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A picture of Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (4.6 miles, 7.5 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...

Castle lane, Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction E)

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...

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)

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.....

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)

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...

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N)

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...

Library, Market Square, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...

Earls Colne, Essex.  High Street viewed from the corner of Massingham Drive

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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

Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century...

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

This is a spacious, well spread out village occupying a rural landscape between the Suffolk town's of Newmarket and Haverhill...

Sudbury meadows

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

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

Long Melford, village Church

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

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

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)

There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...

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

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction SW)

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...

Brent Pelham Village Green, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction W)

Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

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

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...

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham (151 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction NE)

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.....

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction E)

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 Andrews Church, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction SW)

The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...

Danbury War Memorial

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction S)

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

Restoring a Thames sailing barge at Maldon, Essex

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction SE)

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

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

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Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 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.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

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

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 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)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 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.....

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

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SW)

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

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.5 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.....

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction NE)

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

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NW)

Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction S)

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Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

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

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

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Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N)

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Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 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)

(19.9 miles, 32.1 km, direction E)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 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.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction NW)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction NW)

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Bury St Edmunds - The beautiful Abbey Gardens and St Edmundsbury Cathedral

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.6 km, direction NE)

Started in 1503, and now complete after over 500 years (2005) with the addition of a central tower...


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