Sunken Garden
Sunken Garden is a garden in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Sunken Garden is situated nearby to Castle Park, as well as near the ruins Roman Town House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Castle and Hollytrees Museum.
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 Castle is situated 330 feet south of Sunken Garden.
Hollytrees Museum
Museum
Photo: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 550 feet southeast of Sunken Garden.
Natural History Museum, Colchester
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Natural History Museum, Colchester is situated 720 feet south of Sunken Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.
Colchester
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Lexden
Suburb
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Sunken Garden.
Sunken Garden
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89148° or 51° 53′ 29″ northLongitude
0.9034° or 0° 54′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F32VWR3+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 358668247OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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