Mistley Towers
Look for Mistley Towers, ruins, in Mistley. There are 3 other places to visit inside 5 km. It is in the care of English Heritage.
Ruins in Mistley
Inside Mistley
Mistley Towers is inside Mistley’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Mistley.
Mistley Towers
For a second stop, Colchester Castle is 13 km away.
- Type
- Ruins
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Town
- in Mistley
- Official site
- english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/mistley-towers
Locating Mistley Towers
Orange marks Mistley Towers, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Mistley’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The biggest base of the 8 is Lawford (4,488 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Mistley
Manningtree
Lawford
Brantham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mistley Towers is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistley | It’s in town | 1,827 | 5 |
| Manningtree | 500 m west of it | 1,676 | 5 |
| Lawford | 1.1 km west of it | 4,488 | 5 |
| Brantham | 1.3 km northwest of it | 2,081 | 6 |
| Bradfield | 2.1 km southeast of it | 1,254 | 3 |
| East Bergholt | 3.5 km northwest of it | 2,211 | 6 |
| Stutton | 4.1 km northeast of it | 581 | 4 |
| Dedham Heath | 4.5 km west of it | 601 | 5 |
Close to Mistley Towers
A visit can add 3 abbeys or priories, a castle and a museum, from 50 places within 15 km.
CastleColchester Castle13 km away2
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum5.6 km away3
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory14 km away4
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens9.3 km away5
FortBalkerne Gate14 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse14 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDodnash Priory3.9 km away8AttractionAttraction · National TrustFlatford Mill4.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Mistley Towers?
Mistley Towers is in Mistley, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Mistley Towers?
Ruins.
Who runs Mistley Towers?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Mistley Towers?
May to September are the warmest months in Mistley, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Mistley Towers?
Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (13 km), The Munnings Art Museum (5.6 km), St. Botolph's Priory (14 km) and Beth Chatto Gardens (9.3 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 (6)
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, 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
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