East Mersea is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in East Mersea

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

Towns to visit near East Mersea include Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

There are a several good castles in the area around East Mersea like Colchester Castle.

Woodlands to visit near East Mersea include Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

There are a number of airports near East Mersea including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Historic Buildings to visit near East Mersea include Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

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

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

The area around East Mersea boasts some of the best country parks including Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around East Mersea like Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Places near East Mersea feature a number of interesting parks including Bedfords Park.

The area close to East Mersea boasts some of the best nature reserves including Bedfords Park.

East Mersea History

There are some historic monuments around East Mersea:

• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Town Wall
• Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm
• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Town ditch
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House Farm
• Roman round building
• Saxon coastal fish weir at Sales Point
• Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansion
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Balkerne Gate
• Bourne Mill
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone