In Tiptree, Tiptree Jam Museum is the place to visit
From Tiptree, the big name within reach is Colchester Castle, 14 km away. We list one place to visit inside Tiptree’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum and a historic house.
The headline places in Tiptree
Tiptree Jam Museum aside, the next best known is a historic house.
Each 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 go
Layer Marney Tower, 3.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Tiptree’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
Between them they are a museum and a historic house.
Green: inside Tiptree. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The one inside Tiptree comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
Layer Marney Tower
Grade I listed country house in Layer Marney, Essex, England, UK.
The one inside Tiptree comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Tiptree’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tiptree →
A drive away
Out of town, Colchester Castle (14 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleColchester Castle14 km northeast
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral21 km southwest
ZooColchester Zoo7.8 km northeast
CastleHedingham Castle22 km northwest
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu17 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory13 km northeast
Historic houseHylands House24 km southwest
FortBalkerne Gate13 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle32 km south
MuseumCressing Temple Barns9.9 km west
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral38 km southwest
Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall20 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Tiptree (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.
Visiting Tiptree: the answers
What are the main attractions in Tiptree?
The place to visit inside Tiptree’s built-up area is Tiptree Jam Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Tiptree have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Tiptree: Tiptree Jam Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tiptree?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 13 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Tiptree?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (14 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (21 km), Colchester Zoo (7.8 km), Hedingham Castle (22 km).
Where are Tiptree’s historic buildings listed?
Tiptree has 20 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 Tiptree 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 (14)
- Tiptree Jam Museum: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, 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
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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