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Places near Great Bentley by type
All 298 places by distance →One day from Great Bentley
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:30 pm
50 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Great Bentley
- Mersea Fortfort · 1.5 hrs
- Mersea Islandisland · 1.5 hrs
- Colchester Zoopark · 45 min
- Hilly Fields, Colchesterpark · 45 min
- Welsh Woodpark · 45 min
- Back in Great Bentley
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Great Bentley?
Mersea Fort (fort, about 9 km), Welsh Wood (park, about 12 km), Mersea Island (island, about 13 km), Colchester Castle (heritage site, about 15 km), Hilly Fields, Colchester (park, about 16 km), Spring Lane Meadows (park, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Great Bentley?
49 places on Spotwander: 9 churches, 9 forts & heritage, 23 parks, 4 wildlife, forests & gardens, 1 museum.
Which is the nearest church to Great Bentley?
St Peter Ad Vincula, Coggeshall, about 32 km by road; St Mary the Virgin, Burnham on Crouch (37 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Great Bentley?
Mersea Fort, about 9 km by road; Colchester Castle (15 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Great Bentley?
Start in Great Bentley, visit Mersea Fort, then Mersea Island, then Colchester Zoo, then Hilly Fields, Colchester, then Welsh Wood, and drive back — about 50 km by road in all.