Earls Colne Heritage Museum
Earls Colne Heritage Museum is a local museum in Earls Colne. Within 15 km there are 37 more places to visit, starting with Hedingham Castle (9.7 km).
Museum in Earls Colne
Inside Earls Colne
Earls Colne Heritage Museum is inside Earls Colne’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
If warmth matters, go May to September: Earls Colne reaches 17–23°C.
Earls Colne Heritage Museum
Local museum in Earls Colne.
In Earls Colne, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Earls Colne
- Official site
- echm.org.uk
Visiting: the details
Where it sits
Earls Colne Heritage Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Earls Colne’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Earls Colne Heritage Museum
The 8 towns are led in size by Halstead, with 13,902 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Earls Colne
White Colne
Colne Engaine
Halstead
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Earls Colne Heritage Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earls Colne | It’s in town | 3,360 | 9 |
| White Colne | 1.2 km east of it | 370 | 7 |
| Colne Engaine | 1.4 km north of it | 998 | 5 |
| Halstead | 2.8 km northwest of it | 13,902 | 5 |
| Chappel | 3.8 km east of it | 218 | 7 |
| Pebmarsh | 4.1 km north of it | 327 | 3 |
| Great Tey | 4.2 km southeast of it | 608 | 7 |
| Coggeshall | 5 km south of it | 3,767 | 5 |
Also near Earls Colne Heritage Museum
Choose from 37 places within 15 km, such as 2 castles, 2 museums and a zoo.
CastleHedingham Castle9.7 km away2
CastleColchester Castle15 km away3
ZooColchester Zoo12 km away4MuseumMuseumEast Anglian Railway Museum4.4 km away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory15 km away6
FortBalkerne Gate14 km away7
GardenSergeants Orchard5.7 km away8
MuseumCressing Temple Barns12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Earls Colne Heritage Museum: questions
Where is Earls Colne Heritage Museum?
Earls Colne Heritage Museum is in Earls Colne, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Earls Colne Heritage Museum?
Local museum in Earls Colne.
When is the best time to visit Earls Colne Heritage Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Earls Colne, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Earls Colne Heritage Museum?
Within 15 km: Hedingham Castle (9.7 km), Colchester Castle (15 km), Colchester Zoo (12 km) and East Anglian Railway Museum (4.4 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 (7)
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergeants Orchard: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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