Rowhedge

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Rowhedge is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. It is located just over 3 miles southeast of Colchester town centre, and is part of the civil parish of East Donyland. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.6 thous.Coordinates: 51°51'25"N, 0°56'56"E

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Rowhedge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wivenhoe Park, Firstsite, St. John's Abbey, The Minories.

1.4 miN
Park, Lake
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester
37 min walk • Wivenhoe Park is a landscaped green space of more than 200 acres at the eastern edge of Colchester, England. It is the site of Wivenhoe House, a four-star hotel, based in an eighteenth-century Grade II listed house.
2.9 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Firstsite, Colchester
73 min walk • Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 2011. It was the national Art Fund's Museum of the Year in 2021.
2.8 miNW
Monastery
St. John's Abbey, Colchester
73 min walk • St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539.
2.9 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
The Minories, Colchester
75 min walk • The Minories is a Grade II listed building and gardens situated at the east end of High Street in Colchester, Essex, England, near Hollytrees, Gate House and Colchester Castle. It currently houses The Minories Galleries which are run by Colchester School of Art, part of Colchester Institute.
2.9 miNW
Church
St James the Great, Colchester
74 min walk • The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Colchester, Essex. The church is a grade II* listed building.
1.5 miE
Park
Cockaynes Wood
39 min walk • Cockaynes Wood is a 20.2 hectare nature reserve between Wivenhoe and Alresford in Essex, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust and the Cockaynes Wood Trust. Cockaynes Wood is ancient, and was listed in the Domesday Book.
1.7 miSE
Park
Fingringhoe Wick
44 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 miN
Park
Salary Brooke, Colchester
51 min walk • Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve is a 17.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve covering a stretch of Salary Brook and its banks on the south-east outskirts of Colchester in Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council.
1.4 miN
51°52'38"N • 0°56'51"E
Lakeside Theatre, Colchester
36 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
2.8 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St James the Less and St Helen Church, Colchester
72 min walk • St James the Less and St Helen Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Colchester, Essex, England. It was built in 1837 and designed by Joseph John Scoles. It is situated on Priory Street between the junction with East Hill and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in the town centre.
2.7 miNE
Park, Garden
Beth Chatto Gardens, Colchester
69 min walk • The Beth Chatto Gardens, now known as Beth Chatto's Plants & Gardens, are an informal collection of historically significant gardens, with National Heritage Grade II listing.