until you come to the farmhouse.

For a map showing our location go to www.google.co.uk/maps
and enter our post code which is CO2 0(zero, not "O")JL.