Around Stebbing, Motte leads the list
For a trip from Stebbing, Fitzwilliam Museum is 39 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and a museum to choose from.
The first to see around Stebbing
Along with Motte, see a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The outermost point is Motte, at 4.8 km.
The dashed line is Stebbing’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 there is to see
It comes down to a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Stebbing. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
2 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
86 listed buildings are on Stebbing’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stebbing →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Fitzwilliam Museum (39 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral19 km south
MuseumIWM Duxford29 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CastleHedingham Castle17 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House19 km northwest
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu17 km southeast
CastleColchester Castle34 km east
CastleSaffron Walden Castle18 km northwest
Historic houseHylands House21 km south
MuseumMuseum of Zoology39 km northwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral32 km south
CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle14 km westPlaces well known beyond Stebbing (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.
Stebbing: questions and answers
What is there to see near Stebbing?
No attraction is mapped inside Stebbing itself. Within 5 km of it are Motte and Dunmow Maltings.
Does Stebbing have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stebbing: Dunmow Maltings.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stebbing?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 19 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Stebbing?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (39 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (19 km), IWM Duxford (29 km), Hedingham Castle (17 km).
Where are Stebbing’s historic buildings listed?
Stebbing has 86 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 Stebbing 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 (11)
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stansted Mountfitchet Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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