Nearest History & Heritage Essex
Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s Essex listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.
Finding the best things to see and do on a Essex day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the historic and heritage links below, hit the jump to my location button or use the search bar to plan your next Essex activity.
- Castle Point Transport Museum has a collection of over thirty preserved commercial vehicles and a functioning Model Railway. The building that houses the Museum is fascinating itself and was built in 1934 for the Canvey & District Motor Transport Co. Ltd. Limited opening thought (could be worth checking) to be 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month between April and October, and every Sunday in the month of August.
- The Coalhouse Fort is an artillery fort built in the 1860s to offer protection to the lower Thames from seaborne attack. The fort stands at Coalhouse Point in Essex on the north bank of the river, at a location known to be vulnerable to raiders and invaders.
- Coggeshall Grange Barn is a 13th-century monastic barn managed by the National Trust, and is one of Europe’s oldest timber-framed buildings. The barn has a spectacular single open space and hosts an exhibition of local woodcarving, tools and a collection of agricultural carts.
- Chelmsford Cathedral is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd. The church of St Mary the Virgin in Chelmsford was probably first built along with the town eight hundred years ago but it was in 1914 the church became the cathedral for the newly created diocese of Chelmsford.
- The Colchester Natural History Museum is within a former church featuring natural history exhibits on regional animals and geology.
- Colchester Castle is an example of a largely complete Norman castle. Colchester’s keep at 46 m by 34 m (152 by 112 feet) is thought to be the largest ever built in Britain and the largest surviving example in Europe.
- The Cater Museum is a small museum in the heart of Billericay dedicated to the history of the area and its community. 74 High Street was purchased by Mrs. Alice Cater in memory of her husband, William, and to provide Billericay with a museumand was opened 1960.
