English Heritage sites near Tolleshunt Knights Parish
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
8 miles from Tolleshunt Knights Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
8 miles from Tolleshunt Knights Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
8 miles from Tolleshunt Knights Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
MISTLEY TOWERS
16 miles from Tolleshunt Knights Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
HADLEIGH CASTLE
19 miles from Tolleshunt Knights Parish
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
19 miles from Tolleshunt Knights Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
No churches found in Tolleshunt Knights Parish
Pubs in Tolleshunt Knights Parish
Rose & Crown
Dating from the 17th century this pub caters mostly for the passing trade. Pool, darts and separate restaurant. There is ample parking and a large beer garden. Dog friendly. Satellite TV.