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High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction E)

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 Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (4.6 miles, 7.5 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...

Almshouses in Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)

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

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

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction S)

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...

Much Hadham Village Sign, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W)

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

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)

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

Village Cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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...

High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction S)

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

Stocks on the Village Green

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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 (13.4 miles, 21.6 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...

Dobbs Weir, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SW)

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 (15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction SW)

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...

Castle Hedingham village sign, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (16.7 miles, 26.8 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...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction E)

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...

Danbury War Memorial

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SE)

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

Alms Houses, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction S)

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

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction NE)

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...

St Andrew, Earls Colne

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction E)

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

Beeleigh Lock

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SE)

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

Recommended attractions near Takeley

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

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

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

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction N)

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

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction N)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

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)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

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Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 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.....

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SE)

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Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction NW)

Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....

This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

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Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 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.....

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

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Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SW)

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Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction W)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction SE)

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Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction W)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(21.3 miles, 34.2 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.....

Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction W)

Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(23.0 miles, 37.1 km, direction NE)

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


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