Uttlesford has many options if you wish to stay and enjoy our beautiful setting.
From stately homes to artisan shops, we have something to keep everyone interested.
Historic market towns and rural charm
Whether this is your first visit, or you have lived here all your life, there will always be something new to discover.
Our website is your guide to exploring Uttlesford, we have inspiration for dog lovers, foodies and families.
We can inspire with things do and where to stay on a staycation, and our events page
is your one stop guide to what’s on locally.
In Uttlesford you can explore quintessentially English villages brimming with chocolate box thatched cottages;
take in splendid, lively market towns; visit castles and country houses; marvel at the beauty of our natural
heritage and walk in the footsteps of history through our town and village centres.
The name is derived from its location within the ancient hundred of Uttlesford, usually spelled Vdelesford or Wdelesford in the Domesday manuscript of 1086, possibly from Udel’s ford.
The River Uttle flows from Elmdon to meet the River Cam at Wendens Ambo. There was originally a ford at Wendens Ambo on the main road immediately to the West of The Old Forge, before a bridge was constructed to the East and the road moved to its current position.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Saffron Walden, Dunmow Rural District and Saffron Walden Rural District. An earlier use of the name comes from the Uttlesford Orchestra, founded in 1956, which played in and around Saffron Walden
