Out from Fingringhoe: ESCALA Gallery and more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for an art gallery, an attraction and a theme park. Out of town, Colchester Castle is 6.2 km away.
Top of the list around Fingringhoe
After ESCALA Gallery come an attraction, a theme park and a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Leave town to the north for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Fingringhoe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The list holds an art gallery, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Fingringhoe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
These 4 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Fingringhoe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fingringhoe →
Within a day
Colchester Castle, at 6.2 km, heads the 12.
CastleColchester Castle6.2 km north
ZooColchester Zoo7.5 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory5.9 km north
FortBalkerne Gate6.4 km northwest
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral34 km west
CastleHedingham Castle29 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse5.8 km north
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens6.5 km northeast
Art galleryFirstsite6 km north
Historic houseLayer Marney Tower9.5 km west
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu30 km west
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle40 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Fingringhoe (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 Fingringhoe
What is there to see near Fingringhoe?
No attraction is mapped inside Fingringhoe itself. Within 5 km of it are ESCALA Gallery, Bourne Mill, Wyvernwood and Douglas Dakota KP208 Gate Guardian.
Does Fingringhoe have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Fingringhoe: ESCALA Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fingringhoe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 5.9 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Fingringhoe?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (6.2 km), Colchester Zoo (7.5 km), St. Botolph's Priory (5.9 km), Balkerne Gate (6.4 km).
Where are Fingringhoe’s historic buildings listed?
Fingringhoe has 4 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 Fingringhoe 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 (12)
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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