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Attractions near Smiths Barn
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This is a list of the attractions near this bed and breakfast that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this bed and breakfast.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this bed and breakfast.
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Colne Valley Railway and Museum
(8 Miles)*
A large and varied collection of operational vintage steam and diesel engines, carriages and wagons that represent much of our Railway Heritage are available to see. |
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Hedingham Castle
(8 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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Paycockes House
(9 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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Coggeshall Grange Barn
(9 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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Hatfield Forest National Nature Reserve
(10 Miles)*
Hatfield Forest is a rare surviving example of a medieval hunting forest. It has over 1,000 acres of woodland and pasture, some wonderful 400 year old pollarded trees, two ornamental lakes and an eighteenth century Shell House. |
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Mountfitchet Castle Experience
(11 Miles)*
Travel back in time to medieval England of 1066 as you wander through Mountfitchet Castle and Norman village at this world famous unique living heritage site. |
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Audley End
(13 Miles)*
Audley End, in Essex, is one of English Heritage's grandest stately homes. With its working Victorian stables, Jacobean architecture and Capability Brown landscaping. |
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Gainsborough's House
(14 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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Maeldune Heritage Centre
(14 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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Layer Marney Tower
(14 Miles)*
Layer Marney Tower was built between 1515 and 1525 and is the tallest Tudor Gatehouse in the country. Henry 1st Lord Marney was Henry VIII's Lord Privy Seal and he built himself a house which was, he thought, magnificent enough for a person of his po |
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Towns near Smiths Barn
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This is a list of the towns near this bed and breakfast that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all towns near this bed and breakfast.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all towns near this bed and breakfast.
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Great Bardfield
(2 Miles)*
Great Bardfield is a small village near finchingfield.It has its own museum in the centre and Bardfield cage, which was used for the punishment of unsavoury characters. It has a beautiful church and a fine collection of houses. |
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Braintree
(3 Miles)*
Braintree is a bustling town in Essex, about 10 miles north east of Chelmsford and 40 miles from London. |
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Finchingfield
(4 Miles)*
Described as picture-postcard pretty, Finchfield is an idyllic Essex village complete with village pond, redbrick cottages and a white 18th century windmill. |
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Black Notley
(5 Miles)*
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Felsted
(5 Miles)*
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Halstead
(7 Miles)*
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Steeple Bumpstead
(9 Miles)*
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Henham
(10 Miles)*
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Witham
(10 Miles)*
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Chelmsford
(11 Miles)*
Chelmsford is at the heart of social and economic life of Essex - and has been for 800 years. To this day Chelmsford is a thriving community and maintains its position as a premier commercial, retail and leisure location. |
