Layer Marney Tower

#821 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, History museum, Observation decks and towers, Architecture

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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. ()

Coordinates: 51°49'22"N, 0°47'49"E

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Layer MarneyEnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1206 330784

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Layer Marney Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colchester Zoo, Wilkin & Sons, Braxted Park, Colchester New Church.

3.1 miNE
Large site with 260+ animal species
Colchester Zoo, Colchester
78 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...
2.1 miSW
Museum
Wilkin & Sons, Tiptree
54 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.
4.7 miW
Classes and workshops, Event space, Park
Braxted Park, Witham
121 min walk • Braxted Park, formerly called Braxted Lodge, is a country house in the Queen Anne style set in a landscaped 2,000 acre park near the village of Great Braxted, Essex. In the Domesday Book of 1086, Eudo Dapifer is shown as owner of the manor.
5.5 miNE
Church
Colchester New Church, Colchester
140 min walk • Colchester New Church is a Christian New Church in Colchester, England which has as its theological basis the Old and New Testaments and the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.
2.2 miW
Windmill
Messing Maypole Mill, Tiptree
57 min walk • Messing Maypole Mill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Tiptree, Essex, England which has been converted to a residence. Prior to boundary changes made when the civil parish of Tiptree was established in 1934, the mill was in the parish of Tolleshunt Knights.
2.8 miSE
Park, Farm
Abbotts Hall Farm
71 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.
5.5 miSE
Park
Tollesbury Wick, Tollesbury
140 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.
5.4 miSW
Park
Shut Heath Wood
137 min walk • Shut Heath Wood is a 20.2 hectare nature reserve Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Over half this site is managed as farmland, and the rest is ancient oak woodland also has coppiced sweet chestnut and hornbeam, with an understorey of ash, elder and hazel.
2 miS
Monastery, Church
St. John The Baptist Monastery
51 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.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Abberton Reservoir
79 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.
4.9 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael's Church, Colchester
125 min walk • St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Berechurch, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.