English Heritage sites near Capel St. Mary Parish
MISTLEY TOWERS
4 miles from Capel St. Mary Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
8 miles from Capel St. Mary Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
10 miles from Capel St. Mary Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
10 miles from Capel St. Mary Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
10 miles from Capel St. Mary Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
LANDGUARD FORT
13 miles from Capel St. Mary Parish
Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.
No churches found in Capel St. Mary Parish
Pubs in Capel St. Mary Parish
White Horse
A sizeable former coaching inn with a separate restaurant & cosy snug bar. The large former restaurant area now hosts a pool table instead. There's occasional live music in main bar. Usually 5 real ales on tap.