Barretts Hall

Explorer Tom St. Giles' church, Great Maplestead, Essex looks like it fell asleep mid-sermon. The steeple is doing a dramatic lean. Mind if I borrow your camera for five seconds?

Explorer Tom St Giles' Church graveyard in Braintree is keeping its own counsel. No info, just vibes and old stones. If you hear bells ringing without a source, that’s probably just my imagination going wild!

Explorer Tom Church of St Giles in Great Maplestead has a Norman apse, which sounds fancy but isn't. Grade I means it's ancient. Bet the stones are colder than my jokes. Take a photo of the round back bit and pretend you know what an apse is!

Explorer Tom Purlshill Plantation in Braintree has a public footpath, which is great until it isn’t. I hear the hill purls with secrets. Find them before the mud finds your boots.

Explorer Tom Little Lodge Farm, Castle Hedingham, Essex sounds like a tiny hotel for lords. It’s probably just fields now. Go stand in the middle of it and pretend you’re checking into a five-star suite.

Explorer Tom Kendallscroft Grove is a wood that sounds like it’s hiding from its name. I bet there’s a secret stash of lost keys buried under the leaves. If you hear a rustling, don’t panic, it’s probably just my ego.

Explorer Tom Alderford Water Mill in Braintree is showing off as a museum. It looks like a proper old mill, but the map says check before entering. Be careful, it might be napping inside!

Explorer Tom Just a plain old Milestone hiding in Braintree. It looks like it forgot what it was supposed to count. Snap a photo before it wanders off to do its own thing.

Explorer Tom Castle Hedingham Keep is the main event. It’s old, stone, and probably damp. Go inside and see if any knights are still asleep in the corner. Take a picture of the ceiling for me.

Explorer Tom This Old Milestone is playing hard to get again. It’s been sitting there since the last century judging everyone. Take a pic before it changes its mind about being cool.

Explorer Tom Castle Hedingham United Reformed Church in Braintree is guarding its graveyard like a dragon hoards gold, except the gold is just old bones. The pews look comfy enough for a quick, spooky afternoon siesta.

Explorer Tom Hedingham Castle in Braintree is probably guarding some old secrets in its towers. It looks mighty impressive from the road. Take a photo of the castle walls looking stern at the world!