Castles and Country Houses To Visit
Audley End House and Gardens, Off London Road, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4JF – One of the greatest sights of East Anglia, with a spectacular stately home and outstanding, spacious grounds, they have got something for all of the family.
View Website : www.english-heritage.org.uk
Hylands Estate, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 8WQ – a prestigious grade II* listed public park encompassing 574 acres of historic parkland. Gardens, cafe, artist studios and workshops, accessible children’s Adventure Playground.
View Website : www.hylandsestate.co.uk
Hedingham Castle, Bayley Street, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex CO9 3DJ – 900 year old Norman keep, standing in 160 acres of spectacularly beautiful landscaped gardens and woodland. Regular medieval joust and vintage days out events.
View Website : www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk
Colchester Castle, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ – the largest Norman keep ever built in Europe. Constructed on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius, it stands at the heart of Britain’s oldest recorded town and offers a vivid journey through two thousand years of history. Inside, the award‑winning museum brings Colchester’s past to life with Roman treasures, interactive exhibits, and atmospheric spaces that reveal the castle’s military and medieval stories. The castle hosts large outdoor concerts featuring well‑known artists, often as part of summer festival weekends.
View Website : www.colchester.cimuseums.org.uk
Great Easton Lodge, Park Road, Little Easton, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2BB – known today its beautifully restored gardens, once part of a grand Victorian estate and redesigned in 1902 by renowned architect Harold Peto. The grounds feature an elegant Italian garden, a reconstructed treehouse, a tranquil glade, and a productive walled kitchen garden. Seasonal highlights such as snowdrops in February and colourful borders through summer make it a favourite spot for relaxed wandering. Regular events held, café on site.
View Website : www.eastonlodge.co.uk