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

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Hatfield Forest

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Hatfield Forest is one of seven National Nature Reserves in Essex. Other nature reserves nearby include Flitch Way Country Park, Red, White & Blue Country Park and Southern Parkland Country Park. The nearest railway station is Stansted Airport, about 2.7 km to the north-east.

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

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.

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

Mountfitchet Castle

Attraction near Much Hadham

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

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

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.

5.6 km NW

Photo of Henry Moore Studios and Gardens, a garden near Perry Green, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens

Garden near Perry Green

Seventy acres of sculpture-strewn parkland and garden at Perry Green, the estate where Henry Moore lived and worked.

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Photo of Much Hadham, a village in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Much Hadham

Long east-Hertfordshire street of timber-framed and Georgian houses, once home to the Bishops of London's country palace.

10.7 km W · Hertfordshire

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.

12.1 km N