Wivenhoe is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Wivenhoe

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wivenhoe is near some unmissable cities like Chelmsford,

Hatfield Peverel is a great place to visit close to Wivenhoe if you like villages.

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

Shopping Centres to visit near Wivenhoe include Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Don't miss Bedfords Park's parks if visiting the area around Wivenhoe.

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

Wivenhoe History

There are some historic monuments around Wivenhoe:

• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman round building
• Town ditch
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• Balkerne Gate
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Town Wall
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Bourne Mill
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point