Birch Castle
Birch Castle is a castle in Birch, City of Colchester, England. Birch Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Hardy’s Green, as well as near Smythe’s Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Zoo and Layer Marney Tower.
Colchester Zoo
Zoo
Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species. Colchester Zoo is situated 1¼ miles north of Birch Castle.
Layer Marney Tower
Layer Marney Tower is an incomplete early Tudor country house, with gardens and parkland, dating from about 1523, in Layer Marney, Essex, England, between Colchester and Maldon. Layer Marney Tower is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birch Castle.
Hare And Hounds Public House
Pub
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hare And Hounds Public House is situated 3,400 feet south of Birch Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardy’s Green and Smythe’s Green.
Hardy’s Green
Hamlet
Hardy's Green is a hamlet in civil parish of Birch in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Colchester.
Smythe’s Green
Hamlet
Smythe's Green is a hamlet on the B1022 road, in the civil parish of Layer Marney, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located in between the villages of Tiptree and Birch. Smythe’s Green is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birch Castle.
Layer de la Haye
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Layer de la Haye, sometimes hyphenated as Layer-de-la-Haye, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is the largest and easternmost of the three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer Breton and Layer Marney. Layer de la Haye is situated 2 miles east of Birch Castle.
Birch Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Birch, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Birch Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birch Castle”
- Swedish: “Birch Castle”
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