The Munnings Art Museum heads the list around Dedham Heath
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Dedham Heath are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Dedham Heath itself. Among them, 2 are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Colchester Castle, 8.5 km away.
Top of the list around Dedham Heath
Along with The Munnings Art Museum, see 2 museums, an attraction and a ruins.
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum300 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttraction · National TrustFlatford Mill1.7 km outside town, to the northeastRuinsRuins · English HeritageMistley Towers4.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumManningtree Museum3.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBoxted Airfield Museum4.8 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The farthest of them, Mistley Towers, is 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Dedham Heath’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Dedham Heath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Flatford Mill and Mistley Towers).
The full list
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Dedham Heath’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dedham Heath →
Further afield
First of the 12 big names within reach is Colchester Castle, 8.5 km away.
CastleColchester Castle8.5 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory8.7 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle40 km northeast
ZooColchester Zoo14 km southwest
CastleHedingham Castle28 km west
FortBalkerne Gate9.1 km southwest
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral39 km northwest
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens7.5 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse9 km southwest
Art galleryFirstsite8.5 km southwest
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu39 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey39 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Dedham Heath (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 people ask about Dedham Heath
What is there to see near Dedham Heath?
No attraction is mapped inside Dedham Heath itself. Within 5 km of it are The Munnings Art Museum, Flatford Mill, Mistley Towers and Manningtree Museum.
Does Dedham Heath have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dedham Heath: The Munnings Art Museum, Manningtree Museum and Boxted Airfield Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dedham Heath?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Dedham Heath, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Flatford Mill and Mistley Towers).
What are the best-known days out near Dedham Heath?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (8.5 km), St. Botolph's Priory (8.7 km), Framlingham Castle (40 km), Colchester Zoo (14 km).
Where are Dedham Heath’s historic buildings listed?
Dedham Heath has 10 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 Dedham Heath 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 (13)
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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