Mercers Farm Allotments

Places of Interest Nearby

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 2,300 feet south of Mercers Farm Allotments.

Colchester railway station

Railway station

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Colchester railway station is a principal stop on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, and is the primary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex. Colchester railway station is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Mercers Farm Allotments.

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 2,500 feet south of Mercers Farm Allotments.

Places in the Area

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.

Lexden

Suburb

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Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. Lexden is situated 1½ miles west of Mercers Farm Allotments.

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