Browsing places to visit within 8 miles of Rye Farm

Goldhanger, Essex, CM9

Nr Halstead, Essex, CO9 1, www.gosfield.org.uk

Nr Braintree, Essex, CM7 4SA, www.greatbardfield-pc.gov.uk

Great Braxted, Essex, CM8

Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1PL

Town Centre, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1BG, www.greatdunmow-tc.gov.uk

Small market town, steeped in history. Mellow plaster cottages, riverside church and beautifully restored Malting.

Nr Halstead, Essex, CO9, www.greatmaplestead.com/

Nr Braintree, Essex, CM77 7US, www.greatnotley.gov.uk

Nr Braintree, Essex, CM7 5DT, www.essexinfo.net/greatsalingpc

Nr Halstead, Essex, CO9 4EX, www.greatyeldhampc.org

Town Centre, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1ET, www.halstead.org.uk

Seven miles to the north of Braintree lies Halstead an attractive, traditional market town with a wealth of shops, restaurants and interesting walks.

Town Centre, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3, www.visitharlow.com

Originally a small village, Harlow is best known for being one of the first postwar New Towns, developed from 1947.

Nr Witham, Essex, CM3, www.hatfielpeverel.org.uk

Heybridge, Essex, CM9

Heybridge is adjacent to Maldon, near the River Blackwater. It is often overshadowed by its historic neighbour, and one could mistakenly think it to be the same town, as the two have merged with one another over the years.

Seymour Field, Roman Road, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9NR

Ingatestone - Ingatestone was established in Saxon times on the Essex Great Road that runs between the two Roman towns of London and Colchester. The main feature is Ingatestone Hall which was built in the 16th century by Sir William Petre.

Colchester, Essex, CO15 2

Jaywick is a small settlement, tucked in between Clacton on Sea and the marshes and dunes of Colne Point.

Nr Witham, Essex, CO5, www.kelvedon.org.uk

Langford, Essex, CM9

Latchingdon, Essex, CM3

Town Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1, Tel: 01702 716288, www.essexinfo.net/leigh-on-sea/

Historic fishing town - with a long association with the sea.

Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10

Nr Halstead, Essex, CO9 2SL, www.essexinfo.net/littlemaplestead

Little Totham, Essex, CM9

Town Centre, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6, www.visitmaldondistrict.co.uk

Visitors have been coming to Maldon district for a day out or holiday for many a long year. During the 18th century the growth in interest in saltwater bathing began to bring leisure visitors to Maldon.

Town Centre, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 1, www.essex-sunshine-coast.org.uk

Welcome to Manningtree, a gateway to Constable country and more... As England's smallest town - at just over 19 hectares - Manningtree is small but packs in a great deal for residents and visitors alike.

Mersea Island, Essex, CO5 8, www.visitcolchester.com

Britain's most easterly inhabited island, home to the settlements of East and West Mersea. It is accessed by 'The Strood' - a causeway which at high tide floods, making the island separate from the mainland.