The nearest draw to Bures: Sergeants Orchard, 3.4 km away
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Bures are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Bures itself. Colchester Castle lies 13 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The best known around Bures
After Sergeants Orchard, look out for 3 museums and a castle.
GardenSergeants Orchard2.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumEast Anglian Railway Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleCastle Mound800 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumRestoration Shed4.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHeritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 64.6 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
To the south is where most of the 5 nearby are.
The dashed line is Bures’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 5.
Green: inside Bures. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
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.
54 listed buildings are on Bures’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bures →
Bigger names, a drive away
Leading the 12 is Colchester Castle, 13 km away; they include 3 castles and 3 historic houses.
CastleColchester Castle13 km southeast
CastleHedingham Castle12 km west
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral30 km north
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral34 km southwest
ZooColchester Zoo13 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory13 km southeast
FortBalkerne Gate12 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House39 km west
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall13 km north
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu30 km southwest
CastleClare Castle18 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey30 km northPlaces well known beyond Bures (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.
Quick answers on Bures
What is there to see near Bures?
No attraction is mapped inside Bures itself. Within 5 km of it are Sergeants Orchard, East Anglian Railway Museum, Castle Mound and Restoration Shed.
Does Bures have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bures: East Anglian Railway Museum, Restoration Shed and Heritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 6.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bures?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bures?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (13 km), Hedingham Castle (12 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (30 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Bures’ historic buildings listed?
Bures has 54 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 Bures 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, 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
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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