Valentines Drive

Valentines Drive is a bus stop in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Valentines Drive is situated nearby to King Cole Playground, as well as near the church St Anne’s, Colchester.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester Town railway station.

Colchester Castle

Museum

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Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Colchester Castle is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Valentines Drive.

Colchester Town railway station

Railway station

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Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex. Colchester Town railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Valentines Drive.

Hollytrees Museum

Museum

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Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house, which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum. Hollytrees Museum is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Valentines Drive.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.

Colchester

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Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.

The Hythe

Suburb

The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.