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74 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Camulodunum, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Buckingham Palace — #6 of 7,738 worldwide — 84 km south-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Ludgate, founded 190.
Every one of them stands in England — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km north-west · Fortress
Camulodunum ( KAM-uu-loh-DEW-nəm; Latin: camvlodvnvm), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city…
1 km north · Castle
Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century.
24 km north-west · Castle
Hedingham Castle, in the village of Castle Hedingham, Essex, is arguably the best preserved Norman keep in England.
48 km north-east · Ruin
Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England.
30 km south-west · Palace & château
The Palace of Beaulieu or Newhall is a former royal palace in Boreham, Essex, England, north-east of Chelmsford.
40 km east · Fortress
HM Fort Roughs is one of several World War II installations that were designed by Guy Maunsell and known collectively as His Majesty's Forts or as…
60 km south-west · Castle
Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent.
49 km north-east · Castle
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness.
43 km south-west · Ruin
Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh.
57 km north-east · Castle
Wingfield Castle in the parish of Wingfield in Suffolk, England is a Grade I listed building which is now a fortified manor house and was the…
48 km west · Ruin
Walden Castle was a medieval castle in Essex, England, built during the Anarchy of the 12th century.
30 km north-west · Castle
Clare Castle is a high-mounted ruinous medieval castle in the parish and former manor of Clare in Suffolk, England, anciently the caput of a feudal…
51 km north · Castle
Eye Castle is a motte and bailey medieval castle with a prominent Victorian addition in the town of Eye, Suffolk.
53 km west · Castle
Clavering Castle remains are situated in the small parish village of Clavering in the county of Essex, England, 50m north of the church of St Mary…
84 km south-west · Palace & château · #6 worldwide
Buckingham Palace is a royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom in London, England.
80 km south-west · Castle · #7 worldwide
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of…
83 km south-west · Palace & château · #11 worldwide
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England.
86 km south-west · Palace & château · #32 worldwide
Kensington Palace is a royal residence situated within Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.
84 km south-west · Palace & château · #44 worldwide
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's…
83 km south-west · Ruin · #66 worldwide
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of…
89 km south · Castle · #165 worldwide
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed.
95 km south-west · Castle · #192 worldwide
Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, 30 miles south-east of London, England.
80 km south-west · Fortress · #216 worldwide
The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in c. AD 200, as well as the…
74 km south · Castle · #242 worldwide
Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 7 miles southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of…
83 km south-west · Palace & château · #314 worldwide
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
62 km south-west · Castle · #347 worldwide
Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England.
+ 48 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q184163.
The Castlemap atlas maps 74 landmarks (35 castles · 5 fortresses · 16 palaces & châteaux · 18 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Colchester, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Camulodunum, a fortress 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Buckingham Palace, ranked #6 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 84 km south-west from Colchester.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Ludgate, founded 190 — 81 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Southend-on-Sea (41 km) · Cambridge (64 km) · London (83 km) · Milton Keynes (116 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
