Welcome to Bures

Bures is a small village located in the county of Essex, England. It is situated on the River Stour and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman times, and there are many historic buildings and landmarks to explore. One of the most notable landmarks is the Bures Mill, which dates back to the 18th century and is still in operation today.

The village of Bures is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. There are many local events and activities that take place throughout the year, including the Bures Music Festival, which attracts visitors from all over the country. The village also has a number of local shops and businesses, including a post office, a pub, and a village hall. The local school, Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, is highly regarded and provides an excellent education for children in the area.

Overall, Bures is a charming and picturesque village that offers a peaceful and relaxed way of life. It is an ideal location for those who enjoy the outdoors and want to be surrounded by nature, while still having access to all the amenities and services they need. Whether you are looking for a place to raise a family or simply want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, Bures is a wonderful place to call home.

Local Weather

Mist

Temp: 7.3°C

Feels Like: 5.7°C

Wind: 5.4 MPH

Wind Dir: NW

Local Schools

School Details
Bures Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages:3-11
Head Teacher
Mr Ruth Slater
Nayland Road
Bures
Suffolk
CO8 5BX
01787227446
School Website
The Ryes College
Other Independent Special School
Ages:11-18
Head Teacher
Mr Daniel Lawrence
Pump Farm
Bures Road
Assington
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 5NA
1787228344
School Website
St John The Baptist Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
Voluntary Aided School
Ages:5-11
Head Teacher
Mrs Susie Price
The Street
Halstead
Essex
CO9 2NH
01787269300
School Website
Chappel Church Of England Controlled Primary School
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages:4-11
Head Teacher
Miss Julie Ingram
The Street
Chappel
Colchester
Essex
CO6 2DD
01787222296
School Website
Colne Engaine Church Of England Primary School
Academy Converter
Ages:4-11
Head Teacher
Mrs Samantha Dunne
Green Farm Road
Colne Engaine
Essex
CO6 2HA
1787222717
School Website
Wells Hall Primary School
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages:3-11
Head Teacher
Miss Rosalind Towns
Wells Hall Road
Great Cornard
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 0NH
1787373489
School Website
Thomas Gainsborough School
Academy Converter
Ages:11-18
Head Teacher
Mr Helen Yapp
Wells Hall Road
Great Cornard
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 0NH
01787375232
School Website
Fordham All Saints Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages:4-11
Head Teacher
Mr Ceri Daniels
Mill Road
Fordham
Colchester
Essex
CO6 3NN
01206240251
School Website
Nayland Primary School
Community School
Ages:4-11
Head Teacher
Miss Raegan N Delaney
Bear Street
Nayland
Suffolk
CO6 4HZ
01206262348
School Website
Earls Colne Primary School And Nursery
Foundation School
Ages:4-11
Head Teacher
Jakki Sibley
Park Lane
Earls Colne
Colchester
Essex
CO6 2RH
01787222205
School Website
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Local Train Stations

Train Station
Bures
The Paddocks, Off Station Hill, Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5HS
1.43 Miles
Chappel And Wakes Colne
Station Road, Chappel, Essex, CO6 2DS
3.26 Miles
Sudbury
Station Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 6SU
4.71 Miles
Marks Tey
Station Road, Marks Tey, Essex, CO6 1EE
6.35 Miles
Colchester
Station Approach Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1XD
7.18 Miles
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Local Taxis

Taxi
Greenway Cars
07554 129432
Green Way, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2HB
3.84 Miles
Femme Cars Ltd
01787 377585
3 Kempson Drive, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0ND
4.01 Miles
Colne Valley Travel
01787 222238
46 Hillie Bunnies, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2RX
4.02 Miles
Maplestead Airport Cars
01787 276826
17 Monks Road, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2RY
4.06 Miles
Airport Transfers
01787 881212
23 Highbury Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0HE
4.13 Miles
A B A Taxis
01787 377333
34 Queensway, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0HQ
4.13 Miles
Elite Private Hire
01787 881212
2 Hartest Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0LA
4.22 Miles
Bures Cab Co
0845 832 4556
2 Hartest Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0LA
4.22 Miles
Cornard Cabs
07811 261613
2 Hartest Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0LA
4.22 Miles
Fox Cars
01787 376385
7 Mills Rd, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2XX
4.85 Miles
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Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Co8 439 - Bures Station
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Co8 311D - Eight Bells Bures
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Co8 48D - Normandie Way Bures
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Co8 326 - Bures Post Office
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Co8 473D - Claypits Avenue Bures
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Co8 174D - Bevills Sudbury Road Bures
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Co8 368 - Mount Bures
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Co8 335D - Bures Green
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Co8 290 - Pebmarsh Road Bures
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Co8 163 - Sudbury Road Bures
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Co8 289 - Peartree Hill Bures
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Co8 171 - Thatchers Arms Mount Bures
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Co8 85 - Lamarsh
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Co8 352 - Alphamstone Church
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Co8 98 - Goulds Road Alphamstone
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Local GP Practices

