Hythe Lagoons

Hythe Lagoons is a nature reserve in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Hythe Lagoons is situated nearby to the suburb Old Heath, as well as near the locality Knowledge Gateway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Wivenhoe railway station.

Colchester Castle

Museum

Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Wivenhoe railway station

Railway station

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wivenhoe railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the small town of Wivenhoe, Essex.

Hythe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hythe railway station in Essex is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving Hythe and other eastern areas of Colchester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wivenhoe and Colchester.

Wivenhoe

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Wivenhoe is a small town in Essex, England, near the city of Colchester and the Tendring Peninsula. Independent shops and pubs line small, narrow streets and a compact quayside on the tidal River Colne.

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.