Othona

#4297 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Othona or Othonae was the name of an ancient Roman fort of the Saxon Shore at the location of the modern village Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex, England. The Old English name Ythanceaster for the locality derives from the Roman name. ()

Coordinates: 51°44'6"N, 0°56'24"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Device Forts, Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Mersea Island Museum, Abbotts Hall Farm.

5.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Device Forts, Brightlingsea
146 min walk • The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales by Henry VIII.
~150 ftN
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
1 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.
3.1 miNW
51°46'36"N • 0°54'43"E
Mersea Island Museum, Mersea Island
80 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.9 miNW
Park, Farm
Abbotts Hall Farm
150 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.
3.6 miW
Park
Tollesbury Wick, Tollesbury
92 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.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Mersea Fort, Mersea Island
129 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.
3.2 miNW
Island
Great Cob Island
83 min walk • 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.
6.1 miNE
Island
Cindery Island, Brightlingsea
155 min walk • Cindery Island is at the mouth of Brightlingsea Creek on the east coast of England in the county of Essex.
6 miNE
51°48'19"N • 1°1'22"E
Waterside Marina, Brightlingsea
153 min walk • Sailing, Marina
3.5 miNW
Sailing, Yacht club
West Mersea Yacht Club, Mersea Island
89 min walk • West Mersea Yacht Club is a British yacht club that has its clubhouse in Coast Road, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex. It is on the estuary of the River Blackwater, approximately 12 km south of Colchester. The Blackwater estuary is a major sailing centre on the English east coast.