Ashingdon is a Village in the county of Essex.

Retail in Ashingdon

There are great places to visit near Ashingdon including some great towns, castles, woodlands, airports, historic buildings, cities, villages, country parks, shopping centres, parks and nature reserves.

There are a number of towns near Ashingdon including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Don't miss Colchester Castle's castles if visiting the area around Ashingdon.

There are a number of woodlands near Ashingdon including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

Airports to visit near Ashingdon include London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

The area around Ashingdon boasts some of the best historic buildings including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

There are a number of cities near to Ashingdon including Chelmsford.

Places near Ashingdon feature a number of interesting villages including Hatfield Peverel.

Ashingdon is near some unmissable country parks like Thorndon Country Park,

Lakeside Shopping Centre is one of Ashingdon's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Ashingdon.

Bedfords Park is one of Ashingdon's best, nearby parks to visit in Ashingdon.

Nature Reserves to visit near Ashingdon include Bedfords Park.

Ashingdon History

There are some historic monuments around Ashingdon:

• Southchurch Hall moated site
• Rochford Hall (uninhabited portions)
• Romano-British site N of Pound Wood, Thundersley
• Medieval saltern adjacent to Hawbush Creek
• Rayleigh Castle
• Hadleigh Castle: an enclosure castle and an associated dam and mill
• Roman fort (near Hadleigh)
• Plumberow Mount
• Purleigh moated mound
• Prittlewell Priory
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill
• A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate