"Scenic England" Top 5 Page for this destination Essex by Bwana_Brown

Essex Travel Guide: 654 reviews and 1,340 photos

St. Barnabus Church in Great Tey - Essex

Our destination after leaving Greater London was a tiny village called Great Tey, a few miles outside of Colchester on England's southeastern coast. This community has been in existance for thousands of years, with archaeological evidence revealing Iron Age farms, a large Roman villa as well as both Saxon and Norman vestiges. The photo shows the premier building in the village, the St. Barnabus church dating from about 1150 in the Norman era. It is such a pleasure to enjoy the abundance of historic and visually appealing buildings and villages while touring England - truly amazing! While in Essex, we also enjoyed another very scenic area just below Cambridge, at Saffron Walden. For the next part of our trip after Essex, please check out my Suffolk page. Or, if you want to see how it all began, go to my Surrey page.

Pros and Cons

Pros:It was Great to Drive Slowly Through the Countryside
Cons:None - I was Happy

Last visit to Essex: Feb 2004
Intro Updated Mar 7, 2004
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Reviews (6)

Farming Everywhere! Off The Beaten Path (1)

I was really surprised at the scale of the farming operations throughout our trip. Essex was no exception, with huge... more travel advice

Street Scene not far from The King's Arms - Essex

Buildings of Saffron Walden Things to Do (3)

As with almost all of the villages, towns and cities that we passed through, the care with which the buildings were... more travel advice

A Different Sort of Pub Restaurants (1)

Of all the pubs that we visited on our trip (and there were a few), The King's Arms was the most disappointing. Located... more travel advice

Audley End House from the Highway Bridge - Essex

Impressive Mansion Things to Do (3)

This photo shows another view of Audley End House, taken from a stone bridge on the highway just outside its extensive... more travel advice

Hotels (1)
An Old School Acquaintance from Zambia

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MikeStarr5 Dec 9, 2007 at 7:59 AM

Excellent 5 star tips and pics. Well Done - from Mike Starr5 in the forgotten suburb of London - historic "Barking Town" - I really must do an Essex page as I have lived here most of my life !
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kaliopA Aug 1, 2006 at 5:25 AM

Wonderfull page on Essex!EverGreen England
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matcrazy1 Mar 4, 2006 at 4:54 PM

Audley End House sounds interesting for a visit. Haha, milkmen disappeared in my country some 15 years ago... glad to see they survived in UK :-)
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JLBG Jan 9, 2006 at 9:14 PM

I have always been amazed by home delivery of milk in England ! Your's, as a photographer, is one level ahead ! This name of Saffron Walden is not unfamiliar to me. I might have driven accross too !
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munki Sep 6, 2005 at 2:51 PM

Wow a page of Essex,!! I live in Essex and never crossed my mind to create a travel page of Essex. I reckon you didn't came here for the food, did you?
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whitecliff62 May 17, 2005 at 10:42 AM

Im often working up this way, some great countryside around Essex, shame about that pub though, i suppose they can't all be good Glenn.
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alucas May 9, 2005 at 3:43 PM

Thanks for dropping by, Glenn. Great Tey is just five minutes up the road from Feering - I know it well ! Great pictures and tips. Andrew
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iandsmith Jan 20, 2005 at 2:31 AM

Amazing, someone ripping someone off to build their castle/mansion. That's probably the only time it's ever happened! Great pages.
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craic Nov 25, 2004 at 3:13 AM

What a great page. I loved it.
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ncfg Nov 6, 2004 at 2:57 AM

Very nice page :-) That Mansion is impressive!!!