The county hotel is a quaint privately owned 3 star hotel which has a good reputation as part of the classic british hotels situated right in the heart of chelmsford town centre the county hotel is close to many major tourist attractions such as the fantastic cathedral and hylands house home of the famous v music festival for guests who wish to shop the lakeside and bluewater shopping centres are half an hour away the hotel is also just 5 minutes from the train station with central londo