Layer Marney is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Layer Marney

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

There are a several good towns in the Layer Marney area like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

The area close to Layer Marney boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.

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

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

Don't miss Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Layer Marney.

Chelmsford is a great place to visit close to Layer Marney if you like cities.

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

Don't miss Thorndon Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Layer Marney.

The area around Layer Marney's best shopping centres can be found at Lakeside Shopping Centre.

There are a number of parks near to Layer Marney including Bedfords Park.

Layer Marney is near some unmissable nature reserves like Bedfords Park,

Layer Marney History

There are some historic monuments around Layer Marney:

• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• Mound E of Basin Road
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Coggeshall Abbey
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Great Wigborough henge
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery 150m east of Easterford Mill
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Long mortuary enclosure and round barrow 160m south west of Frame Farm
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum