Title: Birch Travel Guide: Best of Birch, Colchester Travel 2025 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Birch](https://expedia.co.uk/Birch-Hotels.d553248635118513260.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Birch](https://expedia.co.uk/Birch-Holiday-Rentals.d553248635118513260.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Birch Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Birch.d553248635118513260.Car-Hire-Guide)[Birch Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Birch.d553248635118513260.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Birch Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ## Visit Birch Things to do - Top hotels in Birch - Top Holiday Rentals in Birch ![St Nicholas Hotel](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/32000000/31580000/31572600/31572580/e9b6d553_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### St Nicholas Hotel High Street St Nicholas Hotel, Colchester, England £71 18 Sept - 19 Sept includes taxes & fees Stay at this 3-star hotel in Colchester. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=18%2F09%2F2025&endDate=19%2F09%2F2025&selected=31572580&PinnedHotelID=31572580&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=553248635118513260) ![The Aviator, formerly Smugglers Cove, Clacton On Sea by Marston's Inns](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/36000000/35860000/35854000/35853904/2048239a_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### The Aviator, formerly Smugglers Cove, Clacton On Sea by Marston's Inns Brook Park, Valley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, England £46 21 Sept - 22 Sept includes taxes & fees Stay at this 4-star inn in Clacton-on-Sea. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ... 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