Grays is a Town in the county of Essex.

Grays postcode: RM17 5DD

Retail in Grays

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

There are a several good towns in the Grays area like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Colchester Castle is one of Grays's best, nearby castles to visit in Grays.

The area around Grays boasts some of the best woodlands including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

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

Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral are great places to visit near Grays if you like historic buildings.

The area close to Grays boasts some of the best cities including Chelmsford.

The area around Grays's best villages can be found at Hatfield Peverel.

There are a several good country parks in the Grays area like Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.

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

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

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

Grays History

There are some historic monuments around Grays:

• Aspdin's kiln
• A Romano-British villa and a possible Iron Age farmstead at Franks
• Dovecote at High House, Purfleet
• Bulphan World War II bombing decoy, 850m and 890m south west of Doesgate Farm
• Site of moated manor house E of St Michael's Church, Aveley
• Springfield style enclosure and Iron Age enclosures south of Hill House, Baker Street.
• Crop mark complex, Orsett
• Gravesend blockhouse
• Bishop Bonner's Palace, Orsett
• Springhead Roman site
• Tilbury Fort
• Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm
• Gatehouse and moat of South Ockenden Old Hall
• Romano-British villa and 19th century reservoir in Cobham Park
• Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place
• Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole
• Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's Church
• Deserted medieval manorial settlement of Cossington
• Dene holes in Hangman's Wood
• Medieval moated site and associated fishpond, Franks Hall.
• Purfleet magazine
• Bowl barrow in Ashenbank Wood south of Cobham Park reservoir
• Dovecote at Hawley Manor
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm
• A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone
• Medieval grange barn, 228m south-east of Upminster Court
• Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood
• Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae
• New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry
• Earthworks near church, West Tilbury
• A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm
• Monastic grange at Friary Court
• Roman barrow 260m north east of South Ockendon Hall
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park
• Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green
• Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet