West House Wood

West House Wood is a forest in City of Colchester, Essex, England. West House Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Myland, as well as near the village West Bergholt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester 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.

Colchester railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nic McPhee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 Community Stadium

Stadium

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Colchester Community Stadium, known as the JobServe Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Myland, England. It is the home of Colchester United Football Club.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and Lexden.

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.