Kelvedon Circular via Paycocke's House and Garden

Paycocke's House and Garden: A stunning Tudor merchant's house whose walls have more than a few stories to tell (National Trust; 1h30 in; 1h to visit).

Grange Barn: 13th-century monastic barn (National Trust; 1h45 in; 30 mins to visit).

5 lunch spots: Coggeshall (1h30 in) — the Woolpack Inn, Bakealicious Tea Room, or the Chapel Inn; plus Lone Wolves Organics (1h30 in), or Paycocke's House and Garden tearoom (1h30 in)