Maldon’s places to visit, starting with The Moot Hall
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 5 of its 9. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the 7 inside Maldon’s built-up area. 7 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. A day out reaches Chelmsford Cathedral, 15 km away.
The names to know in Maldon
3 museums, an attraction and a zoo follow The Moot Hall.
CastleThe Moot Hallin townMuseumMuseumCombined Military Services Museumin town
MuseumMaeldune Heritage Centrein town
MuseumMuseum in the Parkin townAttractionAttractionThomas Plume's Libraryin townZooZooPromanade Park Zooin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The map stretches to The Museum of Power, 2.7 km away.
The dashed line is Maldon’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 sort of places
There are more museums or galleries (5) than anything else, then other attractions (2).
Green: inside Maldon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
In town there are 7, and the list adds 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
8The 7 inside Maldon come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
247 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Maldon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Maldon →
Further away
Most famous of the 12 is Chelmsford Cathedral, 15 km from the centre.
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral15 km west
CastleColchester Castle23 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle40 km south
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu12 km west
Historic houseHylands House17 km west
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle21 km south
Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall10 km southwest
CastleHedingham Castle30 km north
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle38 km south
ZooColchester Zoo18 km northeast
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral29 km southwest
PierSouthend Pier23 km southPlaces well known beyond Maldon (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.
Good to know in Maldon
What are the main attractions in Maldon?
The best known inside Maldon’s built-up area are The Moot Hall, Combined Military Services Museum, Maeldune Heritage Centre and Museum in the Park. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Maldon have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Maldon: Combined Military Services Museum, Maeldune Heritage Centre, Museum in the Park and The Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Maldon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rochester Castle (English Heritage), 40 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Maldon?
Within 40 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (15 km), Colchester Castle (23 km), Rochester Castle (40 km), Palace of Beaulieu (12 km).
Where are Maldon’s historic buildings listed?
Maldon has 247 listed buildings, 6 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 Maldon 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 (16)
- The Moot Hall: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maeldune Heritage Centre: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum in the Park: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Museum of Power: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southend Pier: Southend_Pier_Autumn_2007.jpg: Damian Dukarski The original uploader was Dammmmian at English Wikipedia. derivative work: SilkTork, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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