Marks Tey Brickpit, Marks Tey
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Marks Tey Brickpit is a 29.5 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Marks Tey in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. ()
Marks Tey United Kingdom
Marks Tey Brickpit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Colchester Zoo, Layer Marney Tower, Chappel Viaduct, All Saints Church.
Large site with 260+ animal speciesColchester Zoo, Colchester
76 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Heckfordbridge, Colchester Zoo is a must-visit destination for wildlife enthusiasts and families alike. As one of the top zoological gardens in England, this sprawling sanctuary is home to an array of exotic and endangered species, offering a...
Museum, History museum, Observation decks and towersLayer Marney Tower
113 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.
BridgeChappel Viaduct
67 min walk • The Chappel Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the River Colne in the Colne Valley in Essex, England. It carries the Gainsborough Line which now is a short branch linking Marks Tey in Essex to Sudbury in Suffolk.
ChurchAll Saints Church
66 min walk • All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Fordham, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.
Music venueCoggeshall Grange Barn, Coggeshall
103 min walk • Grange Barn is a historic timber-framed building in Coggeshall, Essex, England. Grange Barn was built by the Cistercians in the 13th century to serve Coggeshall Abbey. It underwent significant structural alteration in the 14th century. It is Grade I listed.
ParkHilly Fields, Colchester
118 min walk • Hilly Fields is a 37.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Colchester, Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council. It is also a scheduled monument as it is in a late Iron Age site and Roman Camulodunum.
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museumEast Anglian Railway Museum
74 min walk • The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, England, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. Services on the Sudbury Branch Line are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.
ChurchSt Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall
92 min walk • St Peter ad Vincula in Coggeshall, Essex, is one of a group of oversized churches built following the success of the early wool-trade in the East Anglia area. It is Grade I listed.
ChurchOld St Mary's Church
90 min walk • Old St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of West Bergholt, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands at a distance from the village, close to West Bergholt Hall.
MonasteryColne Priory, Earls Colne
104 min walk • Colne Priory at Earls Colne, Essex was a Benedictine priory, initially a dependent cell of Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire. It was founded by Aubrey de Vere I and his wife Beatrice in or before 1111.
ParkSpring Lane Meadows, Colchester
99 min walk • Spring Lane Meadows or Lexden Springs is a 2 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council. The site has wildflower meadows which are grazed by cattle. Birds include kingfishers, snipe and nightingales, and there are mammals such as otters and noctule bats.
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