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Recommended Towns & Villages near Greensted

Chipping Ongar town sign

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (0.8 miles, 1.2 km)

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

Blackmore village green, Essex

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E)

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...

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)

Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...

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

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)

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...

Country Estate

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SE)

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

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction W)

This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

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...

St Andrews Church, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction NW)

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

The Town Lock-up at Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

St.Johns Church, Danbury, Essex

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)

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

The Weavers Arms

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SW)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

Church Of St Andrews

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SW)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

Bluewater Shopping center, Greenhithe, Kent,

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction S)

Greenhithe is an area of Kent found sandwiched between the River Thames and Watling...

The Dartford Crossing on the Thames in Kent

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction S)

The interest of the town focus's on The Holy Trinity Church, this originated in the 11th century and has a Norman tower...

Greenwich, Greater London

Greenwich (331 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction SW)

The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...

Almshouse and Windmill Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction N)

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

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction N)

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

Eltham Palace.

Eltham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction S)

The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London...

St Andrews Church

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction S)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

Recommended attractions near Greensted

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction S)

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 Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SW)

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Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction W)

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....

Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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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)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction N)

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

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction E)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)

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A picture of Three Mills

Three Mills (22 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

A fascinating group of historic industrial buildings which include the House Mill, the largest tidal mill left standing in.....

Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf (53 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction SW)

This is London's newest and brightest business district. It offers luxurious office buildings with up to the minute facilities,.....

Red House, Bexleyheath, home of William Morris, NT property

Red House (9 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction S)

Philip Webb (1831-1915) was the first significant architect of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Red House he built in 1859.....

The Geffrye Museum, London. One of the Historic Interiors decked for Christmas.

The Geffrye Museum (3 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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West side of Hall Place, Bexley

Hall Place (36 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction S)

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A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

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Greenwich; The National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (17 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....

Royal Naval College from The Water Gate, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College (77 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

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The Cutty Sark Museum Ship, London

Cutty Sark Museum Ship (38 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

The Cutty Sark is the only surviving extreme clipper in the world. She now sits in dry dock and is one of the great sights of.....

Greenwich Park Flower Garden

Greenwich Park (141 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction SW)

Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with.....

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (35 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction SW)

The Royal Observatory was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren following the appointment of John Flamsteed as Royal Astronomer in.....

Highgate Cemetery, London

Highgate Cemetery (38 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction SW)

London's famous victorian Cemetery..


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