Trips from Bicknacre, starting with RHS Garden, Hyde Hall
None of our places to visit is inside Bicknacre’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a garden, a park or estate and a museum. Of these, 2 are looked after: 1 by RHS and 1 by the National Trust. A day out reaches Chelmsford Cathedral, 8.9 km away.
The best known around Bicknacre
After RHS Garden, Hyde Hall come a park or estate, a museum and a zoo.
Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall1.9 km outside town, to the south
Park or estate · National TrustBlakes Wood3.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumStow Maries Great War Aerodrome Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooCall of the Wild Zoo3.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Bicknacre
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the south.
The dashed line is Bicknacre’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Between them they are a garden, a park or estate and a museum.
Green: inside Bicknacre. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by RHS and 1 by the National Trust (RHS Garden, Hyde Hall and Blakes Wood).
Every place to visit
Its 4 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building and 1 scheduled monument are on Bicknacre’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bicknacre →
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Chelmsford Cathedral (8.9 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral8.9 km northwest
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu9.3 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle34 km south
CathedralRochester Cathedral34 km south
Historic houseHylands House10 km west
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle17 km south
CastleColchester Castle31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle32 km south
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral21 km southwest
CastleHedingham Castle33 km north
Historic houseIngatestone Hall14 km west
PierSouthend Pier21 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bicknacre (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Bicknacre
What is there to see near Bicknacre?
No attraction is mapped inside Bicknacre itself. Within 5 km of it are RHS Garden, Hyde Hall, Blakes Wood, Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Museum and Call of the Wild Zoo.
Does Bicknacre have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bicknacre: Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bicknacre?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bicknacre, 2 places are cared for: 1 by RHS and 1 by the National Trust (RHS Garden, Hyde Hall and Blakes Wood).
What are the best-known days out near Bicknacre?
Within 40 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (8.9 km), Palace of Beaulieu (9.3 km), Rochester Castle (34 km), Rochester Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Bicknacre’s historic buildings listed?
Bicknacre has 1 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bicknacre when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blakes Wood: Malcolm Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingatestone Hall: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
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