Warner Textile Archive
Textile archive in Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom.
Attractions in High Garrett
Photo: Warner Textile Archive, Oxyman (CC BY-SA 2.0)4.3 km from High Garrett, Warner Textile Archive leads the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside High Garrett’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 museums, an attraction and a castle. Allow a day for Hedingham Castle, 9.2 km off.
In High Garrett
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside High Garrett, the best known
Beyond Warner Textile Archive, there are a museum, an attraction and a castle.
MuseumWarner Textile Archive3.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBraintree Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBocking Windmill600 m outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleStisted Hall2.4 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 High Garrett, mapped
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the southwest.
The dashed line is High Garrett’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
Which kinds
It comes down to 2 museums, an attraction and a castle.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside High Garrett. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on High Garrett’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in High Garrett →
Big names nearby
Around the region
The pick of the 12 is Hedingham Castle, 9.2 km off.
CastleHedingham Castle9.2 km north
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral21 km south
CastleColchester Castle22 km east
MuseumIWM Duxford37 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu17 km south
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House27 km northwest
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral38 km north
ZooColchester Zoo18 km east
Historic houseHylands House24 km southwest
MuseumCressing Temple Barns8.4 km south
CastleSaffron Walden Castle26 km northwest
CastleClare Castle19 km northPlaces well known beyond High Garrett (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.
Know before you go to High Garrett
What is there to see near High Garrett?
No attraction is mapped inside High Garrett itself. Within 5 km of it are Warner Textile Archive, Braintree Museum, Bocking Windmill and Stisted Hall.
Does High Garrett have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of High Garrett: Warner Textile Archive and Braintree Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near High Garrett?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 27 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near High Garrett?
Within 40 km: Hedingham Castle (9.2 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (21 km), Colchester Castle (22 km), IWM Duxford (37 km).
Where are High Garrett’s historic buildings listed?
High Garrett has 7 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 High Garrett 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)
- Warner Textile Archive: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, 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
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