Great Cob Island

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Great Cob island is a small island in the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex, England, the United Kingdom. The island is an area of low-lying salt marsh in the tidal channel known as Virley Channel that runs to the east of the village of Tollesbury. Long and narrow in shape, it is around 900 metres in length and around 100 metres at its widest. It lies just to the south of the RSPB nature reserve of Old Hall Marshes. ()

Coordinates: 51°45'43"N, 0°52'41"E

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Great Cob Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wilkin & Sons, Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Layer Marney Tower, Mersea Island Museum.

6.1 miNW
Museum
Wilkin & Sons, Tiptree
156 min walk • Wilkin & Sons Limited is a manufacturer of preserves, marmalades and associated products established in Tiptree, Essex, England in 1885, and known for its "Tiptree" brand of fruit preserves.
3.2 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
83 min walk • The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, is a Grade I listed building and among the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England; it is still in regular use. It dates from the years 660–662. The chapel is used regularly by the nearby Othona Community, in addition to Church of England services.
5.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Observation decks and towers
Layer Marney Tower
139 min walk • Layer Marney Tower is a Tudor palace, composed of buildings, gardens and parkland, dating from 1520 situated in Layer Marney, Essex, England, between Colchester and Maldon. The building was designated Grade I listed in 1952.
1.8 miNE
51°46'36"N • 0°54'43"E
Mersea Island Museum, Mersea Island
45 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
6.5 miNE
Park
Fingringhoe Wick
165 min walk • Fingringhoe Wick is a 48.6 hectare nature reserve in Fingringhoe in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, which runs a visitor centre on the site. It is part of the Colne Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar site and Nature Conservation Review site.
2.7 miNW
Park, Farm
Abbotts Hall Farm
70 min walk • Abbotts Hall Farm is a 282 hectare nature reserve in Great Wigborough in Essex. It is the head office of the Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages the site.
0.9 miSW
Park
Tollesbury Wick, Tollesbury
23 min walk • Tollesbury Wick is a 242.8 hectare nature reserve east of Tollesbury in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This is coastal freshwater marsh which is grazed by sheep, and is worked by traditional methods which encourage wildlife.
4.7 miNW
Monastery, Church
St. John The Baptist Monastery
120 min walk • The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist is a monastic community for both men and women, directly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, near Maldon, Essex, in England, and is the oldest Orthodox religious community in the UK.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Abberton Reservoir
114 min walk • Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour. It is the largest body of freshwater in Essex.
5.4 miSW
Island
Osea Island
137 min walk • Osea Island, formerly also Osey, is an inhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, East England. It is approximately 380 acres in size and is connected to the north bank of the river by a causeway, covered at high water.
5.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Mersea Fort, Mersea Island
150 min walk • Mersea Fort, also known as Cudmore Grove Blockhouse, was an artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the East Mersea coast in 1543.