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Recommended Towns & Villages near Brentwood

Stocks on the Village Green

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NW)

Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...

A view of St.Botolph's Church, Beauchamp Roding, across the fields.

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)

This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...

Ingress Abbey

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction S)

Greenhithe is an area of Kent found sandwiched between the River Thames and Watling...

Sunset over the Thames from the pontoon

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.6 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

Queen Elizabet 11 Bridge Dartford

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

The interest of the town focus's on The Holy Trinity Church, this originated in the 11th century and has a Norman tower...

Eves Corner, Danbury, Essex

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NE)

Picturesque English village of great charm. Surrounded almost entirely by open countryside Danbury has immense appeal for the tourist...

St Marys Church Higham

Higham (12 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction SE)

An interesting village situated between Gravesend and Rochester in Kent, with links to the author Charles Dickens, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, and auctioneer and.....

Belfairs - Leigh on Sea

Leigh-on-Sea (58 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)

At Leigh, visitors will find a small sandy beach and a narrow High Street containing lovely old fishermen's cottages. The resort is situated close to Leigh Marsh Nature Reserve and Two Tree Island, a lonely expanse of windswept grass and saltings...

Eltham Palace

Eltham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London...

Greenwich Royal Palace, Greenwich, Greater London. Spring 2005

Greenwich (331 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction NW)

This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...

Dobbs Weir, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NW)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

The Turnpike House

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

Windows

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction W)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

St Mildred's Church (The Little Church in the Field)

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

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Maldon, Essex

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction NE)

A fine old town, beautifully set on a ridge above the Blackwater, with views across Northey Island and Osea Island...

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction N)

Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....

Seafront at Westcliff

Westcliff-on-Sea (12 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction E)

The coast along this stretch of Essex beaches may be somewhat urbanised, but it remains full of surprises with reminders of the times when smugglers would stealthily enter the creeks between the mudflats to distribute their illicit cargoes at local inns...

Recommended attractions near Brentwood

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction W)

At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction E)

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A picture of Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

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A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

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A picture of New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort (2 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

Amongst the fascination of the waterfront at Gravesend is New Tavern Fort, and although the fort was re-armed in 1904 and guns.....

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NE)

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West side of Hall Place, Bexley

Hall Place (36 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.6 km, direction SW)

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Red House, Bexleyheath, home of William Morris, NT property

Red House (9 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

Philip Webb (1831-1915) was the first significant architect of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Red House he built in 1859.....

Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....

Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

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Hadleigh Castle

Hadleigh Castle (16 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

Built by the Normans on the approach to London, lived in by 3 queens; Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr......

A picture of Three Mills

Three Mills (22 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SW)

A fascinating group of historic industrial buildings which include the House Mill, the largest tidal mill left standing in.....

Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf (53 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

This is London's newest and brightest business district. It offers luxurious office buildings with up to the minute facilities,.....

Greenwich Park Flower Garden

Greenwich Park (141 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with.....

Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace (115 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SW)

Once a favoured medieval palace and then a Tudor royal residence, Eltham Palace was transformed into a striking Art Deco mansion.....

Greenwich; The National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (17 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SW)

This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....

The Cutty Sark Museum Ship, London

Cutty Sark Museum Ship (38 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

The Cutty Sark is the only surviving extreme clipper in the world. She now sits in dry dock and is one of the great sights of.....

Royal Naval College from The Water Gate, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College (77 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

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Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (35 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

The Royal Observatory was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren following the appointment of John Flamsteed as Royal Astronomer in.....


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