Rowhedge
Rowhedge is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England.

Rowhedge is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. It is located just over 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Colchester town centre and is part of the civil parish of East Donyland.
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Worth seeing in and around Rowhedge
7 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.
- 01University of Essex
The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, it is one of the original plate glass universities.
2.4 km · university in Essex, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Wivenhoe House
Wivenhoe House is a grade II-listed house located in Colchester, Essex. It is in use as a 4-star hotel.
2.4 km · building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Upper Colne Marshes
Upper Colne Marshes is a 114.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south and west of Wivenhoe in Essex. It lies along stretches of the River Colne and Roman River.
800 m · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 04Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve
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.
3.2 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Roman River SSSI
Roman River is a 275.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Colchester in Essex. Two areas, Friday Wood and Donyland Wood, were formerly separate SSSIs.
3.7 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Leonard at the Hythe, Colchester
The Church of St Leonard at the Hythe is a redundant Anglican church in Hythe, Colchester, 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.
3.5 km · church in Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07St Michael's Church, Berechurch
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.
3.8 km · church in Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Rowhedge
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 49 km · London Luton (LTN), 90 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 106 km
- Stations
- Wivenhoe railway station, 600 m · Hythe railway station, 3.5 km · Alresford railway station, 3.4 km
- London, Essex → Rowhedge83 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £9–12
- London → Rowhedge83 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £9–12
- Luton, Luton → Rowhedge94 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £12–17
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Rowhedge
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rowhedge. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundMany National Cycle Routes run off-road and are not suitable for certain bicycle types, e.g.
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Next door to Rowhedge
- Wivenhoetown in north eastern Essex, England, United Kingdom1.5 km
- Alresfordvillage in Essex, UK3.9 km
- Abbertonvillage and civil parish in Essex, England, UK3.6 km
- Fingringhoevillage in Essex, England, UK1.4 km
- Elmsteadvillage and civil parish in Essex, UK2.7 km
- East Donylandvillage and civil parish in Colchester, Essex, England600 m