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Cressing Temple Barns
Attractions in Silver End

Around Silver End, Cressing Temple Barns leads the list

Nothing to visit is mapped inside Silver End’s built-up area, but 5 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a historic site and an attraction. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Chelmsford Cathedral, 16 km away.

Photo: Cressing Temple Barns, User:JohnArmagh (Public domain)
In Silver End
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Silver End

The rest of the best known are a historic site, an attraction and a museum.

MuseumCressing Temple Barns1 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustCoggeshall Grange Barn4.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustPaycocke's House and Garden4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCoggeshall Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleStisted Hall4.3 km outside town, to the north

Each 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

Where things are

To the northeast is where most of the 5 lie.

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The dashed line is Silver End’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

Kind by kind

Museums or galleries number 2, castles or historic places 2.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic site · 1 castle0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Silver End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Coggeshall Grange Barn and Paycocke's House and Garden).

Every place

All of them, one by one

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 5 places in all.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

24 listed buildings are on Silver End’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Silver End →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Silver End

Leading the 12 is Chelmsford Cathedral, 16 km away; they include 4 castles and 4 historic houses.

CathedralChelmsford Cathedral16 km southwestCastleColchester Castle20 km eastCastleHedingham Castle16 km northHistoric housePalace of Beaulieu12 km southwestZooColchester Zoo15 km eastHistoric houseHylands House20 km southwestHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House34 km northwestCastle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle34 km southCathedralBrentwood Cathedral34 km southwestHistoric houseLayer Marney Tower12 km eastAbbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory20 km eastCastleSaffron Walden Castle33 km northwest

Places well known beyond Silver End (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.

What visitors ask about Silver End

What is there to see near Silver End?

No attraction is mapped inside Silver End itself. Within 5 km of it are Cressing Temple Barns, Coggeshall Grange Barn, Paycocke's House and Garden and Coggeshall Museum.

Does Silver End have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Silver End: Cressing Temple Barns and Coggeshall Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Silver End?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Silver End, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Coggeshall Grange Barn and Paycocke's House and Garden).

What are the best-known days out near Silver End?

Within 40 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (16 km), Colchester Castle (20 km), Hedingham Castle (16 km), Palace of Beaulieu (12 km).

Where are Silver End’s historic buildings listed?

Silver End has 24 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 Silver End 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.