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Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough

in the county of Warwickshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Kelvedon

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Marks Tey (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE)

Its location is ideally suited to anyone wishing to explore fine Essex countryside, coast and the beautiful town of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town...

St Andrew, Earls Colne

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction N)

This attractive village spreads out from the banks of the River Colne in the beautiful Colne valley...

Restoring a Thames sailing barge at Maldon, Essex

Maldon (143 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction S)

A fine old town, beautifully set on a ridge above the Blackwater, with views across Northey Island and Osea Island...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)

This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...

Colchester Town Hall

Colchester (163 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Essex (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NE)

Fascinating historic Essex town in which there was probably a settlement in both the 5th-century BC, and the Ist-century AD. The invading Roman's occupied Colchester in AD 43, and.....

Danbury War Memorial

Danbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

Picturesque English village of great charm. Surrounded almost entirely by open countryside Danbury has immense appeal for the tourist...

Greenstead Church, said to be the world's oldest wooden building, in Greenstead, England

Greenstead (1 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction NE)

Greenstead Church is said to be the oldest wooden building in the world. Well worth a visit....

West Mersea hard, Essex

West Mersea (22 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction E)

The beach is crammed full of colourful beach huts and has fine views across the mouth of the River Blackwater to Bradwell-on-Sea. The beach is safe for bathing, windsurfing is popular and there is a small jetty for boats...

Castle Hedingham village sign, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW)

Set in enchanting border countryside where the fine old counties of Suffolk and Essex meet, lies the delightful village of Castle Hedingham which has pleasant buildings and an historic castle to explore...

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)

The heady beauty of Suffolk has been the inspiration of artist's for centuries and the village of Nayland, in the hear of Constable country is no exception...

Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea (34 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction E)

A medieval port on the Colne estuary, Brightlingsea was once an associate member of the Cinque Ports. The history of the town goes back to Roman times and it's industry has always been linked to the sea...

White Horse Pub

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction N)

Sudbury is an ancient market town full of evocative memories. It was the birthplace of Gainsborough one of England's greatest painters...

The Town Lock-up at Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction W)

Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....

The Clock Tower

Burnham-on-Crouch (58 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction S)

Burnham-on-Crouch, a small town on the north bank of the River Crouch as it winds its way towards Foulness Point and the North Sea...

A picture of Dedham

Dedham (34 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NE)

There are two things that immediately strike you about this enchanting village, the first is the opulence of the beautiful 15th-century church, and the second is the fascinating view of the River Stour, which, like the church, has featured in Constable paintings...

The Exhibition

Flatford (54 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

On arrival in Flatford there is little to prepare you for its overwhelming beauty, but you should not be surprised, for this after all is Constable Country, an area made famous by the great landscape painter and which features in so many of his pictures...

Point Clear at St Osyth, overlooking Brightlingsea, Essex

St Osyth (23 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction E)

The village is noted for its medieval Priory, a Grade I listed building which started life as a foundation for Augustinian Canons around 1127, it later became an abbey which was eventually dissolved in 1539...

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction N)

The picturesque village of Long Melford lies in the heart of the beautiful valley of the Stour River...

John Constable's former studio at East Bergholt, Suffolk

East Bergholt (19 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NE)

This enchanting village gained lasting fame as Constable's birth place. It also has a very unusual medieval bell cage...

Manningtree, Essex

Manningtree (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction NE)

The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses...

Recommended attractions near Kelvedon

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction N)

Where better to take the children for a great day out! Here at the East Anglian Railway Museum, children, mum and dad, even.....

Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)

Colchester Zoo, located in Essex, England, is renowned as one of the leading zoological parks in the United Kingdom. Established.....

St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory (3 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NE)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

Colchester is an ancient town situated on the site where a Roman city once stood. It is most famous for its massive Norman.....

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

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A picture of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall (8 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is the oldest church in England, having been built by St Cedd in 654ad. It sits right on the.....

Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens (22 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)

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Hyde Hall Gardens

Hyde Hall RHS Garden (45 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)

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Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SW)

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Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction N)

Dedham Vale is also known as "Constable Country", it is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and the place.....

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)

The Dedham Art & Craft Centre is situated in the heart of Constable Country, on the North Essex/Suffolk border. In this.....

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NE)

Standing on the River Stour beneath the wonderful open Suffolk sky, Flatford Mill, one of the 18th century water-mills owned by.....

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction N)

The octagonal towers with their stately onion domes rise above this russet brick building towards the broad Suffolk skies. .....

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction N)

Built by Corpus Christi, Lavenham's Guildhall is a magnificent 16th century timber-framed tudor building, now maintained by The.....

Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction W)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Hadleigh Castle

Hadleigh Castle (16 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction S)

Built by the Normans on the approach to London, lived in by 3 queens; Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr......

Adventure Island, formely known as Peter Pans

Adventure Island (4 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.4 km, direction S)

This is the number one theme park in the Southeast of England, a great place for anyone at any age, especially children and tiny.....

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(23.3 miles, 37.5 km, direction SW)

At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.2 km, direction NW)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....


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