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Castle Hedingham

Photo of Castle Hedingham, a village in Essex, eastern England.

Castle Hedingham

© Simon Tomson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Simon Tomson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Hedingham

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Arguably the best-preserved Norman keep in England stands above Castle Hedingham, built around 1140 by Aubrey de Vere and rising more than 30m through four floors, with one of the largest Norman arches in the country spanning its banqueting hall. Below it clusters a village of painted timber houses and old coaching inns. The keep and its grounds open to visitors.

More places to visit near Castle Hedingham

Photo of Hedingham Castle, a ruined castle near Castle Hedingham, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Hedingham Castle

Castle near Castle Hedingham

Tall, well-preserved Norman keep with banqueting hall.

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Photo of Clare, a village in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Clare

Village

A small former wool town packed with Tudor houses, a castle mound, a Saxon earthwork and a medieval priory within a short stroll.

9.8 km N · Suffolk

Photo of Cavendish, a village in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Cavendish

Village

Pink-washed thatched cottages set behind a broad green in the Stour valley, backed by the flint tower of St Mary's church.

10.7 km N · Suffolk

Photo of Long Melford, a village in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Long Melford

Village

A long Stour-valley village with two great houses, a brewery and one of the finest wool churches in East Anglia at its northern end.

11.9 km NE · Suffolk

Photo of Melford Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Long Melford, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Melford Hall

House & garden near Long Melford

A turreted Tudor mansion behind the green, once visited by cousin Beatrix Potter.

13.2 km NE

Photo of Dedham Vale, a National Landscape in eastern England.Highlight

Dedham Vale

National Landscape near Stoke-by-Nayland

Constable's own valley of slow river, water meadows and old mills on the Suffolk and Essex border, made for a gentle day

13.3 km E