PLACES
OF INTEREST
in and around Danbury
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Danbury Footpaths Map
Danbury and its surroundings offer many opportunities for gentle or more vigorous walks. Discover the delights of our woodlands, parkland and commons with the help of the Danbury Footpaths Map.
Click on the map to the left for a larger version to view, save or print.
Click here for the map index
Printed versions of the Footpaths Map are available free from the Parish Office.
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Danbury Parish Footpaths Map © Danbury Parish Council 2007.
Produced by Danbury Parish Council and supported by the Danbury Society and Essex County Council's Parish Paths Partnership initiative.
Ordnance Survey mapping © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved 100019602
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Danbury Country Park
Woodhill Road, Danbury (parking charges)
Read more about facilities and activities at the Park by clicking here, or visit Essex County Council's parks website at www.visitparks.co.uk.
Within
Danbury Country Park are three Lakes formed
when the park was created in the 13th Century as part of a private estate. Later
the lakes formed part of the ornamental gardens of Danbury Palace. Now managed by Essex County Council, the Park includes lakes, woodland and ornamental gardens. Don't miss the Rhododendrons!
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Parish Church of St John Baptist
Church Green, Main Road, Danbury
St John's is a Grade 1 Listed Building with much of interest for the visitor. The oldest part, the north aisle, dates from around 1290, but there was probably a church on the site much earlier. The present building was renovated in 1866 by the architect Gilbert Scott.
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Blakes Wood
off Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow
Owned by the National Trust, Blakes Wood consists of nearly 100 acres of managed, ancient woodland. Renowned for its carpet of bluebells in spring, the woods are a lovely place for peaceful walking at any time of year.
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RHS Garden Hyde Hall
Hyde Hall, Rettenden
The garden is open all year enabling visitors to enjoy the changing seasons. There is a restaurant, plant centre, and shop selling RHS gifts and books.
Admission charges apply for non-RHS members.
Visit the RHS website for current information about Hyde Hall.
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