Rayleigh Mount

Windmill at Rayleigh Mount in winter

The site of a medieval castle, now a green oasis for wildlife

More about this place

Two girls running down the grassy slope at Rayleigh Mount

Something for everyone 

Join our team on a guided walk, relax into the grandeur of your surroundings at one of our open-air theatre performances or scale the ramparts as you explore our special place.

Children looking at ducks on pond at Rayleigh Mount

The Castle 

Trace the layout of the Norman castle that once stood at our special place.

Woman and children see the view from the top of Rayleigh Mount

The Modern Mount 

With the outer bailey completely built over and houses encroaching on the outer rampart bank our need to conserve this special place is greater now more than ever.

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Rayleigh Mount

What's on

Come and enjoy outdoor activity and theatre at Rayleigh Mount

The Ass from a Mid Summer Night's Dream looks over a hedge light by a moon with Quantum Theatre written over it

A Midsummer Night's Dream at Rayleigh Mount on Saturday 29 June at 3pm 

Come and watch Quantum Theatre perform Shakespeare's popular comedy drama. It follows four young lovers and a group of actors, including their encounters with woodland fairies, a duke and duchess. Set in Athens and an enchanted forest, it illustrates how falling in love can make a fool of anyone!

Southend Shakespeare Company presents an Open Air Summer Production of The Rover by Aphra Behn

The Rover, performed by Southend Shakespeare Company 7 July, 2.30pm 

The Rover written by the English author Aphra Behn depicts the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen in Naples at Carnival time. It features multiple plot lines, dealing with the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen and women in Naples at Carnival time.

Sense and Sensibility by Dot Productions

Sense and Sensibility at Rayleigh Mount 26 August, 3pm 

Dot Productions bring Jane Austen's famous work to the Mount. If you love the story of the three Dashwood sisters and their mother as they grapple with loss, love and betrayal, then this is the performance for you.

A view of Rayleigh with the windmill sail in the foreground

Join us for a walk round Historic Rayleigh 

Every Saturday from April to the end of September, there is a History Walk round Rayleigh. Meet at Rayleigh Windmill at 3pm. Come and have a look at history of this town from Saxon times to the present day. For more information please call Mike Stone on 01268 775328. Cost is £2 per person. No booking required.

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