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Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction NW)

This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SE)

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...

Castle Hedingham village sign, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NW)

Set in enchanting border countryside where the fine old counties of Suffolk and Essex meet, lies the delightful village of Castle Hedingham which has pleasant buildings and an historic castle to explore...

White Horse Pub

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

Sudbury is an ancient market town full of evocative memories. It was the birthplace of Gainsborough one of England's greatest painters...

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)

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...

St Leonards Church, Colchester

Colchester (163 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Essex (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

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.....

Melford Hall

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction N)

The picturesque village of Long Melford lies in the heart of the beautiful valley of the Stour River...

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

Greenstead (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction E)

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

Dedham Church

Dedham (34 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction E)

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...

Lady Street

Lavenham (151 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction N)

Considered to be Britain's best preserved medieval village, Lavenham, with its wonderful clusters of fine Tudor houses offering the visitor a glimpse of just how a prosperous wool.....

Kersey

Kersey (18 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction NE)

Quintessentially English village of a style for which Suffolk is renowned. Winding streets full of exquisite properties, some dating back to Tudor times...

Flatford Lock

Flatford (54 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction E)

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...

Beeleigh Lock

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction S)

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

John Constable's former studio at East Bergholt, Suffolk

East Bergholt (19 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

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

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NW)

The Stour Valley footpath leads into Kedington which has several eye catching focal points, including a pretty arched bridge spanning the river and a lovely 18th-century watermill...

Beach at West Mersea, Essex

West Mersea (22 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.4 miles, 23.2 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...

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Tudor Building, Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction W)

The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...

Eves Corner, Danbury, Essex

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)

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

Manningtree, Essex

Manningtree (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction E)

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

Recommended attractions near Earls Colne

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction E)

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

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction NW)

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Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

Dedham Vale is also known as "Constable Country", it is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and the place.....

Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction E)

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

St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory (3 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)

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

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N)

The octagonal towers with their stately onion domes rise above this russet brick building towards the broad Suffolk skies. .....

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction E)

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

Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens (22 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)

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Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction N)

Built by Corpus Christi, Lavenham's Guildhall is a magnificent 16th century timber-framed tudor building, now maintained by The.....

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

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

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S)

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

Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall (8 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 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.....

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction SW)

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Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction W)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction S)

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Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction W)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction W)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction W)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction W)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....


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