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Attractions near Little Bentley
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Beth Chatto Gardens
(3 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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Flatford Bridge Cottage
(6 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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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
(6 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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Bourne Mill
(7 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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Colchester Zoo
(10 Miles)*
Colchester Zoo is one of the finest Zoos in Europe due to a constant programme of development and recently won the coveted "Large Visitor Attraction of the Year" Award from the East of England Tourist Board. |
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Layer Marney Tower
(13 Miles)*
Layer Marney Tower was built between 1515 and 1525 and is the tallest Tudor Gatehouse in the country. |
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Coggeshall Grange Barn
(16 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
(16 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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Sutton Hoo
(18 Miles)*
At Sutton Hoo you can get close to one of the most important archaeological finds in this country's history - a fascinating story of Anglo-Saxon pagan kings, ship burials, treasure and warriors. |
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Gainsborough's House
(18 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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Otley Hall
(18 Miles)*
Otley Hall is a stunningly beautiful 15th century medieval moated Hall. Still a family home, it is set in 10 acres of gardens in the tranquil Suffolk countryside. |
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Lavenham Guildhall
(19 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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Little Hall
(19 Miles)*
Little Hall is a late 14th Century Hall House on the main square, it mirrors the history of Lavenham over the centuries. It was built in the 1390s as a family house and workplace. |
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Maeldune Heritage Centre
(20 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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Mangapps Railway Museum
(20 Miles)*
Mangapps has one of the largest collections of historic railway items on public display in Britain. |
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