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.

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

The area around East Mersea's best castles can be found at Colchester Castle.

East Mersea has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

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

There are a number of historic buildings near East Mersea including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

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

The area close to East Mersea boasts some of the best villages including Hatfield Peverel.

Thorndon Country Park is one of East Mersea's best, nearby country parks to visit in East Mersea.

Don't miss Lakeside Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around East Mersea.

Bedfords Park is a great place to visit close to East Mersea if you like parks.

There are a number of nature reserves near to East Mersea including Bedfords Park.

East Mersea History

There are some historic monuments around East Mersea:

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