What to see from Hare Green: Beth Chatto Gardens first
A day out from Hare Green leads to Colchester Castle, 9.4 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a garden and a theme park.
Around Hare Green: where to begin
Following Beth Chatto Gardens is a theme park.
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens2.4 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkWyvernwood4.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Wyvernwood marks the outer edge, 4.5 km away.
The dashed line is Hare Green’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 you can see
The places here are a garden and a theme park.
Green: inside Hare Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Hare Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hare Green →
Days out
Colchester Castle, at 9.4 km, heads the 12.
CastleColchester Castle9.4 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory9.2 km west
ZooColchester Zoo14 km west
FortBalkerne Gate10 km west
CastleHedingham Castle32 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse9.5 km west
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum8 km north
Art galleryFirstsite9.2 km west
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu39 km westFortFortHM Fort Roughs30 km east
PierClacton Pier14 km southeast
Historic houseLayer Marney Tower18 km westPlaces well known beyond Hare Green (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.
Questions before you go to Hare Green
What is there to see near Hare Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Hare Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Beth Chatto Gardens and Wyvernwood.
Does Hare Green have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hare Green.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hare Green?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 9.2 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Hare Green?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (9.4 km), St. Botolph's Priory (9.2 km), Colchester Zoo (14 km), Balkerne Gate (10 km).
Where are Hare Green’s historic buildings listed?
Hare Green has 2 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 Hare Green 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)
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, 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
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, 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
- Clacton Pier: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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