Garden · Rayleigh · Essex

Rayleigh Mount

Set in Rayleigh, Rayleigh Mount is a garden. Nearby, 5 more places to visit are within 5 km. It is looked after by the National Trust.

Where

In Rayleigh

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Garden in Rayleigh

Inside Rayleigh

Rayleigh Mount is inside Rayleigh’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

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

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

When to go

Weather by the month

Aim for May to September, when Rayleigh reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°41 mm

Mar11° / 4°35 mm

Apr14° / 5°40 mm

May17° / 8°43 mm

Jun20° / 11°47 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°49 mm

Sep19° / 11°46 mm

Oct15° / 8°65 mm

Nov11° / 5°60 mm

Dec8° / 3°57 mm

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

About

Rayleigh Mount

A short trip away is Rayleigh Castle, 100 m off.

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Town: in Rayleigh
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/rayleigh-mount

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

The map

The way to Rayleigh Mount

On this map, Rayleigh Mount is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Rayleigh Mount

With 182,295 people, Southend-on-Sea is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Rayleigh

32,383 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Thundersley and South Benfleet

49,886 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km east of it

Hockley and Hawkwell

15,430 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km southeast of it

Southend-on-Sea

182,295 people · 23 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rayleigh Mount is	People	Places to visit
Rayleigh	It’s in town	32,383	10
Thundersley and South Benfleet	1.3 km southwest of it	49,886	10
Hockley and Hawkwell	1.7 km east of it	15,430	8
Southend-on-Sea	2.1 km southeast of it	182,295	23
Hullbridge	2.7 km north of it	5,709	7
Rawreth	2.8 km northwest of it	302	5
North Benfleet	3.8 km west of it	1,765	4
Wickford	3.9 km northwest of it	27,533	8

Make a day of it

More near Rayleigh Mount

31 more lie within 15 km, 2 castles, a pier and a museum among them.

Castle · National TrustRayleigh Castle100 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle4.9 km away 3

PierSouthend Pier11 km away 4

MuseumRayleigh Town Museum300 m away 5

Theme parkAdventure Island9.9 km away 6

Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall8.9 km away 7

Art galleryBeecroft Art Gallery8.9 km away 8

Abbey or prioryPrittlewell Priory8 km away

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

Rayleigh Mount: what to know

Where is Rayleigh Mount?

Rayleigh Mount is in Rayleigh, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rayleigh Mount?

Garden in Rochford, Essex, England, UK.

Who runs Rayleigh Mount?

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

When is the best time to visit Rayleigh Mount?

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

What else is there to see near Rayleigh Mount?

Within 15 km: Rayleigh Castle (100 m), Hadleigh Castle (4.9 km), Southend Pier (11 km) and Rayleigh Town Museum (300 m).

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 (8)

Rayleigh Castle: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Southend Pier: Southend_Pier_Autumn_2007.jpg: Damian Dukarski The original uploader was Dammmmian at English Wikipedia. derivative work: SilkTork, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rayleigh Town Museum: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adventure Island: Linda Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beecroft Art Gallery: H2g2bob, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prittlewell Priory: Lonpicman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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