Experience rural Essex at its best at the Swan Hotel, a former coaching inn. This accommodation is not only a friendly hotel, but it also features an atmospheric pub onsite where real ales, fine wines and homemade food can be enjoyed. Thaxted itself is famous as the home of Morris dancing, and guests at the Swan can enjoy local performances of this centuries-old tradition. There is also a real fire in the bar area to keep patrons warm and cosy in the winter months.