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Town Hall in Colchester, Essex

Colchester

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

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

Greenstead

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

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

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River Colne, near Fingringhoe

Fingringhoe

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction SE)

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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Marks Tey

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction W)

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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Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)

The heady beauty of Suffolk has been the inspiration of artist's for centuries and the village of Nayland, in the hear of Constable country is no exception...

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High Street, Dedham

Dedham

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

There are two things that immediately strike you about this enchanting village, the first is the opulence of the beautiful 15th-century church, and the second is the fascinating view of the River Stour, which, like the church, has featured in Constable paintings...

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Flatford Lock

Flatford

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NE)

On arrival in Flatford there is little to prepare you for its overwhelming beauty, but you should not be surprised, for this after all is Constable Country, an area made famous by the great landscape painter and which features in so many of his pictures...

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Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction SE)

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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Railway Station at Manningtree, Essex, at start of 'Constable Country Walk'

Manningtree

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses...

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East Bergholt garden

East Bergholt

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

This enchanting village gained lasting fame as Constable's birth place. It also has a very unusual medieval bell cage...

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Castle Park, Colchester

Colchester Castle Park

(0.0 miles, 0.0 km)

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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Colchester

Colchester Castle

(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)

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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St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

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Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

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

(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

Picturesque watermill with working waterwheel..

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High Woods Country Park

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction N)

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Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction E)

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Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

The Dedham Art & Craft Centre is situated in the heart of Constable Country, on the North Essex/Suffolk border. In this.....

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A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction W)

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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Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction NE)

Standing on the River Stour beneath the wonderful open Suffolk sky, Flatford Mill, one of the 18th century water-mills owned by.....

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