
Places to visit around Lamarsh, from Sergeants Orchard
The best-known day out from Lamarsh is Hedingham Castle, 10 km away. There is no place to visit inside Lamarsh’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Look for a garden and a castle.
Just outside Lamarsh, the best known
Second to Sergeants Orchard is a castle.
GardenSergeants Orchard4.7 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleCastle Mound2.9 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.
On the map
Furthest out is Sergeants Orchard, at 5.2 km.
The dashed line is Lamarsh’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The list holds a garden and a castle.
Green: inside Lamarsh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Lamarsh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lamarsh →
Further out, the best known
Best known of the 12 within reach is Hedingham Castle, at 10 km.
CastleHedingham Castle10 km west
CastleColchester Castle15 km southeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral29 km north
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral34 km southwest
ZooColchester Zoo15 km south
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall11 km north
CastleClare Castle15 km northwest
MuseumGainsborough's House5.9 km north
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House37 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory15 km southeast
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu30 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey29 km northPlaces well known beyond Lamarsh (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 Lamarsh
What is there to see near Lamarsh?
No attraction is mapped inside Lamarsh itself. Within 5 km of it are Sergeants Orchard and Castle Mound.
Does Lamarsh have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Lamarsh.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lamarsh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Melford Hall (National Trust), 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Lamarsh?
Within 40 km: Hedingham Castle (10 km), Colchester Castle (15 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (29 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Lamarsh’s historic buildings listed?
Lamarsh has 13 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 Lamarsh 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)
- Sergeants Orchard: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, 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
- Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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