Gardens · East of England
Tymperleys
In or near Colchester.
Tymperleys — a garden in england-east, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester Town · 0.5 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Tymperleys is a garden of interest in england-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Tymperleys is a Tudor merchant house in Colchester, Essex, England. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1950.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Tymperleys was built in the 1490s for John Tymperleys, steward of the Duke of Norfolk. The building faces out onto a private garden, accessed from the street via an archway. now commemorated by a blue plaque. and around this time an exterior staircase was added.
Visiting
In the 1950s the building was purchased by Bernard Mason, who renovated it significantly, and opened a clock museum on the premises in 1987. With 216 clocks and 12 watches, the museum housed one of the largest collections in Britain.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8886, 0.8987
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Colchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CO1 1JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester Town — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17545337 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tymperleys (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tymperleys?
- Tymperleys is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO1 1JJ), in the parish of Colchester, unparished area.
- What is Tymperleys?
- Tymperleys — a garden in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tymperleys?
- The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, about 0.5 km away. The nearest town is Colchester. Drivers can use postcode CO1 1JJ.
- How do I get to Tymperleys?
- The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO1 1JJ.