Places to visit near Boxted: Colchester Castle & more
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Boxted are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Boxted itself. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. St. Botolph's Priory is worth a day, 6.7 km from the centre.
Just outside Boxted, the best known
Then come a historic house, a museum and a historic site, behind Colchester Castle.
CastleColchester Castle5 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustThorington Hall3.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBoxted Airfield Museum900 m outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteBeacon4.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionSt. Martin5 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.
The places, mapped
Head south for most of the 5 just outside.
The dashed line is Boxted’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 is on offer
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 5.
Green: inside Boxted. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Thorington Hall).
The places, one by one
Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Boxted’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Boxted →
For a day out
St. Botolph's Priory, at 6.7 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory6.7 km south
CastleHedingham Castle22 km west
ZooColchester Zoo11 km southwest
FortBalkerne Gate6.4 km south
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral36 km north
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral38 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse6.9 km south
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum6.1 km east
Art galleryFirstsite6.5 km south
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens10 km southeast
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu34 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey35 km northPlaces well known beyond Boxted (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.
What visitors ask about Boxted
What is there to see near Boxted?
No attraction is mapped inside Boxted itself. Within 5 km of it are Colchester Castle, Thorington Hall, Boxted Airfield Museum and Beacon.
Does Boxted have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Boxted: Boxted Airfield Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Boxted?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Boxted, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Thorington Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Boxted?
Within 40 km: St. Botolph's Priory (6.7 km), Hedingham Castle (22 km), Colchester Zoo (11 km), Balkerne Gate (6.4 km).
Where are Boxted’s historic buildings listed?
Boxted has 11 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 Boxted 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)
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorington Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, 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
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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