Interesting building. 18th Century former water mill with some even older bits, a listed building. At a great location with riverside walks &, just across the river, modern swimming baths, ice rink & Gym, loads of new restaurants, posh cinema & a John Lewis with cafes. Pedestrianised town centre just a short walk. No extra charge for wifi. Big, warm room showing the ancient roof timbers. Although there was no twin bed option, the double bed in our room was a very large one so that was fine. Smart en-suite, room cleaned & made up every day with new towels. No breakfast option, but can use room facilities + plenty of places nearby. Ate at their pub restaurant 2 nights - good.

The en-suite is relatively large & very pleasant, but the bath + tap-shower in our room was located where the roof slopes down & may not suit someone becoming a bit less mobile getting in and out of baths. It was not possible to stand up for a shower.

On arrival we were met by Ruby who showed us to our room. She was very friendly, professional and very informative. She explained how the key system worked and gave us details on how to operate the coffee machine. The room was a really good size, bed was very comfortable. Really quirky due to the age of the building which we really liked. Good shower which is always a bonus particularly as it was above a bath. We had Sunday lunch which was absolutely fantastic. Really generous portions and cooked to perfection. We thought the prices were good too. Service throughout our stay was really good. Cannot say anything negative at all. We would recommend it to anyone needing a stay in Chelmsford and will definitely be using the Riverside Inn again. Perfect location, lovely garden and interior decor.

Great location for where we needed to be. Well stocked hospitality tray and surprisingly quiet, considering their is a pub below. Comfy bed, plenty of storage, and a good-sized room. Great pub menu for evening meals, we weren't around at lunchtime.

The bathroom could probably do with a refresh. The Internet and Wi-Fi need looking at as it was quite patchy. For me, as I'm 6'4", the ceiling beams are rather low, but that's the character of the building. I only banged my head once. 🙂. It would have been nice if breakfast was available, but it wasn't an issue as there are plenty of places to eat close by.

Gorgeous old inn, on the banks of the river and lots of character - old beams throughout and original windows. Excellent choice of alcohol free beer and gin (a real nice surprise as a soberista used to becks blue or nothing!) Bonus points for oat milk sachets with the coffee machine - again a real nice surprise for someone who doesn’t eat dairy. Rooms have super effective air con - bliss and lead to perfect nights sleep. Convenient location within walking distance of town centre and train station.

Breakfast wasn’t an option - cereal bars were ok but would have been nice to have list of places that deliver or provide breakfast close by

Location was fabulous, the room was spacious, and comfortable.

No parking even though there is a public car park across the road which we priced up for our next visit and it seemed a reasonable price, unfortunately they don’t do breakfast anymore but hopefully in the future they may change, and the city centre is so close to have breakfast elsewhere. We were in room 1 which I think is directly underneath room 5 which had very very squeaky floorboards so when they got up at 3 am for a wee, we did as well!

Great location, with a public car park just across the road. The building has plenty of character and our room was spacious and comfortable. Like having 24h access with a fob, no need to remember a code

The only negative was the sound from the room above, there was a very creaky floor and the bathwater outflow was loud above our heads when in bed. We were in room 1 and the occupant above was an early riser on Sunday morning. Overall this didn't spoil our stay, but felt it should be mentioned

Lovely cozy room. With lots of atmosphere. Comfy bed. Lovely clean fluffy towels, and an amazingly powerful shower. Meals in the pub great value and staff really took time to ensure my friend was catered for and safe due to multiple allergies. Staff friendly and really helpful. Quality tea and coffee supplies and Oat milk ❤️

Parking!!!! Carpark over the road is reasonably cheap at 6.60 for 24hours but you have to renew at 00.00. This can be done by phone just remember to set your alarm. Further on can paid more than 24hrs but so expensive

No breakfast offered in this location but complimentary breakfast cereal bars and tea bags etc provided. Lovely beamed decent sized room, self controlled heating/Aircon unit, comfortable bed, good bathroom (extractor fan broken). Food in restaurant/pub very good, large variety - reasonable price for the quality and quantity but not cheap. Plenty of garden seating. Location very close to town and river walk. I would recommend this Inn.

Paint work was a bit shabby but didn't effect enjoyment. Car park opposite was a bit of a pain to pay as you can't pay for overnight, you have to top up at midnight. Creaky floorboards outside and above room.

Great place to stay we had a party in town so it was convenient to stay for us Room was nice bigger then I thought comfortable bed we had kettle coffee maker with biscuits and breakfast bar Staff were really friendly and helpful showed us to the room and explained how we have 24 hour access by a side door with key fob Car park opposite and it cost us 3.90 for 24 hours We had a drink in the beer garden before we rang a taxi for the party they gave us a list of numbers it was great atmosphere in the pub It is an old building and lots of stairs to the room something to be aware of if you have walking problems We would definitely stay here again

The room was spacious and very well equipped with exceptional tea and coffee making facilities The bed was super comfortable and the aircon was very welcome as we had a heatwave at the time The staff were also helpful and quick to respond to requests

I couldnt get in touch with anybody before 12 midday when i wanted to try to extend my stay I wasnt aware of early closing for the check in on sunday and had to get a friend to get my key or else i would have been room less Thimble sized teacups (however i t is possibly my preference of mugs for my hot drinks )