An attraction just outside Peldon: Copt Hall Marshes
With nothing inside Peldon’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 attractions and a museum, among others. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Colchester Castle, 8.9 km away.
The best known around Peldon
Close behind Copt Hall Marshes are a museum and an attraction.
MuseumMersea Island Museum4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionAbbots Hall Farm2.5 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.
Mapped around Peldon
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Peldon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Most common are other attractions: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Peldon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Copt Hall Marshes).
Every place, in and near Peldon
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on Peldon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Peldon →
Further out, the best known
Start with Colchester Castle, 8.9 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleColchester Castle8.9 km north
ZooColchester Zoo7 km northwest
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral30 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory8.5 km north
FortBalkerne Gate8.8 km north
CastleHedingham Castle28 km northwest
Historic houseLayer Marney Tower6.5 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse8.3 km north
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu27 km west
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle35 km southwest
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens11 km northeast
Historic houseHylands House33 km westPlaces well known beyond Peldon (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 Peldon
What is there to see near Peldon?
No attraction is mapped inside Peldon itself. Within 5 km of it are Copt Hall Marshes, Mersea Island Museum and Abbots Hall Farm.
Does Peldon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Peldon: Mersea Island Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Peldon?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Peldon, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Copt Hall Marshes).
What are the best-known days out near Peldon?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (8.9 km), Colchester Zoo (7 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (30 km), St. Botolph's Priory (8.5 km).
Where are Peldon’s historic buildings listed?
Peldon has 18 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 Peldon 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)
- Mersea Island Museum: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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