Browsing local attractions within 8 miles of Gainsborough's House

1 Reuben Walk, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2SZ, Tel: 01787 223032, Email, (8 miles, 13kms)

Heritage museum detailing the history of Earls Colne since Neolithic times. Temporary exhibitions are regularly mounted relating to a particular aspect of the village & its inhabitants. Complementary slide shows run during open hours.

1 Addison Rd, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2YW, Tel: 01787 311143, (1 miles, 2kms)

Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4JG, Tel: 01787 238175, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

Spencers is a traditional English country estate built by Lady Anne Spencer, granddaughter of the first Duke of Marlborough, in the mid 18th century.

Chappel Station, Wakes Colne, Essex, CO6 2DS, Tel: 01206 242524, Email, (8 miles, 13kms)

We are a living museum situated at the edge of Constable Country. Our heritage site is an interactive display of the region's industrial and social history of railways since the 19th century.

Old Market Place, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1TL, Tel: 01787 881320, (0.2 miles, 0.3kms)

St Peter's Church

Quay Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AN, Tel: 01787 374 745, (0.2 miles, 0.4kms)

Rural arts centre offering film and live entertainment, classes and other publicly available activities.

The Cedars, Oaker Hill, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4RG, Tel: 01787 277310, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

A small private collection of US 381st Bomb Group and RAF 90 Squadron World War II memorabilia.

Alderford Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3XH, Tel: 01787 469719, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

One of the most complete historic watermills in Essex with most of the original machinery. Restored working water wheel. Open weekends in spring and summer.

The Rectory, The Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DT, Tel: 01787 281836, (3 miles, 5kms)

Holy Trinity Church.

The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AN, Tel: 01787 313199, Email, (0.2 miles, 0.3kms)

Scheduled boat trips and private charters between Sudbury, Ballingdon, Great Cornard and Great Henny. Riverside tearoom with light lunches and home made cakes.

The Street Brewery & Wine Cellar, Pentlow, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7JJ, Tel: 01787 283220, Email, (4 miles, 7kms)

Nethergate has brewed traditional ales in the Stour Valley since 1986, firstly in the small town of Clare, in Suffolk, and then in 2005, moving to a larger brewery on the south bank of the river Stour.

12 High Street, Lavenham, Suffolk, CO10 9PR, Tel: 01787 249616, Email, (6 miles, 9kms)