Historic house · near Layer Breton · Essex

Layer Marney Tower

Layer Marney Tower is a grade I listed country house. On the map, it sits 1.4 km southwest of Layer Breton. Close by, Colchester Castle is 10 km away, one of 45 within 15 km.

Photo: Layer Marney Tower, Poliphilo (CC0)

Where

1.4 km

southwest of Layer Breton

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Layer Breton

Just outside Layer Breton

Layer Marney Tower is 1.4 km southwest of Layer Breton. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Layer Breton has 17 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

The year in Layer Breton

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

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 3°35 mm

Apr14° / 5°33 mm

May17° / 8°42 mm

Jun21° / 11°47 mm

Jul23° / 13°43 mm

Aug23° / 13°51 mm

Sep20° / 11°47 mm

Oct15° / 8°60 mm

Nov11° / 5°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Layer Marney Tower

4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Layer Breton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 1.4 km southwest of Layer Breton
Official site: layermarneytower.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Around Layer Marney Tower, mapped

The places near Layer Marney Tower are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Staying near Layer Marney Tower

With 9,302 people, Tiptree is the largest of the 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Layer Breton

869 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km west of it

Tiptree

9,302 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km southwest of it

Tolleshunt Knights

1,059 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4 km northeast of it

Layer-de-la-Haye

1,338 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Layer Marney Tower is	People	Places to visit
Layer Breton	1.4 km northeast of it	869	4
Tiptree	2.2 km west of it	9,302	2
Tolleshunt Knights	2.4 km southwest of it	1,059	3
Layer-de-la-Haye	4 km northeast of it	1,338	19
Tolleshunt D'Arcy	5.5 km south of it	905	2
Copford	6.2 km north of it	1,794	1
Marks Tey	6.5 km north of it	1,817	4
Peldon	6.5 km east of it	567	3

Make a day of it

While you are near Layer Marney Tower

Also close at hand are 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and a castle, among 45 within 15 km.

CastleColchester Castle10 km away 2

ZooColchester Zoo5.1 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory10 km away 4

FortBalkerne Gate10 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse10 km away 6

MuseumCressing Temple Barns13 km away 7

Art galleryFirstsite11 km away 8

MuseumHollytrees Museum11 km away

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

Layer Marney Tower, answered

Where is Layer Marney Tower?

Layer Marney Tower is 1.4 km southwest of Layer Breton, Essex.

What is Layer Marney Tower?

Grade I listed country house in Layer Marney, Essex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Layer Marney Tower?

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

Is Layer Marney Tower a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Layer Marney Tower?

Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (10 km), Colchester Zoo (5.1 km), St. Botolph's Priory (10 km) and Balkerne Gate (10 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)

Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, 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
St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hollytrees Museum: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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