Park or estate · near Danbury · Essex

Blakes Wood

Blakes Wood is an educational trail in Danbury, Chelmsford. It holds the status of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Top of the 24 other places within 15 km is Chelmsford Cathedral, 6.5 km off.

Photo: Blakes Wood, Malcolm Reid (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

northwest of Danbury

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Park or estate near Danbury

Just outside Danbury

Blakes Wood is 300 m northwest of Danbury. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Site of Special Scientific Interest

On the official list of protected heritage; Danbury has 60 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

The warmest afternoons in Danbury run May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan7° / 2°56 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°36 mm

Apr14° / 5°40 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°47 mm

Aug22° / 13°53 mm

Sep19° / 10°50 mm

Oct15° / 8°67 mm

Nov11° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Danbury, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Danbury. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Danbury’s full climate →

About

Blakes Wood

Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. 2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Danbury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Park or estate
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Site of Special Scientific Interest
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 300 m northwest of Danbury

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange shows Blakes Wood; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

In size, Chelmsford comes first of the 8, with 110,612 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 300 m southeast of it

Danbury

6,196 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Sandon

249 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3 km northwest of it

Boreham

3,561 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3 km west of it

Chelmsford

110,612 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Blakes Wood is	People	Places to visit
Danbury	300 m southeast of it	6,196	8
Sandon	2.7 km southwest of it	249	8
Boreham	3 km northwest of it	3,561	5
Chelmsford	3 km west of it	110,612	10
Gay Bowers	3.1 km southeast of it	257	3
Bicknacre	3.4 km south of it	2,277	4
Woodham Mortimer	3.6 km southeast of it	316	11
Howe Green	4 km southwest of it	646	6

Make a day of it

Places to add to Blakes Wood

Choose from 24 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralChelmsford Cathedral6.5 km away 2

Historic housePalace of Beaulieu5.2 km away 3

Historic houseHylands House9.2 km away 4

Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall7.3 km away 5

Historic houseIngatestone Hall14 km away 6

MuseumThe Museum of Power6.6 km away 7

MuseumCressing Temple Barns12 km away 8

MuseumChelmsford Museum7.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Blakes Wood?

Blakes Wood is 300 m northwest of Danbury, Essex.

What is Blakes Wood?

Educational trail in Danbury, Chelmsford, England, UK.

Who runs Blakes Wood?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Blakes Wood?

May to September are the warmest months in Danbury, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Blakes Wood a listed building?

Yes: Site of Special Scientific Interest.

What else is there to see near Blakes Wood?

Within 15 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (6.5 km), Palace of Beaulieu (5.2 km), Hylands House (9.2 km) and RHS Garden, Hyde Hall (7.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Blakes Wood: Malcolm Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ingatestone Hall: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Museum of Power: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chelmsford Museum: Forester2009, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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