Why visit Mistley
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 27 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Manifest Theatre, Mistley Towers, Bridge Cottage and Cattawade Marshes.
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About Mistley
Mistley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with, Manningtree. The parish consists of Mistley and New Mistley, both lying beside the Stour Estuary, Mistley Heath, about a mile to the south, and Horsley Cross at the southern end of the parish. The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex.
From the Wikipedia article Mistley (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Bridge Cottage
Museum · 2.9 mi
Historic cottage in Flatford, Suffolk, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Cattawade Marshes
Park · 1.7 mi
RSPB Nature Reserve in the United Kingdom
Wrabness Nature Reserve
Park · 2.6 mi
Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve
Restaurants and cafes27
Estuary
Bar and pub · 0.8 mi
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We 17:30-23:00; Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:30
Nirala Tandoori & Bar
Restaurant · Indian · 0.9 mi
14-15 Brook Street, Manningtree
15 more on the map.
History
A Roman road leading from Mistley to the nearby provincial capital of Roman Britain at Camulodunum (modern Colchester) has led to the suggestion that there may have been a port in the vicinity of the modern village which served the town in the Roman period.
Mistley is the village where Matthew Hopkins (c.1620–1647), the Witchfinder General, was reputed to have lived, according to legend owning the Thorn Inn. He was buried a few hours after his death in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary. From 1920 to 1922, the Reverend Frank Buttle was rector of Mistley with Bradfield.
From the History section of Mistley on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping11
Collier & Catchpole Builders Merchants Lawford
Hardware store · 1.2 mi
a-d Riverside Avenue West, Manningtree
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Mistley
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Getting there and nearby towns
RAF Honington (BEQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 miles away.
- Dedham 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Thorpe le Soken 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Boxted 7 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Colchester 8 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Shotley Gate 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Rowhedge 8 mi southwest, about 13 min by car
- Dovercourt 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Ipswich 9 mi north, about 14 min by car
- Harwich 9 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Walton-on-the-Naze 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mistley towers 700, Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mistley railway station, Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mistley railway station, Essex. Harwich-Manningtree line, looking East. - panoramio, Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mistley railway station, Essex. Harwich-Manningtree line. - panoramio, Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thorn Quay Warehouse, Mistley, UK (River Side), PeterEssexHeritage, CC0
- Thorn Quay Warehouse, Mistley, UK (Road Side), PeterEssexHeritage, CC0
- WixPrioryArches, JohnArmagh, Public domain
- Manningtree Library, Deben Dave at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Mistley Towers, North West Tower, Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bridge Cottage Flatford, Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, petermead, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
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