Hedingham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Halstead
Photo: Hedingham Castle, Agnete (Public domain)The nearest draw to Halstead: Hedingham Castle, 6.1 km away
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 3 of its 5. None of them is inside Halstead itself. Colchester Castle is worth a day, 19 km from the centre.
In Halstead
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Halstead
Behind Hedingham Castle on the list are 3 museums and a castle.
CastleHedingham Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumEarls Colne Heritage Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumAlderford Water Mill3.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumInformation Kiosk3 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleStisted Hall4.7 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 map
Around Halstead, mapped
The list reaches out to Hedingham Castle, 6.1 km away.
The dashed line is Halstead’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What there is to see
Ahead are museums or galleries (3); next, castles or historic places (2).
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Halstead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every one of them
These 5 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
130 listed buildings are on Halstead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Halstead →
Big names nearby
A little further out
The pick of the 12 is Colchester Castle, 19 km off.
CastleColchester Castle19 km east
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral26 km southwest
MuseumIWM Duxford39 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral34 km north
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu22 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House30 km west
ZooColchester Zoo16 km southeast
CastleClare Castle15 km north
MuseumColne Valley Railway7.1 km northwest
Historic houseHylands House29 km southwest
CastleSaffron Walden Castle29 km west
MuseumCressing Temple Barns12 km southPlaces well known beyond Halstead (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.
Planning a visit to Halstead
What is there to see near Halstead?
No attraction is mapped inside Halstead itself. Within 5 km of it are Hedingham Castle, Earls Colne Heritage Museum, Alderford Water Mill and Information Kiosk.
Does Halstead have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Halstead: Earls Colne Heritage Museum, Alderford Water Mill and Information Kiosk.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Halstead?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 30 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Halstead?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (19 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (26 km), IWM Duxford (39 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Halstead’s historic buildings listed?
Halstead has 130 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Halstead 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)
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colne Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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