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Places near Braintree by type
All 291 places by distance →One day from Braintree
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:53 pm
65 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Braintree
- Cressing Temple Barnstemple · 45 min
- Brockwell Meadowspark · 45 min
- St Peter Ad Vincula, Coggeshallchurch · 30 min
- Gosfield Sandpitspark · 45 min
- Little Dunmow Prioryheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Braintree
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Braintree?
Hoppit Mead (park, about 1 km), Bocking Blackwater Nature Reserve (nature spot, about 2 km), Cressing Temple Barns (temple, about 7 km), Gosfield Sandpits (park, about 9 km), Holy Trinity Church (disused) (heritage site, about 11 km), St Peter Ad Vincula, Coggeshall (church, about 12 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Braintree?
86 places on Spotwander: 23 parks, 28 churches, 19 forts & heritage, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens, 2 museums.
Which is the nearest park to Braintree?
Hoppit Mead, about 1 km by road; Gosfield Sandpits (9 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Braintree?
St Peter Ad Vincula, Coggeshall, about 12 km by road; St John the Baptist (15 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Braintree?
Start in Braintree, visit Cressing Temple Barns, then Brockwell Meadows, then St Peter Ad Vincula, Coggeshall, then Gosfield Sandpits, then Little Dunmow Priory, and drive back — about 65 km by road in all.