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Places To Visit Nearby



Here are some suggestions of places to visit just outside of Colchester.  They are only a short car journey away and definately worth a visit.
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Colne Valley Railway
Colne Valley Railway
Come and sample the atmosphere and take a ride on our award winning period country railway. A really pretty line, currentlly one mile long, with relocated station buildings, signal boxes and bridges...
East Anglian Railway Museum
East Anglian Railway Museum
The East Anglian Railway Museum is a working museum dedicated to preserving over 150 years of railway heritage in the Eastern Counties. Open every day between 10am and 4:30pm. On certain days...
Easton Farm Park
Easton Farm Park
Easton Farm Park is set in the beautiful surroundings of the Deben River Valley. There are lots of fun and adventures to be had, including lots of animals to see, pat-a-pet, ride a pony, an indoor...
Essex Pig Company "Jimmy's Farm"
The Essex Pig Company featured in the BBC Documentary "Jimmy's Farm" in 2004. The series followed Jimmy from day one as he took over a derelict farm in Suffolk to establish a thriving farm...
Essex Rose Tea House
Essex Rose Tea House
The Essex Rose Tea House is open seven days a week, every week of the year except over the Christmas Period. Traditional Waitress Service, quiet comfortable surroundings and good value home-made...
Flatford & Constable Country
Explore the picturesque Stour Valley and Dedham Vale made famous by the paintings of 18th Century England's foremost landscape artist. John Constable painted many idyllic views of the area, probably...
Hedingham Castle
Hedingham Castle
Hedingham Castle's Norman keep, 110 feet high, was built c.1140 by Aubrey de Vere and is still owned by one of his descendants, The Honourable Thomas Lindsay and his wife Virginia. There are four...
Marks Hall Gardens & Aboretum
Marks Hall Gardens & Aboretum
There are two hundred acres of gardens and arboretum with a tree collection representing all the continents of the world.  An easy walk from the Visitor Centre is the stunningly redesigned...
Mistley Place Park Animal Rescue Centre
Mistley Place Park Animal Rescue Centre
This Animal rescue centre is home to over 2,000 rescued animals and birds ranging in size from Mice to Shire Horses including Cats and Dogs, infact most indigenous species.  Many of these...
The Lock Tea Room
The Lock Tea Room
The Lock in the place to eat on the Waterfront at Heybridge Basin. Indoors or out, it offers the finest Estuary views. This former ship's chandlers, boatyard and café have been completely...
Tiptree Tea Rooms & Visitor Centre
Tiptree Tea Rooms & Visitor Centre
Wilkin & Sons Ltd have been making the world famous preserves in the Essex village of Tiptree for over 120 years. The Tiptree Tea Room and Visitor Centre are open every day from March to...
Tollesbury Wick
Tollesbury Wick
This is a rare example of an Essex freshwater grazing marsh, worked for decades by traditional methods sympathetic to wildlife and now owned by Essex Wildlife Trust. Wildlife is abundant in the 600...
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