East Anglian Railway Museum
Industrial railway museum in Essex, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in White Colne
Photo: Sergeants Orchard, Dudley Miles (CC BY-SA 4.0)The nearest draw to White Colne: East Anglian Railway Museum, 2.8 km away
5 of the 7 places to visit in and around White Colne are museums or galleries. White Colne itself has none of them. A longer outing takes you to Colchester Castle, 13 km off.
In White Colne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around White Colne
3 museums, a garden and a castle follow East Anglian Railway Museum.
MuseumMuseumEast Anglian Railway Museum2.2 km outside town, to the east
GardenSergeants Orchard3.7 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleCastle Mound4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumEarls Colne Heritage Museum1.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumRestoration Shed2.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHeritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 62.2 km outside town, to the east
GardenSergeants Orchard3.7 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleCastle Mound4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumEarls Colne Heritage Museum1.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumRestoration Shed2.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHeritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 62.2 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Finding your way
Furthest out is Castle Mound, at 4.9 km.
The dashed line is White Colne’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
What is on offer
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 5 of the 7.
Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside White Colne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
These 7 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings are on White Colne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in White Colne →
Big names nearby
Names further out
The pick of the 12 is Colchester Castle, 13 km off.
CastleColchester Castle13 km east
CastleHedingham Castle11 km northwest
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral27 km southwest
ZooColchester Zoo11 km southeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral35 km north
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu23 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory14 km east
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House36 km west
FortBalkerne Gate13 km east
CastleClare Castle19 km northwest
Historic houseHylands House31 km southwest
MuseumCressing Temple Barns13 km southwestPlaces well known beyond White Colne (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.
Questions before you go to White Colne
What is there to see near White Colne?
No attraction is mapped inside White Colne itself. Within 5 km of it are East Anglian Railway Museum, Sergeants Orchard, Castle Mound and Earls Colne Heritage Museum.
Does White Colne have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of White Colne: East Anglian Railway Museum, Earls Colne Heritage Museum, Restoration Shed and Heritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 6.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near White Colne?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 14 km east.
What are the best-known days out near White Colne?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (13 km), Hedingham Castle (11 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (27 km), Colchester Zoo (11 km).
Where are White Colne’s historic buildings listed?
White Colne has 21 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 White Colne 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)
- Sergeants Orchard: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cressing Temple Barns: User:JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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