Near High Park Corner: Beth Chatto Gardens and other places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside High Park Corner’s built-up area. They include 2 attractions, a garden and an art gallery. Day-trippers head 6.1 km out to Colchester Castle.
Leading the list near High Park Corner
Then come 2 attractions, an art gallery and a theme park, behind Beth Chatto Gardens.
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens3.8 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryESCALA Gallery3 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkWyvernwood3.1 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBourne Mill4.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionThorrington Tide Mill4.2 km outside town, to the eastEach 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 view
At the edge of the map sits Thorrington Tide Mill, 4.6 km out.
The dashed line is High Park Corner’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 kind of places
The list holds 2 attractions, a garden and an art gallery.
Green: inside High Park Corner. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
All 5 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on High Park Corner’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in High Park Corner →
Beyond High Park Corner
Start with Colchester Castle, 6.1 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleColchester Castle6.1 km northwest
ZooColchester Zoo8.8 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory5.7 km northwest
FortBalkerne Gate6.4 km northwest
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral36 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse5.7 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle29 km northwest
Art galleryFirstsite5.8 km northwest
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu32 km west
Historic houseLayer Marney Tower11 km west
Historic houseHylands House39 km southwest
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum12 km northPlaces well known beyond High Park Corner (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.
Before a day out in High Park Corner
What is there to see near High Park Corner?
No attraction is mapped inside High Park Corner itself. Within 5 km of it are Beth Chatto Gardens, ESCALA Gallery, Wyvernwood and Bourne Mill.
Does High Park Corner have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of High Park Corner: ESCALA Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near High Park Corner?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 5.7 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near High Park Corner?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (6.1 km), Colchester Zoo (8.8 km), St. Botolph's Priory (5.7 km), Balkerne Gate (6.4 km).
Where are High Park Corner’s historic buildings listed?
High Park Corner 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 High Park Corner 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)
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firstsite: Alexis Ip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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