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.

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

The area close to East Mersea boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.

There are a several good woodlands in the East Mersea area like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

East Mersea has some unmissable airports nearby like London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

There are a number of historic buildings near East Mersea including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Chelmsford is one of East Mersea's best, nearby cities to visit in East Mersea.

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

There are a several good country parks in the area around East Mersea like Thorndon Country Park.

There are a number of shopping centres near to East Mersea including Lakeside Shopping Centre.

East Mersea is near some unmissable parks like Bedfords Park,

Bedfords Park is a great place to visit close to East Mersea if you like nature reserves.

East Mersea History

There are some historic monuments around East Mersea:

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