Beacon End

Worth seeing in and around Beacon End

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Colchester Zoo

   Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.

   2.6 km · zoological garden situated in Colchester, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Jumbo Water Tower

   Jumbo Water Tower is a water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex, and the largest water tower in the UK. Charles Clegg (c. 1855 – c.

   3.8 km · Victorian water tower in Colchester · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Colchester Institute

   Colchester Institute is a large provider of further and higher education based in the city of Colchester in Essex. Colchester Institute provides full-time and part-time courses for a wide variety of learners including 16- to 19-year-olds, apprentices, adults, businesses and employers.

   3.5 km · college in Essex, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mercury Theatre

   The Mercury Theatre is a theatre in Colchester, producing highly regarded original work under the title "Mercury Originals" and also receiving touring shows. The theatre has two auditoria, and is led by Steve Mannix.

   3.8 km · theatre in Colchester, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Old St Mary's Church, West Bergholt

   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.

   3.6 km · Grade I listed church in West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Michael and All Angels

   The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Copford is a 12th-century parish church located near the small village of Copford, Essex. It most likely served as a chapel to nearby Copford Hall, once owned by the bishops of London.

   2.7 km · historic church in Copford,, Essex, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Copford Hall

   Copford Hall is a manorial seat and Grade II listed country house, with gardens by Capability Brown, in the village of Copford, Essex, England, 46 miles from London. The building was at one time owned by the bishops of London, and its grounds are described in Pevsner as "almost the beau idéal of what to the foreigner is an English landscape scene".

   2.7 km · English country house in Copford Green, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Albert Hall

   The Albert Hall is a commercial building in the High Street, Colchester, Essex, England. The structure, which was commissioned as a corn exchange and is now used as a bank, is a Grade II listed building.

   4 km · building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Spring Lane Meadows

   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.

   1.8 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Lexden Park

    Lexden Park is an 8.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council.

    1.7 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Beacon End

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 42 km · London Luton (LTN), 83 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 101 km

Stations

Marks Tey railway station, 4 km

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  86 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · £11–15
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