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

Mountfitchet Castle© Trevor Harris / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Stansted Airport StationStansted Airport

31 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

4.3 km W

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.

4.8 km W

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.

7 km W · Hertfordshire

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.

9.3 km NE · Essex

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Photo of Flitch Way Country Park, a country park near Great Dunmow, Essex, eastern England.

Flitch Way Country Park

Country park near Great Dunmow

A country park in Essex.

2.4 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.

2.6 km S

Photo of Hatfield Forest Country Park, a country park near Great Dunmow, Essex, eastern England.

Hatfield Forest Country Park

Country park near Great Dunmow

A country park in Essex.

2.6 km S

Photo of Red, White & Blue Country Park, a country park near Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Red, White & Blue Country Park

Country park near Much Hadham

A country park in Hertfordshire.

6.2 km W

Photo of the River Stort, a 14-mile river navigation running from Bishop's Stortford to Feildes Weir, eastern England.

River Stort

River navigation

A small, winding navigation through the Essex–Hertfordshire border country from Bishop's Stortford to the Lee.

6.6 km W · Hertfordshire & Essex

Bailey Hills Vineyard

Vineyard near Bishop's Stortford

Young Pinot and Chardonnay vineyard on the edge of Bishop's Stortford, welcoming visitors with a cottage set among the vines.

7.2 km W

Hazel End Vineyard

Vineyard near Bishop's Stortford

One of Hertfordshire's oldest vineyards, family-run since 1976 near Bishop's Stortford, selling award-winning still and sparkling wines from the farmhouse door.

7.9 km W

Photo of Prior's Hall Barn, Widdington, a landmark near Saffron Walden, Essex, eastern England.

Prior's Hall Barn, Widdington

Landmark near Saffron Walden

Aisled oak barn of the mid-1400s at Widdington, among the finest medieval barns in the east of England, under a crown-post roof.

8.5 km N

Photo of Southern Parkland Country Park, a country park near Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Southern Parkland Country Park

Country park near Much Hadham

A country park in Hertfordshire.

8.7 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (18) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.