Chigwell is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Chigwell

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

The area around Chigwell boasts some of the best towns including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Places near Chigwell feature a number of interesting castles including Colchester Castle.

Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park are some of Chigwell best woodlands to visit near Chigwell.

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

Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral are some of Chigwell best historic buildings to visit near Chigwell.

There are a several good cities in the area around Chigwell like Chelmsford.

Villages to visit near Chigwell include Hatfield Peverel.

Thorndon Country Park is a great place to visit close to Chigwell if you like country parks.

Chigwell is near some unmissable shopping centres like Lakeside Shopping Centre,

There are a number of parks near to Chigwell including Bedfords Park.

Bedfords Park is one of Chigwell's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Chigwell.

Chigwell History

There are some historic monuments around Chigwell:

• Loughton camp slight univallate hillfort
• Moat House moated site
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite including Anti-Tank Blocks on Lippitts Hill
• Obelisk 325m NW of Cobbin Pond
• Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham
• Hill Hall, brick kiln and deserted manorial settlement of Mount Hall
• Ambresbury Banks slight univallate hillfort
• Roman villa south of Hill Farm
• Barking Abbey
• The Temple, Temple Hill, Warlies Park
• Purlieu Bank, Epping
• Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Factory
• Moated site known as Marshalls, 290m south of Weald Place
• Roman villa 300m south of Long Shaw
• World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun platform 340m south east of Cheshunt railway station
• Ongar Park Pale north west of Collier's Hatch
• Waltham Abbey, including gatehouse and Stoney Bridge
• A London mobilisation centre known as the North Weald Redoubt