National Trust places in Essex

8 National Trust places to visit in Essex, including 3 historic sites, 2 countryside spots, 2 coastal places. Tick them off your checklist as you go, or explore them on the interactive map.

Bourne Mill

Historic Site

Ornate Elizabethan fishing lodge in Colchester converted to a watermill with a working waterwheel.

Coggeshall Grange Barn

Historic Site

One of Europe's oldest surviving timber-framed barns, dating from around 1140.

Danbury Commons & Blakes Wood

Countryside

Ancient woodland and heathland nature reserve in the Essex countryside.

Hatfield Forest

Countryside

A thousand-year-old royal hunting forest with ancient woodland, a lake and an ornamental Shell House.

Northey Island

Coast

An Essex tidal island, site of the 991 AD Battle of Maldon, rich in birdlife.

Paycocke's House

House & Garden

Richly carved Tudor wool merchant's house in Coggeshall with exceptional 16th-century woodwork.

Ray Island

Coast

A tidal Essex island near Mersea, an important reserve for waders and brent geese.

Rayleigh Mount

Historic Site

A Norman castle mound in the centre of Rayleigh with views across south Essex.

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