The Atlas Obscura Guide To Coggeshall

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Coggeshall, England

Updated June 19, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Coggeshall

Coggeshall, England

Coggeshall Grange Barn

One of the oldest and largest timber-framed barns in Europe

Coggeshall, England

Paycocke's House and Garden

An ornately carved Tudor cloth merchant's house and restored garden

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Braintree, England

Cressing Temple Barns

Among Europe's oldest timber barns, built by the Knights Templar

4 miles from Coggeshall

Tiptree Jam Museum entrance.

Tiptree, England

Tiptree Jam Museum

As the Royal Family's jam supplier, this museum displays relics from the two world wars, farm equipment, a four legged chick, and other curiosities.

5 miles from Coggeshall

Old Harkilees in Braintree Museum.

Essex, England

Old Harkilees

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

5 miles from Coggeshall

Pig’s Head in the Pottage Pot Gant

Braintree, England

The 'Gants' of Braintree

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

6 miles from Coggeshall

Colchester, England

The Romano-Celtic Temple at Gosbecks

Foundations of a temple where Celtic and Roman gods were worshipped together

7 miles from Coggeshall

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