The Whalebone Inn

The Whalebone Inn A beautiful grade two listed gastro pub circa 1750, situated at the top of the Roman Rover Valley. Pretty gastro pub set at the top of the Roman River Valley.

01/04/2026

Our Easter openings hours this weekend are:

Good Friday
12-10.30 (food 12-2.30/6-9)

Saturday as normal
Sunday as normal

Easter Monday
12-7 (food 12-5)

Booking is strongly advised
Tel 01206 729 307.

Our valentines menu. This is being served alongside our a la carte menu.Reservations:Tel 01206 729 307 or emailinfo@the...
12/02/2026

Our valentines menu. This is being served alongside our a la carte menu.
Reservations:
Tel 01206 729 307 or email
[email protected].

We have some spaces remaining.

30/01/2026

Good Evening Everyone,

There has been a lovely response to Steve's memorial this coming Monday at the pub.
Everyone is welcome to pop in and share their special memories amongst friends, to remember him by.

We will be open between 4 and 7 (later if desired) .
I have arranged fish platters from Dukes seafood in Mersea. There will be wine laid on.

It is a little tricky guessing numbers so hopefully there is enough food.
Seafood was Steve's favourite along with a good glass of Alborinio to wash it down with.

I appreciate this may be not to everyone's pallette so rest assured we'll get the fryers on for some chips etc.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday from 4pm .
For our Steve.

30/01/2026

We apologise for the inconvenience caused during the week with regards to the phone lines and lack of broadband.

We have switched to fibre and we experienced every possible conundrum along the way.

Suffice to say we are now up and running and we have of course kept our same phone number.

For enquiries/bookings please call us on 01206 729307 where one of our team will be happy to assist.

Our email is also fully operational
[email protected]
[email protected]

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The Team.

27/01/2026

Good Evening,

We are experiencing problems with our computer/back office so we apologise for not replying to enquiries, at present.

We are hoping this shall be resolved by tomorrow evening.

Thank you for your understanding.

We recently learnt of the tremendously sad news of the unexpected late passing of Steve Chase.He was a dear friend as we...
22/01/2026

We recently learnt of the tremendously sad news of the unexpected late passing of Steve Chase.
He was a dear friend as well as a greatly valued and respected member of our kitchen team for 11 years.

His enthusiasm, wicked sense of humour, loyalty and infectious smile will be sorely missed.

The shocking news of his untimely passing rendered us speechless, which no doubt it has done for you too, as it came by complete surprise whilst he was away travelling in Morroco.

We take great solace in the fact that he died fulfilling his dream of travelling across Europe and Morroco in his beloved motor home.

We thought it would be nice to hold a memorial at The Whalebone Inn, to honour him by.

We shall be providing fish platters and Alborinio wine (his favourite).
We welcome you to join us at the pub and celebrate his life. Monday February 2nd 4-7pm.

Please kindly pop your name in the comments below if you wish to attend as this will assist us with arrangements and planning.

We hope you are able to join us on this special day.
The Team.

04/01/2026

Good Evening and a very Happy New Year,
Today is the anniversary of trading at The Whalebone Inn for 22 years

I just wanted to say a big thank you to all of those who have supported me along the way. I am honoured to live and work in such a stunning pub and location.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart xx

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and prosperous New Year.A huge thank you for all your support throughout 2025.Rais...
24/12/2025

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and prosperous New Year.

A huge thank you for all your support throughout 2025.

Raising a glass to you all for 2026.

Good Evening Everyone, We trust you are all enjoying the festivities so far. We have updated the format of our Christmas...
21/12/2025

Good Evening Everyone,

We trust you are all enjoying the festivities so far.
We have updated the format of our Christmas hours as we've had quite a few enquiries regarding bar hours.

Please feel free to message us if you have any queries.

Best wishes from the Team.

Our opening hours for Christmas.
15/12/2025

Our opening hours for Christmas.

Our menu will be commencing from Wednesday 2nd December. For enquiries please tel 01206 729 307 or email us, info@thewha...
02/12/2025

Our menu will be commencing from Wednesday 2nd December. For enquiries please tel 01206 729 307 or email us, [email protected].
We look forward to celebrating the festive season with you.

Address

Chapel Road
Colchester
CO57BG

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 3pm
5:30pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 3pm
5:30pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 3pm
5:30pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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