Tilbury is a Town in the county of Essex.

Tilbury postcode: RM18 8XR

Retail in Tilbury

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

Towns to visit near Tilbury include Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Colchester Castle is a great place to visit close to Tilbury if you like castles.

Don't miss Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Tilbury.

There are a several good airports in the Tilbury area like London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Historic Buildings to visit near Tilbury include Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Cities to visit near Tilbury include Chelmsford.

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

The area close to Tilbury boasts some of the best country parks including Thorndon Country Park.

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

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

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

Tilbury History

There are some historic monuments around Tilbury:

• Monastic grange at Friary Court
• Dene holes in Hangman's Wood
• Earthworks near church, West Tilbury
• Tilbury Fort
• Deserted medieval manorial settlement of Cossington
• Gravesend blockhouse
• Bishop Bonner's Palace, Orsett
• Springfield style enclosure and Iron Age enclosures south of Hill House, Baker Street.
• Bulphan World War II bombing decoy, 850m and 890m south west of Doesgate Farm
• Bowl barrow in Ashenbank Wood south of Cobham Park reservoir
• Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole
• New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry
• Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae
• Romano-British villa and 19th century reservoir in Cobham Park
• Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place
• Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm
• Crop mark complex, Orsett
• East Tilbury Battery
• Palaeolithic site
• Springhead Roman site
• Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet
• Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm
• Aspdin's kiln
• Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood
• Roman barrow 260m north east of South Ockendon Hall
• Cliffe Fort
• Gatehouse and moat of South Ockenden Old Hall
• Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defences