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

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

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

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

Castle lane, Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (3.6 miles, 5.9 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 (7.7 miles, 12.3 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...

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.9 miles, 12.8 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...

Long Melford Windmill

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)

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

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (10.1 miles, 16.3 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...

Colchester Town Hall

Colchester (163 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Essex (11.3 miles, 18.1 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.....

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (11.9 miles, 19.2 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...

Almshouses in Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.6 miles, 20.3 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...

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

Greenstead (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)

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

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (13.0 miles, 20.8 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.....

The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Lavenham

Lavenham (151 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (13.3 miles, 21.3 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.....

Kersey, very old Church of Holy Virgin

Kersey (18 Pictures)

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

Maldon, Essex

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction S)

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

Dedham Church

Dedham (34 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (14.9 miles, 24.0 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...

By the window of Willy Lotts cottage

Flatford (54 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (15.8 miles, 25.5 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...

Cottages on the Common

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction S)

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

St Mary's Chuch, East Bergholt, Suffolk

East Bergholt (19 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction E)

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

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction NW)

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

Beach at West Mersea, Essex

West Mersea (22 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (16.9 miles, 27.2 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...

Recommended attractions near Halstead

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction NW)

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A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 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.....

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NE)

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

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction N)

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

Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 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)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 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.....

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)

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

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 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)

(15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)

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Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction S)

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Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 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.....

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

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction W)

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

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 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)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 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)

(18.1 miles, 29.0 km, direction W)

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

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction SW)

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Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 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.....

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

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

(19.3 miles, 31.0 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.....

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

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction N)

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


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