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Canfield Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Canfield Castle is a castle in Essex. It is one of seven castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. For arrivals by rail, Stansted Airport Station is 6.8 km to the north-west. The nearest other castle is Pleshey Castle, 7.7 km to the south-east.

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Photo of Aythorpe Roding Windmill, a windmill in Essex, eastern England.

Aythorpe Roding Windmill

Windmill near Aythorpe Roding

The largest post mill in Essex, restored to working order with a single-storey roundhouse and open on advertised days.

3 km S

Photo of Hatfield Forest, a National Nature Reserve near Great Dunmow, Essex, eastern England.

Hatfield Forest

National Nature Reserve near Great Dunmow

A National Nature Reserve in Essex.

5.3 km W

Photo of Mountfitchet Castle, a visitor attraction near Much Hadham, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Mountfitchet Castle

Attraction near Much Hadham

A reconstructed Norman motte-and-bailey castle and Domesday village at Stansted Mountfitchet, roamed by deer and geese.

10.6 km NW

Photo along the Hertfordshire Way, a 195-mile long-distance path in eastern England.Highlight

Hertfordshire Way

Long-distance path

Hertfordshire's grand circuit from the Royce Stone at Royston — chalk streams, commons and country houses for nearly 200 miles.

10.8 km W · Hertfordshire

Photo of Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill, a windmill in Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill

Windmill near Stansted Mountfitchet

A well-preserved tower mill of 1787 in the hilltop village of Stansted Mountfitchet, opened to visitors on advertised days.

10.9 km NW

Photo of Thaxted, a village in Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Thaxted

Village

One of England's best-preserved small towns, its medieval and Georgian houses climbing to a hilltop church and a restored guildhall, with a windmill on the edge.

13.2 km N · Essex