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Photo of Thorndon Country Park, a country park near West Horndon, Essex, eastern England.

Thorndon Country Park© Roger Jones / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Basildon StationBasildon Town Centre

25 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Thorndon Country Park, a country park near West Horndon, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Thorndon Country Park

Country park near West Horndon

A deer park reworked by Capability Brown around James Paine's Palladian hall.

6.8 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Northlands Wood Country Park, a country park near Basildon, Essex, eastern England.

Northlands Wood Country Park

Country park near Basildon

A country park in Essex.

1.7 km S

Photo of Westley Heights Country Park, a country park near Laindon, Essex, eastern England.

Westley Heights Country Park

Country park near Laindon

A country park in Essex.

2.2 km SW

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

2.4 km SE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Langdon Hills Country Park, a country park near Laindon, Essex, eastern England.

Langdon Hills Country Park

Country park near Laindon

A country park in Essex.

2.9 km SW

Photo of Wat Tyler Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Wat Tyler Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

3.5 km SE

Photo of Wick Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Wick Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

6.2 km NE

Photo of Norsey Wood Country Park, a country park near Chelmsford, Essex, eastern England.

Norsey Wood Country Park

Country park near Chelmsford

A country park in Essex.

6.9 km N

Photo of The Boars Head, a pub near Herongate, Essex, eastern England.

The Boars Head

Pub near Herongate

A country dining pub in the cottage village of Herongate outside Brentwood, with rolling farmland on the doorstep.

7.7 km NW

Photo of Hadleigh Castle Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Hadleigh Castle Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

7.8 km E

Everything else within 10 km (15) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.