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Orsett Tourist Information

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Orsett was the original seat of local government for the area and the site of a palace of the Bishop of London in medieval times. The village lock-up last used as a prison in 1848, and the animal pound still exist.

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Attractions near Orsett

Cobham Hall (9 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.

Ingatestone Hall (10 Miles)* Ingatestone Hall is a sixteenth century manor house built by Sir William Petre, Secretary of State to four Tudor Monarchs.

Chatham Dockyard Historical Society (11 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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Towns near Orsett

Bulpham Tourist Information (1 Mile)*

Horndon on the Hill Tourist Information (2 Miles)* Horndon-on-the-Hill is listed in the Doomsday Book as Horninduna. This name appears on a Saxon coin of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066AD) and suggests that Horninduna was once the site of a Royal Anglo-Saxon mint.

Stanford le Hope Tourist Information (2 Miles)*

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Hotels near Orsett

Park Inn Thurrock (3 Miles)* A Georgian Manor House set in beautifully landscaped gardens, with tennis courts. Relax with a drink in the hotel's Champions Sports Bar or dine in the elegant Regency Restaurant overlooking the gardens.

Overcliffe Hotel (5 Miles)* The Overcliffe Hotel and 'Bloomers' Restaurant is a privately owned Victorian Building, circa 1860, established 1980.

Premier Inn Thurrock West (5 Miles)* The Premier Inn Thurrock is located just a mile away from Lakeside Shopping Centre and 5 miles from the Bluewater Shopping Centre. The hotel offers easy access to London and is close to Brands Hatch Racing Circuit.

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Self Catering near Orsett

The Pump House Apartment (6 Miles)* The apartment, which is self contained and on two floors, forms part of the Pump House, a large house in the country village of Great Burstead in the county of Essex. The village is close to Billericay.

QL Apartments (17 Miles)* QL self catering/serviced apartments are close to the town centre of Maidstone. We are only a fourty five minute train journey from London Victoria station. Maidstone is located in the heart of Kent.

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