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Restoring a Thames sailing barge at Maldon, Essex

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction W)

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

West Mersea hard, Essex

West Mersea (22 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)

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...

Eves Corner, Danbury, Essex

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

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

Pub sign

Burnham-on-Crouch (58 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction S)

Burnham-on-Crouch, a small town on the north bank of the River Crouch as it winds its way towards Foulness Point and the North Sea...

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction N)

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...

Colchester Abbey Ruins

Colchester (163 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Essex (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

Brightlingsea, Essex

Brightlingsea (34 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

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...

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

Greenstead (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NE)

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

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

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

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

Southend-on-Sea Logo

Southend-on-Sea (123 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction S)

Southend-on-Sea is mostly known for its long pier and large amusement park - Adventure Island, which has rides to suit all tastes and all ages...

St Osyth in the snow 2009

St Osyth (23 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

The village is noted for its medieval Priory, a Grade I listed building which started life as a foundation for Augustinian Canons around 1127, it later became an abbey which was eventually dissolved in 1539...

Seafront at Westcliff

Westcliff-on-Sea (12 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

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...

Belfairs - Leigh on Sea

Leigh-on-Sea (58 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

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...

Danger Sign

Shoeburyness (19 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction S)

Shoeburyness lies to the eastern end of Southend beyond Thorpe Bay...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction N)

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...

Jaywick Beach (Essex) February 2005

Jaywick (7 Pictures)

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

Much of Jaywick was built during the early part of the 20th century when Mr. Frank Stedman, a business man, bought the existing marshland to turn into a holiday resort...

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.7 miles, 26.8 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...

Sunrays from Clacton pier

Clacton-on-Sea (112 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction E)

Clacton-on-Sea is a fine Victorian resort that offers visitors and enjoyable and jolly time...

A picture of Dedham

Dedham (34 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (18.1 miles, 29.1 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...

By the window of Willy Lotts cottage

Flatford (54 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (18.4 miles, 29.6 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...

Recommended attractions near Goldhanger

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

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

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

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.....

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction W)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

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Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

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)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NE)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction N)

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

Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens (22 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NE)

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Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction W)

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Adventure Island, formely known as Peter Pans

Adventure Island (4 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

This is the number one theme park in the Southeast of England, a great place for anyone at any age, especially children and tiny.....

Hadleigh Castle

Hadleigh Castle (16 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction SW)

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

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

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

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 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.....

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction NW)

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Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction N)

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

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.2 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.....

A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(25.9 miles, 41.7 km, direction SW)

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A picture of New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort (2 Pictures)

(26.5 miles, 42.6 km, direction SW)

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


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