Grays is a Town in the county of Essex.

Grays postcode: RM17 5DD

Retail in Grays

There are great places to visit near Grays 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 Grays including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Don't miss Colchester Castle's castles if visiting the area around Grays.

There are a several good woodlands in the Grays area like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

Don't miss London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport's airports if visiting the area around Grays.

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

There are a number of cities near to Grays including Chelmsford.

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

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

Shopping Centres to visit near Grays include Lakeside Shopping Centre.

The area around Grays's best parks can be found at Bedfords Park.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Grays like Bedfords Park.

Grays History

There are some historic monuments around Grays:

• Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's Church
• Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm
• Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place
• Medieval moated site and associated fishpond, Franks Hall.
• Bulphan World War II bombing decoy, 850m and 890m south west of Doesgate Farm
• Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole
• Monastic grange at Friary Court
• Roman barrow 260m north east of South Ockendon Hall
• Romano-British villa and 19th century reservoir in Cobham Park
• Crop mark complex, Orsett
• Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet
• Tilbury Fort
• A Romano-British villa and a possible Iron Age farmstead at Franks
• A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm
• Bowl barrow in Ashenbank Wood south of Cobham Park reservoir
• Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae
• Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park
• New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry
• Springfield style enclosure and Iron Age enclosures south of Hill House, Baker Street.
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm
• Gatehouse and moat of South Ockenden Old Hall
• Dovecote at Hawley Manor
• Site of moated manor house E of St Michael's Church, Aveley
• Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood
• Gravesend blockhouse
• Bishop Bonner's Palace, Orsett
• A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone
• Medieval grange barn, 228m south-east of Upminster Court
• Aspdin's kiln
• Earthworks near church, West Tilbury
• Purfleet magazine
• Dene holes in Hangman's Wood
• Deserted medieval manorial settlement of Cossington
• Springhead Roman site
• Dovecote at High House, Purfleet