Ingatestone Hall
(3 Miles)*
Ingatestone Hall is a sixteenth century manor house built by Sir William Petre, Secretary of State to four Tudor Monarchs.
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RHS Garden Hyde Hall
(7 Miles)*
A visit to the 360-acre estate at RHS Garden Hyde hall is unforgettable in any season. The developed area of the garden, in excess of 24 acres, demonstrates an eclectic range of inspirational horticultural styles.
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Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
(7 Miles)*
Inside a rural bungalow nestling in the Essex countryside lies the twilight world of the Government Cold War. Behind the blast screens that protect this bungalow is the entrance to an amazing labyrinth of rooms built into a hillside.
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Marsh Farm Country Park
(8 Miles)*
Marsh Farm Country Park provides an enjoyable and educational day out for all the family. In addition to the farm, the country park boasts excellent coastal walks and superb views of the River Crouch.
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Maeldune Heritage Centre
(13 Miles)*
Maeldune Heritage Centre is the home of the 42 foot Maldon embroidery which celebrates the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Maldon.
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Cobham Hall
(16 Miles)*
Cobham Hall is an outstandingly beautiful red brick mansion dating from 1584, which demonstrates an exciting combination of Elizabethan, Jacobean, Carolean and 18th Century styles.
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Chatham Dockyard Historical Society
(16 Miles)*
The Society was founded in 1980 by a group of Dockyard men dedicated to perpetuating the history and work of Chatham Dockyard.
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Mangapps Railway Museum
(16 Miles)*
Mangapps has one of the largest collections of historic railway items on public display in Britain.
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Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
(17 Miles)*
Built in 1543 for Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge is probably the last remaining royal hunting grandstand in the world.
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Newham City Farm & Visitor Centre
(18 Miles)*
Newham City Farm was established in 1977 offering educational and leisure activities for the community. A wide collection of farm animals has been built up over the years including a number of rare breeds.
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Firepower! Royal Artillery Museum
(18 Miles)*
Firepower! is a new museum, opening in May 2001, showing the development of artillery from the ballista of Roman times to present-day missiles and telling the story of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
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Hatfield Forest National Nature Reserve
(18 Miles)*
Hatfield Forest is a rare surviving example of a medieval hunting forest. It has over 1,000 acres of woodland and pasture, some wonderful 400 year old pollarded trees, two ornamental lakes and an eighteenth century Shell House.
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William Morris Gallery
(19 Miles)*
William Morris, designer, craftsman, writer and socialist, was born at Walthamstow on 24th March 1834 at Hammersmith in 1896. The Gallery is situated in Water House, Morris's family home from 1848 to 1856.
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The Dome
(19 Miles)*
As the world marked the year 2000, Greenwich moved centre-stage. The Millennium Dome was an opportunity for us all to celebrate the year 2000. The Dome is now CLOSED to visitors.
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Coggeshall Grange Barn
(19 Miles)*
One of the oldest timber-framed Barns in Europe, dating from the 13th century. It was the barn of the Cistercian monastery of Coggeshall.
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