Highfield Drive Allotments

Highfield Drive Allotments is an allotment garden in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Highfield Drive Allotments is situated nearby to the college Colchester English Study Centre, as well as near Colchester Royal Grammar School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hilly Fields, Colchester and Colchester Castle.

Hilly Fields, Colchester

Nature reserve

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hilly Fields is a 37.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Colchester, Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council. It is also a scheduled monument as it is in a late Iron Age site and Roman Camulodunum.

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 4,200 feet east of Highfield Drive Allotments.

Colchester Royal Grammar School

School

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Colchester Royal Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in Colchester, Essex. It was founded in 1128 and was later granted two royal charters - by Henry VIII in 1539 and by Elizabeth I in 1584. Colchester Royal Grammar School is situated 980 feet southeast of Highfield Drive Allotments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and Lexden.

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.

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.

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. The Hythe is situated 2 miles east of Highfield Drive Allotments.

Highfield Drive Allotments

Type: Allotment garden
Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.88912° or 51° 53′ 21″ north

Longitude

0.8845° or 0° 53′ 4″ east

Operator

CCC

Open location code

9F32VVQM+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 509889810

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=allotments

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colchester English Study Centre and The Hospital Arms Public House.

Nearby Places

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