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.

There are a number of towns near Wivenhoe including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Colchester Castle is a great place to visit close to Wivenhoe if you like castles.

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

Wivenhoe's best nearby airports can be found at London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

The area around Wivenhoe features a number of interesting historic buildings including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Don't miss Chelmsford's cities if visiting the area around Wivenhoe.

Hatfield Peverel is one of Wivenhoe's best, nearby villages to visit in Wivenhoe.

There are a number of country parks near to Wivenhoe including Thorndon Country Park.

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

Bedfords Park is one of Wivenhoe's best, nearby parks to visit in Wivenhoe.

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

Wivenhoe History

There are some historic monuments around Wivenhoe:

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