15 miles from Fairstead Parish

The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.

15 miles from Fairstead Parish

This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.

15 miles from Fairstead Parish

The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.

17 miles from Fairstead Parish

One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.

19 miles from Fairstead Parish

The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.

20 miles from Fairstead Parish

One of England's finest country houses, Audley End is also a mansion with a difference. Enjoy a great day out.