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Attractions near Highfield Grange Holiday Park
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This is a list of the attractions near this campsite that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this campsite.
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Beth Chatto Gardens
(7 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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Bourne Mill
(11 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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Flatford Bridge Cottage
(11 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
(11 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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Colchester Zoo
(13 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
(15 Miles)*
Layer Marney Tower was built between 1515 and 1525 and is the tallest Tudor Gatehouse in the country. |
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Mangapps Railway Museum
(18 Miles)*
Mangapps has one of the largest collections of historic railway items on public display in Britain. |
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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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Paycockes House
(20 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
(20 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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Towns near Highfield Grange Holiday Park
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This is a list of the towns near this campsite that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all towns near this campsite.
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Little Clacton
(1 Mile)*
Little Clacton is a pleasant village on the outskirts of Great Clacton and Clacton town centre, it is situated approximately three miles from Weeley and Thorpe-Le-Soken. |
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Great Clacton
(1 Mile)*
Great Clacton is a mile from Clacton-on-Sea town centre and seafront. It was originally a distinct village in its own right from the resort of Clacton-on-Sea; however it now merges into one large development. |
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Great Holland
(2 Miles)*
Great Holland is a quiet, pleasant village situated between Frinton and Clacton with the sea visible in the distance. The offshore wind farm at Gunfleet Sands sandbank is now clearly visible and is due to begin operating in August 2009. |
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Clacton-on-Sea
(2 Miles)*
The seaside town of Clacton-on –Sea was once upon a time a buzzing holiday hotspot on the East Anglian Essex coast. |
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Weeley
(3 Miles)*
Weeley village is eleven miles from Colchester, seven miles west of Walton and five miles from Clacton. The main road to Frinton and Walton passes through, busy with traffic although off the main road the village itself is less busy |
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St. Osyth
(3 Miles)*
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Frinton-on-Sea
(4 Miles)*
Frinton-on-Sea is a seaside town, fifteen miles from the historic town of Colchester on the Essex Coast. |
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Brightlingsea
(5 Miles)*
We have just received a description of Brightlingsea from one of our readers. This description of Brightlingsea is currently being prepared for publication and will appear on this page within the next few days. |
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Little Bentley
(5 Miles)*
Little Bentley is a small village situated between the A120 (Colchester - Harwich) and the A133 (Colchester - Clacton). Little Bentley has won the Essex Best Kept Village Award a number of times. |
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Thorrington
(5 Miles)*
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