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Writtle

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction W)

This is an ancient area, ringed with beautiful parklands and historic forests which were once the hunting ground of Kings...

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Cottages on the Common

Danbury

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction E)

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

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Blackmore village green, Essex

Blackmore

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SW)

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...

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Maldon, Essex

Maldon

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction E)

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

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

Beauchamp Roding

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

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...

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High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

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.....

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Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar

(10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction W)

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

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Country Estate

Brentwood

(11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW)

In the romantic days of coach travel Brentwood was a staging post on an old road to London...

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St. Nicholas Chapel

Coggeshall

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NE)

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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Tollesbury

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)

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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Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

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Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SE)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)

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Norsey Woods Billericay

Norsey Wood Country Park

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

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Marsh Farm Country Park

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction SE)

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At Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SW)

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Around the South Lake

Thorndon Country Park

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

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Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

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.....

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Paycocke's

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NE)

Fine late Gothic merchant's house - The finest example of domestic late Gothic/Tudor architecture...

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Zoo, Basildon

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction S)

Basildon Zoo, situated in Essex, is a popular wildlife attraction known for its diverse collection of animals. The zoo offers an.....

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