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River Colne, near Fingringhoe

Fingringhoe

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction NE)

Delightful Fingringhoe is home to one of the most outstanding Nature Reserves in the country. It was formed out of a disused gravel pit near the estuary of the beautiful River Colne and today it is the premier flagship of the Essex Wildlife Trust...

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Beach at West Mersea, Essex

West Mersea

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

The beach is crammed full of colourful beach huts and has fine views across the mouth of the River Blackwater to Bradwell-on-Sea. The beach is safe for bathing, windsurfing is popular and there is a small jetty for boats...

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Essex Creek

Tollesbury

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

This large sea-faring village sits attractively off a tidal creek where the waters of the Blackwater River enter the sea...

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St Leonards Church, Colchester

Colchester

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction N)

Fascinating historic Essex town in which there was probably a settlement in both the 5th-century BC, and the Ist-century AD. The invading Roman's occupied Colchester in AD 43, and.....

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Marks Tey

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)

Its location is ideally suited to anyone wishing to explore fine Essex countryside, coast and the beautiful town of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town...

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Greenstead Church, said to be the world's oldest wooden building, in Greenstead, England

Greenstead

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NE)

Greenstead Church is said to be the oldest wooden building in the world. Well worth a visit....

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Brightlingsea, Essex

Brightlingsea

(6.7 miles, 10.9 km, direction E)

A medieval port on the Colne estuary, Brightlingsea was once an associate member of the Cinque Ports. The history of the town goes back to Roman times and it's industry has always been linked to the sea...

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Coggeshall village sign

Coggeshall

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction W)

Standing in a town full of elaborate historic properties, the simple charm of Coggeshall water mill, reflected in the waters of the Blackwell River, captivates perfectly the image of an Essex of long ago, immortalised forever in paintings by Constable and Gainsborough...

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St Osyth in the snow

St Osyth

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

The village is noted for its medieval Priory, a Grade I listed building which started life as a foundation for Augustinian Canons around 1127, it later became an abbey which was eventually dissolved in 1539...

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St Andrew, Earls Colne

Earls Colne

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction NW)

This attractive village spreads out from the banks of the River Colne in the beautiful Colne valley...

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Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo

(4.3 miles, 6.8 km, direction N)

Colchester Zoo, located in Essex, England, is renowned as one of the leading zoological parks in the United Kingdom. Established.....

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Bourne Mill

Bourne Mill

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

Picturesque watermill with working waterwheel..

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St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction N)

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Castle Park, Colchester

Colchester Castle Park

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

Winner of Britains Best Park 2009, Colchester Castle Park is a fantastic park in the town centre of Colchester. Great for a walk.....

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Natural History Museum Colchester

Natural History Museum

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

Colchester is an ancient town situated on the site where a Roman city once stood. It is most famous for its massive Norman.....

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High Woods Country Park

(6.1 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)

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Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SE)

The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is the oldest church in England, having been built by St Cedd in 654ad. It sits right on the.....

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A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction NW)

Where better to take the children for a great day out! Here at the East Anglian Railway Museum, children, mum and dad, even.....

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