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The Town Lock-up at Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (5.2 miles, 8.3 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.....

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

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.8 miles, 9.4 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...

Blackmore village green, Essex

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

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...

St.Johns Church, Danbury, Essex

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SE)

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

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.7 miles, 17.3 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...

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction W)

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...

Maldon, Essex

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction E)

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

Country Estate

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction S)

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

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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...

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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...

St Andrews Church, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

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

St Andrew, Earls Colne

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE)

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

Jousting at Hedingham Castle Essex  26/8/2002

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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...

Village Cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NW)

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...

East Street, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NW)

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

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.1 miles, 27.6 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...

Brent Pelham Village Green, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction NW)

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

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction W)

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

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 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...

Recommended attractions near Pleshey

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction S)

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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)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)

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)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SE)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SE)

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Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SW)

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.....

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

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Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NW)

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)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 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.....

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

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

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NW)

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)

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction NW)

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 Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction SW)

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Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction SW)

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)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SW)

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Hadleigh Castle

Hadleigh Castle (16 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction SE)

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

Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction E)

Colchester Zoo, located in Essex, England, is renowned as one of the leading zoological parks in the United Kingdom. Established.....

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction NE)

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

St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory (3 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.5 km, direction E)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.3 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.....

Adventure Island, formely known as Peter Pans

Adventure Island (4 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction SE)

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


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