Great Oakley is a Village in the county of Essex.

Retail in Great Oakley

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

Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon are some of Great Oakley best towns to visit near Great Oakley.

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

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

The area around Great Oakley features a number of interesting airports including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Don't miss Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Great Oakley.

Chelmsford is one of Great Oakley's best, nearby cities to visit in Great Oakley.

Don't miss Hatfield Peverel's villages if visiting the area around Great Oakley.

Great Oakley is near some unmissable country parks like Thorndon Country Park,

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

The area close to Great Oakley boasts some of the best parks including Bedfords Park.

Don't miss Bedfords Park's nature reserves if visiting the area around Great Oakley.

Great Oakley History

There are some historic monuments around Great Oakley:

• The Harwich Redoubt
• Shotley Battery
• The Harwich Treadwheel Crane
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Enclosure E of Nether Hall
• Harwich High Lighthouse
• World War II bombing decoy HA2 Kirby-le-Soken
• Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kiln
• The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall
• Remains of the medieval parish church and cemetery, 70m north east of the junction of Hall Close and Frinton Road
• Martello tower (M)
• Martello tower K and associated battery south west of Walton Mere
• Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification
• Site of Old St Mary's Church
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Martello tower (L)
• A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill