Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in ESSEX
What are the 10 prettiest towns in the county of Essex? To determine this, I visited them all. Here's what I found out.
As a disclaimer, this list is neither a social commentary, nor a guide on which are the nicest towns to live, but purely a judgement on the aesthetics of each respective town centre.
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Top Ten Most Beautiful Villages In Suffolk
Top Ten Most Beautiful Villages In Suffolk
Suffolk is a stunning county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east.
The county is low-lying but it has quite a few hills and largely arable land with the wetlands of the Broads in the north. The Suffolk Coast and Heaths are known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Villages and towns in Suffolk are renowned for their historic pink-washed halls and cottages, which are widely known as ‘Suffolk Pink’. Decorative paint colours found in the county can range from a pale shell shade, to a deep blush brick colour.
We've had a lot of fun compiling this list of beautiful villages in Suffolk.
We've listed our top ten favourites. What are yours?
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10. Polstead
9. Somerleyton
8. Thorpeness
7. Shottisham
6. East Bergholt
5. Long Melford
4. Lavenham
3. Kersey
2. Cavendish
1. Coddenham
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Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Southend-on-Sea - Travel England
Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Southend-on-Sea - Travel England: Adventure Island, Old Leigh, Cliffs Pavilion Theatre, Southend Pier, Hadleigh Castle, Sea Life Adventure, Priory Park, Palace Theatre,
Places to see in ( Hadleigh - UK )
Places to see in ( Hadleigh - UK )
Hadleigh is an ancient market town and civil parish in South Suffolk, East Anglia, situated, next to the River Brett, between the larger towns of Sudbury and Ipswich. The headquarters of Babergh District Council are located in the town, which at the 2011 census had a population of 8,253.
Guthrum, King of the Danes, is said to be buried in the grounds of St Mary's Church in the town. He was defeated by King Alfred at the battle of Edington in 878. Hadleigh received its market charter in 1252. In 1438 administration was passed from manorial control to trustees. The market was eventually sold to Babergh District Council in the late 20th century.
Hadleigh was one of the East Anglian towns that derived its prosperity from its wool and cloth industries. It has a 15th-century timber-framed Guildhall and many fine examples of timber and brick listed buildings, some with highly detailed 17th century plasterwork or pargeting. Most of these buildings can be found in the High Street, Angel Street, Benton Street and the immediately surrounding area.
The town has a total of 246 listed buildings. The Georgian East House, on George Street, has been designated a Grade II listed building since 26 April 1950. In March 2013 plans by Babergh District Council to redevelop the site and build houses on the land behind were withdrawn after strong local protest. The property was once used for a range of community events and activities. Opponents of the plan had argued that the adjacent land had been used as a village green for the last 20 years.
The annual Hadleigh Show, first held in 1840 and also known as 'the May Show', is one of the oldest one-day agricultural shows in East Anglia. Organised by the Hadleigh Farmers' Agricultural Association, the show enjoyed 12,500 visitors in 2013. Benton End House, a Grade II* listed building on Benton Street, was originally a large medieval farmhouse. From 1940 it was the home of Sir Cedric Morris, artist and plantsman, who formed the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing there.
The Ansell Community Centre was set up in 2004 as a charity with the object of providing community facilities for the people of Hadleigh and surrounding area. Hadleigh has a Non-League football club Hadleigh United F.C. who play at Millfield.
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Quick tour of the huge & historic medieval (14th century) St Mary's Church Hadleigh Suffolk England
Quick tour of the huge and historic medieval (14th century, Grade 1 Listed) St Mary's Church at Hadleigh Suffolk England, filmed on 28.9.21
Hadleigh, Suffolk Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Suffolk, and around nine miles west of Ipswich, is the town of Hadleigh (not to be confused with the town of Hadleigh in Essex).
Geographically, Hadleigh is situated along the River Brett - a tributary of the River Stour. It was granted a market charter in 1252 by Henry III. Its most significant historic industry was wool - particularly in the finishing of the material. Hadleigh, along with various other nearby riverside towns in Suffolk, prospered during the medieval era due to the strength of its wool industry.
At the heart of the town is the Church of St Mary. This dates back to the 13th century, although it was largely rebuilt in the 15th century. The churchyard is reputed to be the resting place of Guthrum, the Danish king of East Anglia during the 9th century when it was under Viking occupation. The church is Grade I listed, as are two other buildings in the churchyard, namely the Deanery Tower just next to it, dating from the 15th century, and the Guildhall just to the immediate south (seen at the 12-minute mark), also from the 15th century, originally built as a market house and wool hall.
In 1847 a railway station opened in Hadleigh. This was the western terminus of a short branch line to the village of Bentley. The latter was once a station on the Great Eastern Main Line until its closure in 1966. Hadleigh's station closed much earlier still, in 1932 (although it remained open to freight until 1965). Today, public transport to Hadleigh consists of direct buses from Ipswich, Sudbury and various other nearby settlements.
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Filmed: 24th July 2024
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Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
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0:00 High Street
4:35 George Street
9:42 Church Street
10:29 Church Walk
14:15 Market Place
15:36 High Street
22:24 Bridge Street
24:34 River Brett
24:44 Bridge Street
Hadleigh Castle
its a regular haunt of mine an is great to visit in any season with loads of history (easy to find via any historical site) including a couple of ghosts too boot its defo well worth a visit
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Woodbridge, United Kingdom UK
Woodbridge Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top things you have to do in Woodbridge. We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Woodbridge for You. Discover Woodbridge as per the Traveler Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Woodbridge.
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Woodbridge Tide Mill
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Southend on Sea, United Kingdom UK
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Palace Theatre
Old Leigh
Belfairs Wood, Park and Nature Reserve
Adventure Island
Hadleigh Castle
Shoebury East Beach
Priory Park
Chalkwell Park
Thorpe Bay Beach
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A visit to Hadleigh Castle close to the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway.
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Places to see in ( Lavenham - UK )
Places to see in ( Lavenham - UK )
Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in Suffolk, England. It is noted for its 15th century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walk. In the medieval period it was among the 20 wealthiest settlements in England. Today, it is a popular day-trip destination for people from across the country along with another historic wool town in the area, Long Melford.
Before the Norman conquest, the manor of Lavenham had been held by the thegn Ulwin or Wulwine. In 1086 the estate was in the possession of Aubrey de Vere I, ancestor of the Earls of Oxford. He had already had a vineyard planted there. The Vere family continued to hold the estate until 1604, when it was sold to Sir Thomas Skinner. Lavenham prospered from the wool trade in the 15th and 16th century, with the town's blue broadcloth being an export of note. By the late 15th century, the town was among the richest in the British Isles, paying more in taxation than considerably larger towns such as York and Lincoln.
During the reign of Henry VIII, Lavenham was the scene of serious resistance to Wolsey’s ‘Amicable Grant’, a tax being raised in England to pay for war with France. However, this was happening without the consent of parliament. In 1525, 10,000 men from Lavenham and the surrounding villages took part in a serious uprising that threatened to spread to the nearby counties of Essex and Cambridgeshire.
Like most of East Anglia, Lavenham was staunchly Parliamentarian throughout the Civil Wars of the 1640s. Most local landowners, such as Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston, Sir Philip Parker and Sir William Spring, were strong advocates of the Parliamentarian cause. Like many East Anglian settlements, Lavenham was home to RAF Station Lavenham an American Air Force airfield during the Second World War.
The village is located around five miles north east of the town of Sudbury. Situated in a relatively hilly area, Lavenham is situated on a ridge on the western bank of the River Brett. The ridge is intersected by two small valleys, breaking it into three parts; the church is located atop the southernmost section, the marketplace on the central part, while the northernmost section is topped by the remains of a windmill.
Lavenham is located on the A1141, the main road between Hadleigh and Bury St Edmunds. HGV traffic has been an issue for the village's narrow streets. The village formerly had a railway station on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line, which was opened on 9 August 1865. There were plans for the Hadleigh branch line to be extended to Lavenham, though these never came to fruition. The line was an important goods route during the Second World War and was guarded by numerous Type 22 pillboxes, most of which are still visible in the surrounding farmland. The railway station was closed to passengers on 10 April 1961 as part of the Beeching Axe, with a goods service surviving until April 1965.
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KERSEY, LINDSEY CASTLE AND HADLEIGH DAY WALK (12/6/17)
A 9.25 mile day walk that I did solo recently. It features the beautiful village of Kersey and the ancient Toppesfield Bridge near Hadleigh, both in Suffolk.
The Best Walk in Essex | VanLife UK
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We did a stunning walk from Benfleet to Hadleigh Castle while visiting the 2012 Olympic bike track
Hadleigh Castle and Thames Estuary walk:
This seven-mile walk takes the rambler through woodland and meadow to the ruins of Hadleigh Castle with expansive views over the Thames Estuary. Dropping down to Leigh-on-Sea, follow the grassy pathway along Hadleigh Ray, an arm of the Thames Estuary, back to Benfleet.
From Benfleet Railway Station (with parking) cross High Street and walk up Station Road to the bend where a gate on the right leads into woodland. Follow the path southeast to continue along the bottom of Benfleet Downs and past the base of the Olympic Cycle Trails. Look out for a left turn that climbs to Hadleigh Castle.
At the top, take in the views, enjoy a picnic and explore the ruins before dropping down to Leigh-on-Sea. The Peter boat on the High Street serves excellent lunches. You can catch a train back to Benfleet, but it’s a shame to miss the estuary walk along Hadleigh Ray via Two Tree Island. Stop for a drink at Barge Gladys with views across to Benfleet Yacht Club on the other side of the creek. The station is a short distance from here.
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A Man with Shockingly Bad Hair takes a Short Walk around Hadleigh, Suffolk 16/10/19
We are back, so since we last posted, the dog got sick again, I crunched my ligaments in my knee(worsening an old reoccurring injury), and the adventure wagon died... again.
This is a 4.5km walk around Hadleigh in Suffolk.
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Explore nature spots in Essex
Travel with c2c trains to Essex and explore some of the beautiful nature spots we have along our route. This video give you a preview of some of the best places for walks close to c2c stations.
Take a picnic to Hadleigh Castle, ramble around Two Tree Island nature reserve, sit in the parks overlooking the sea, watch the boats bobbing in the estuary... there's masses to see and do. Finish it off with a tasty lunch at The Roslin Beach Hotel in Thorpe Bay! Make the most of our special offers on train tickets, with a third off when you book online in advance and Kids for £2. A great way to spend the summer holidays.
Hintlesham Hall
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Situated in a quaint village midway between Ipswich and Hadleigh is the magnificent Hintlesham Hall Hotel. Spend two nights in this 16th Century Grade I listed building in the heart of Suffolk with breakfast, a three-course dinner for two, and two glasses of bubbles included. Surrounded by the stunning British countryside this truly is an ideal place to escape the stress of everyday life.