Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....
There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...
The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...
This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...
The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...
Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...
This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century...
The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...
Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...
The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...
Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...
Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...
This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...
Set in enchanting border countryside where the fine old counties of Suffolk and Essex meet, lies the delightful village of Castle Hedingham which has pleasant buildings and an historic castle to explore...
This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...
Picturesque English village of great charm. Surrounded almost entirely by open countryside Danbury has immense appeal for the tourist...
In the romantic days of coach travel Brentwood was a staging post on an old road to London...
The Stour Valley footpath leads into Kedington which has several eye catching focal points, including a pretty arched bridge spanning the river and a lovely 18th-century watermill...
This attractive village spreads out from the banks of the River Colne in the beautiful Colne valley...
A fine old town, beautifully set on a ridge above the Blackwater, with views across Northey Island and Osea Island...
An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...
Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....
Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....
This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....
These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....
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At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....
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Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....
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A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....
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One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....
Where better to take the children for a great day out! Here at the East Anglian Railway Museum, children, mum and dad, even.....
Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....
Dedham Vale is also known as "Constable Country", it is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and the place.....
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