West Bergholt
West Bergholt, formerly known as Bergholt Sackville, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England.

West Bergholt, formerly known as Bergholt Sackville, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) north-west of the centre of Colchester. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 3,310.
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Worth seeing in and around West Bergholt
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.
- 01Colchester Community Stadium
Colchester Community Stadium, known as the JobServe Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Myland, England. It is the home of Colchester United Football Club.
3.6 km · football stadium in Colchester, England · Wikipedia - 02Church of All Saints
All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Fordham, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.
3.5 km · church in Fordham, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Jumbo 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 - 04Castle Park Cricket Ground
Castle Park Cricket Ground is an English cricket ground in Castle Park, Colchester. The ground is in Lower Castle Park, part of the land surrounding Colchester Castle and within the area of the Historic England Grade II registered park and garden.
4 km · cricket ground in Colchester, England · Wikipedia - 05Colchester 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.
3.3 km · college in Essex, UK · Wikipedia - 06Mercury 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 - 07Old 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.
1.1 km · Grade I listed church in West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of St Leonard
The Church of Saint Leonard is a Church of England parish church in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England. Originating in the early 12th century, the medieval building became unsafe and was demolished in 1820.
2.5 km · church building in Lexden, Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Albert 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.
3.9 km · building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Spring 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.
2.3 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to West Bergholt
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 42 km · London Luton (LTN), 84 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 103 km
- Stations
- Colchester railway station, 3.1 km
- London, Essex → West Bergholt81 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £8–11
- London → West Bergholt81 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £8–11
- Luton, Luton → West Bergholt87 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · £12–16
- 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 West Bergholt
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 West Bergholt. 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 West Bergholt
- Fordhamvillage and civil parish in Essex, United Kingdom3.5 km
- Great Horkesleyvillage in Essex, England, UK2.9 km
- Eight Ash Greenvillage and civil parish in Essex, UK2.3 km
- Stanwayvillage and civil parish in Essex, England, UK3.9 km
- Mylandcivil parish in Essex3.2 km
- Lexdensuburb in Colchester, Essex, England, UK3.2 km