GP Practice Details
Bures
01787 227529
Church Square Surgery
Church Square
Bures
Colchester
Suffolk
CO8 5BS
Nayland Surgery
93 Bear Street
Nayland
Colchester
CO6 4LA
Cornard Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service 3
67 Pot Kiln Road
Great Cornard
Sudbury
CO10 0DH
Cornard Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2
67 Pot Kiln Road
Great Cornard
Sudbury
CO10 0DH
Cornard Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service
67 Pot Kiln Road
Great Cornard
Sudbury
CO10 0DH
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Local Stores

Sudbury - Canhams Road
Canhams Road
Great Cornard
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 0ER
01787 374232
Store Website
4.03 miles
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SPAR - Sudbury
Cornard Road
Sudbury
CO10 2XA
01787 372301
Store Website
4.8 miles
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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Catley Cross Veterinary Clinic Limited
Catley Cross Stables
Catley Cross
Wickham St. Paul
Halstead
Essex
CO9 2PE
01787 269 006
leesrobert@btconnect.com
Website
3.76 miles
Animals Treated
Equines

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Linkswood Equine Vets Ltd
Linkswood Stud
Catley Cross
Halstead
Essex
CO9 2PE
07878 865185
reception@linkwoodequinevets.co.uk
Website
3.76 miles
Animals Treated
Camelids

Equines

Sheep/Goats

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Mulberry Vets, Henny
Gentrys
Watery Lane
Little Henny
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 7NG
01787 269530
surgery@hennyvets.co.uk
Website
4.06 miles
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Cats

Dogs

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Aldham Veterinary Centre
New Road
Aldham
Colchester
Essex
CO6 3PN
01206 809199
Aldhamvets@outlook.com
Website
4.50 miles
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Dogs

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Ardmore Veterinary Group Ltd
57 Cornard Road
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2XB
01787 372588
ardmore@ardmorevets.co.uk
Website
4.63 miles
Amenities
Open at weekends

Disabled public access

Client car park

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Dogs

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Mulberry Court Veterinary Surgery
171-173 Melford Road
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1JU
01787 881888
surgery@mulberryvets.co.uk
Website
5.47 miles
Animals Treated
Birds

Cats

Dogs

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Local Dog Walks

Marks Hall Estate Heli Hounds
Get Your Four-Legged Friends Ready As You Join Over 300 Other Dog Walkers For A Scenic Stroll Through The Marks Hall Estate In Essex.
1 Marks Hall Rd
Colchester
Lancashire
CO6 1TG
6.63 miles

Location
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Gosbecks Archeological Park
Large Open Fields And Small Amount Of Woodland, With Small Hills And Streams On Longer Routes.
215 Shrub End Rd
Colchester
Lancashire
CO3 4RN
7.88 miles

Location
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Braintree River Blackwater Walk (Nr Fairview)
Start Either At Convent Lane Or River Mead And Then Walk The Loop. Access From Fairview Estate
1 Trafalgar Way
Braintree
Lancashire
CM7 9LP
10.22 miles

Location
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Venny/ Lower Lodge Farm Colne Nature Reserve
Circular Park With Big Grass Fields For Games Of Fetch Or Training. Access From This To Other Walking Routes- Wivenhoe Trail Along River Colne , Wivenhoe Woods To King George V Park, Field Route To University Of Essex Grounds. Fair Warning, Woodland Walk Can Get Pretty Muddy!
67 Vanessa Dr
Wivenhoe
Colchester
CO7 9PB
10.82 miles

Free Parking On Housing Estate. Dog Bins On Route. Can Turn Off Trail For Woodland Walk Versus Park.
Location
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Cockaynes Wood Nature Reserve
A Beautiful Walk Through Woodland And Around Lakes. Great Space For Off Lead. Plenty Of Shrubbery To Sniff And An Area To Play Fetch.
Alresford Rd
Elmstead
Colchester
CO7 9JX
12.02 miles

By Foot Or Bike: The Site Can Be Reached By Public Footpath From Cockaynes Lane (Alresford) Or From Alresford Road (Wivenhoe). By Car: The Vehicular Site Entrance Is Off Wivenhoe Road, Alresford, Just North Of The Railway Bridge. The Main Vehicle Gate Is Usually Locked, But There Is Still Parking Space For About 6 Cars. The Site Can Be Reached By Walking Down The Track From The Gate. Please Be Aware That This Track Is Not A Public Right-Of-Way; It May Sometimes Be Closed To The Public. Directions From Wivenhoe: Take The Alresford Road And Head Out Of Wivenhoe Towards Alresford. About Half-Way Between Wivenhoe And Alresford, Turn Left Just Before The Railway Bridge. Go Through The Gate, Or Use Footpath, Head Down The Track For About 300M, Through The Metal Gates And Into The Former Quarry Yard. Directions From Alresford: Take The Wivenhoe Road And Head Out Of Alresford Towards Wivenhoe. After The Bend To The Right, Go Over The Railway Bridge And Immediately Turn Right. Go Through The Gate, Or Use Footpath, Head Down The Track For About 300M, Through The Metal Gates And Into The Former Quarry Yard. One Approach Is Through Farmland So Be Aware And Keep Your Pooch On Lead Until Safely Past
Location
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Flatford
Enjoy The Stour Valley And Dedham Vale On This Relaxing Walk By The River Stour.
CO11 2LE
12.05 miles

Off The A137 Heading North To Ipswich, You Will See A National Rail Sign For Manningtree Train Station.
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Weather Forecast

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