Flatford Mill
Description
The land around the mill was once owned by the father of John Constable, and it was here that he painted some of his most famous works, including the Haywain. Today the landscape is little changed from Constable's day and you can still see the same scenes that he did, only with the benefit of a National Trust tea room to add sustenance
Charge
Free
Getting There
From Colchester take the train one stop north to Manningtree (2-3 trains an hour about 10 minutes). From Manningtree it's a well sign-posted 1 3/4 mile walk along footpaths (can be muddy at times) to Flatford. Alternatively you can go by roads, but this is over 3 miles. There are also buses from Colchester to the nearby village of East Bergholt which is then a 20 minute walk away (hourly, around 30 minutes)
Latitude: 51.958591; Longitude: 1.021771
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Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (28/01/2012), and on time of last update (31/01/2012) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.