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Recommended Towns & Villages near Heybridge Basin

Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Canal

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction W)

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

St.Johns Church, Danbury, Essex

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction W)

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

Sailing on the River Crouch

Burnham-on-Crouch (58 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)

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...

West Mersea hard, Essex

West Mersea (22 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.0 miles, 16.0 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...

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.9 miles, 17.5 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...

Southend

Southend-on-Sea (123 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (13.1 miles, 21.1 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...

Stranded Boats

Leigh-on-Sea (58 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (13.2 miles, 21.3 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...

Seafront at Westcliff

Westcliff-on-Sea (12 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

St Peter's Church, Colchester

Colchester (163 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Essex (13.5 miles, 21.8 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.....

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

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)

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

Sea front at Shoeburyness, Essex

Shoeburyness (19 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

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

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

Greenstead (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

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

Brightlingsea, Essex. Bateman's Tower, prior to refurbishment.

Brightlingsea (34 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (14.6 miles, 23.5 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...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.1 miles, 24.3 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...

St Osyth in the snow 2009

St Osyth (23 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (16.4 miles, 26.4 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...

Stocks on the Village Green

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction W)

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...

Jaywick Beach (Essex) February 2005

Jaywick (7 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.8 miles, 28.7 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...

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction NW)

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.....

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (18.1 miles, 29.1 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...

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

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction W)

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...

Recommended attractions near Heybridge Basin

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction W)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

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

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

(9.8 miles, 15.7 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.....

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction W)

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Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 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)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)

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Hadleigh Castle

Hadleigh Castle (16 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction S)

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

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 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.....

Adventure Island, formely known as Peter Pans

Adventure Island (4 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 22.0 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.....

Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 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.....

Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens (22 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction N)

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Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction NE)

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

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.6 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.....

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.2 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.....

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction N)

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

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

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(24.0 miles, 38.6 km, direction SW)

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A picture of New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort (2 Pictures)

(24.6 miles, 39.6 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.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(28.6 miles, 46.0 km, direction NW)

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


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