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Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction W)

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...

Melford Hall

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)

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

Hedingham Castle, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)

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 (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)

Sudbury is an ancient market town full of evocative memories. It was the birthplace of Gainsborough one of England's greatest painters...

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NW)

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

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

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

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...

Lavenham Church

Lavenham (151 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction E)

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.....

St Andrew, Earls Colne

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SE)

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

Almshouses in Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SW)

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

Bury St Edmunds Cathedral

Bury St Edmunds (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)

Bury St Edmunds, a charming market town in Suffolk, England, exudes a rich history dating back to the medieval times. With a magnificent cathedral, ancient abbey ruins, and picturesque gardens, this town captivates visitors with its beautiful architecture and quaint streets...

The Clock Tower, Newmarket, Suffolk

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NW)

You can hardly drive through this handsome town without seeing some reminder that the history of the town..

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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...

Kersey, Suffolk

Kersey (18 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction E)

Quintessentially English village of a style for which Suffolk is renowned. Winding streets full of exquisite properties, some dating back to Tudor times...

Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction W)

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 (16.5 miles, 26.5 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...

'Pretty in Pink' Woolpit, Suffolk

Woolpit (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

Woolpit has a pleasant medieval village centre around which are spread a variety of pretty cottages and attractive houses...

Clasic country cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction W)

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...

The Town Lock-up at Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.0 miles, 27.3 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.....

Great Livermere view

Great Livermere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NE)

It is mostly noted for Ampton Water, home to a wealth of wildlife, and for its ancient church dedicated to St.Peter which has an interesting thatched roof covering its Norman nave...

The Parish Churchyard of St Leonard in colchester

Colchester (163 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Essex (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction SE)

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.....

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction S)

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Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction E)

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

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)

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

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction E)

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

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

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

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

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction NW)

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Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 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.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

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)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

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)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 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 man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NW)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction SE)

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

Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction SE)

Colchester is an ancient town situated on the site where a Roman city once stood. It is most famous for its massive Norman.....

St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory (3 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SE)

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Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction E)

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

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction W)

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

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

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction SW)

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

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 33.0 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.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction W)

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