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Attractions near Colchester Zoo
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Layer Marney Tower
(3 Miles)*
Layer Marney Tower was built between 1515 and 1525 and is the tallest Tudor Gatehouse in the country. |
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Bourne Mill
(3 Miles)*
The mill was originally built as a fishing lodge in 1591 and features stepped Dutch gables. It was converted in the 19th century to a mill for fulling (a process in cloth manufacture) and later flour milling. |
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Coggeshall Grange Barn
(6 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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Paycockes House
(6 Miles)*
This fine half-timbered house is evidence of the wealth generated by the East Anglian wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries. It contains unusually rich panelling and wood carving. |
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Beth Chatto Gardens
(8 Miles)*
The Beth Chatto Gardens began in 1960. From an overgrown wasteland with poor gravel soil and boggy hollows, it has been transformed into an informal garden harmonising with the surrounding countryside. |
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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
(9 Miles)*
Castle House and its Collection is a fitting memorial to Sir Alfred Munnings, KCVO, PRA, who lived at Castle House from 1919 until his death in 1959. |
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Flatford Bridge Cottage
(10 Miles)*
This thatched sixteenth century cottage is at the heart of Constable Country. It houses a display about the artist who features Bridge Cottage in several of his paintings. |
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Maeldune Heritage Centre
(11 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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Gainsborough's House
(12 Miles)*
Gainsborough's House is the birthplace museum of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), one of England's most celebrated artists. More of his paintings, drawings and prints are on display here than anywhere else in the world. |
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Hedingham Castle
(13 Miles)*
Come and see England's finest and best preserved Norman Keep. Children love to explore the interior of the castle which is 110 feet high with walls 12 feet thick. |
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Colne Valley Railway and Museum
(13 Miles)*
The Colne Valley Railway is a one mile long heritage railway located in North Essex, about 70 miles from London. |
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Mangapps Railway Museum
(15 Miles)*
Mangapps has one of the largest collections of historic railway items on public display in Britain. |
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Melford Hall
(15 Miles)*
A romantic turreted brick Tudor mansion near the green in the unspoilt village of Long Melford. |
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Kentwell Hall and Gardens
(16 Miles)*
Kentwell Hall is a romantic, moated, mellow brick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting. |
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Lavenham Guildhall
(17 Miles)*
This early 16th-century timber-framed building overlooks and dominates the town's market place. Inside are exhibitions on timber-framed buildings, local history, farming and industry, as well as the story of the medieval woollen cloth trade. |
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