East Mersea is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in East Mersea

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

East Mersea's best nearby towns can be found at Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

East Mersea is near some unmissable castles like Colchester Castle,

There are a number of woodlands near East Mersea including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

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

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

There are a several good cities in the area around East Mersea like Chelmsford.

Places near East Mersea feature a number of interesting villages including Hatfield Peverel.

East Mersea has some unmissable country parks nearby like Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.

Lakeside Shopping Centre is a great place to visit close to East Mersea if you like shopping centres.

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

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

East Mersea History

There are some historic monuments around East Mersea:

• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House Farm
• Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea
• Town Wall
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Town ditch
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Roman round building
• Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansion
• Bourne Mill
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Balkerne Gate
• Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone