Historic house · near Chelmsford · Essex

Hylands House

Hylands House is a country house. Visitors find it 1.1 km southwest of Chelmsford. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Hylands House, Graham Pearce (Public domain)

Where

1.1 km

southwest of Chelmsford

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Chelmsford

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Chelmsford

Hylands House is 1.1 km southwest of Chelmsford. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Chelmsford has 231 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

Seasons in Chelmsford

Aim for May to September, when Chelmsford reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°52 mm

Feb8° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 3°34 mm

Apr14° / 4°38 mm

May18° / 7°44 mm

Jun21° / 10°47 mm

Jul23° / 12°45 mm

Aug23° / 12°49 mm

Sep20° / 10°48 mm

Oct15° / 8°61 mm

Nov11° / 4°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°55 mm

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

About

Hylands House

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 10 languages. A short trip away is Chelmsford Cathedral, 3.6 km off, the first of 23 within 15 km.

Chelmsford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 1.1 km southwest of Chelmsford
Official site: hylandsestate.co.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange marks Hylands House, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Among the 8, Chelmsford is the biggest, home to 110,612 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Chelmsford

110,612 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Writtle

4,703 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2 km southeast of it

Galleywood

6,410 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Margaretting

561 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hylands House is	People	Places to visit
Chelmsford	1.1 km northeast of it	110,612	10
Writtle	1.3 km northwest of it	4,703	7
Galleywood	2 km southeast of it	6,410	8
Margaretting	2.3 km southwest of it	561	3
Ingatestone	4.8 km southwest of it	5,411	4
Stock	4.9 km south of it	1,573	3
Roxwell	5.8 km northwest of it	387	0
West Hanningfield	6.4 km southeast of it	422	1

Make a day of it

Places to add to Hylands House

Choose from 23 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 2 cathedrals and a museum.

CathedralChelmsford Cathedral3.6 km away 2

Historic housePalace of Beaulieu7.9 km away 3

Historic houseIngatestone Hall6.4 km away 4

CathedralBrentwood Cathedral14 km away 5

MuseumChelmsford Museum2.2 km away 6

Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall11 km away 7

Historic houseThorndon Hall14 km away 8

Park or estate · National TrustBlakes Wood9.2 km away

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

Hylands House: common questions

Where is Hylands House?

Hylands House is 1.1 km southwest of Chelmsford, Essex.

What is Hylands House?

Country house in Writtle, Essex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Hylands House?

May to September are the warmest months in Chelmsford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hylands House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Hylands House?

Within 15 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (3.6 km), Palace of Beaulieu (7.9 km), Ingatestone Hall (6.4 km) and Brentwood Cathedral (14 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)

Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, 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
Ingatestone Hall: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chelmsford Museum: Forester2009, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thorndon Hall: Tomharveybolton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blakes Wood: Malcolm Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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