Restoration Shed
This is Restoration Shed, a museum in Chappel. Another 6 places to visit lie within 5 km. Add Colchester Castle, 11 km away, to a visit.
Museum in Chappel
Inside Chappel
Restoration Shed is inside Chappel’s built-up area, with 6 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.
Seasons in Chappel
Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Chappel.
Restoration Shed
Museum.
In Chappel, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Chappel
- Official site
- earm.co.uk/the-museum
Where it sits
Orange is Restoration Shed; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Chappel’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Restoration Shed
Earls Colne is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (3,360 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Chappel
White Colne
Great Tey
Fordham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Restoration Shed is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappel | It’s in town | 218 | 7 |
| White Colne | 2.2 km west of it | 370 | 7 |
| Great Tey | 2.4 km south of it | 608 | 7 |
| Fordham | 2.9 km east of it | 841 | 5 |
| Earls Colne | 3 km west of it | 3,360 | 9 |
| Eight Ash Green | 3.9 km southeast of it | 1,769 | 11 |
| Bures | 4.5 km north of it | 1,183 | 5 |
| Colne Engaine | 4.8 km west of it | 998 | 5 |
While you are near Restoration Shed
Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum, among 40 within 15 km.
CastleColchester Castle11 km away2MuseumMuseumEast Anglian Railway Museum100 m away3
CastleHedingham Castle13 km away4
ZooColchester Zoo8.7 km away5
GardenSergeants Orchard2.1 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory11 km away7
FortBalkerne Gate10 km away8
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Restoration Shed
Where is Restoration Shed?
Restoration Shed is in Chappel, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Restoration Shed?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Restoration Shed?
May to September are the warmest months in Chappel, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Restoration Shed?
Within 15 km: Colchester Castle (11 km), East Anglian Railway Museum (100 m), Hedingham Castle (13 km) and Colchester Zoo (8.7 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)
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergeants Orchard: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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