Car rental in
Essex

This is an ancient United Kingdom county with a long history and those renting a car will find plenty of places to visit and see. Colchester has been a settlement since Roman times. The Normans began building Colchester Castle, on the foundations of a Roman temple, in 1076. It is the largest surviving Norman keep in England. There are art galleries, art and craft centres, Colchester Zoo, The East Anglian Railway Museum and the Tiptree Jam Museum, the Colne River in the city, Mersea Island and its oysters and much more in Colchester. Brentwood is a newer town having begun in a forest clearing in the 12th century, but there are excellent shops, restaurants and nightlife or why not visit Ingatestone Hall. Chelmsford is an ancient city and is the County Town, the 15th century Cathedral interests many visitors as do Hylands House, Chelmsford Museum, The County Cricket Club, the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. A road trip further afield in your rental car could be to Epping Forest or to the seaside at Clacton or Southend, once known as London by the Sea. The County is so close to the United Kingdom's capital and its attractions and those who hire a rental car could be there in a short time. The county has everything; beautiful countryside, farmland, market towns, ancient cities, seaside and much more, when you hire a rental car you can discover it all.