Heritage, arts & culture staycation

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Here are our top 10 things to do to explore our heritage, arts & culture in and around Uttlesford:

  1. Enjoy live classical music at Saffron Hall or at the annual Thaxted festival
  2. Saffron Walden has a number of art galleries to inspire you
  3. Explore the historical grounds of Audley End House & Gardens, Gardens of Easton Lodge, and nearby Little Easton Manor
  4. Discover picture perfect chocolate box cottages in our quaint villages
  5. Saffron Walden has a secret garden in the form of Bridge End Gardens, created around 1840
  6. Step back in time at one of our many museums, exhibiting everything from toys to archaeology
  7. Our churches are a treasure trove of heritage, history and community
  8. Priors Hall Barn is one of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid 15th century
  9. Uttlesford plays host to some extraordinary traditional events such as The Dunmow Flitch Trials and the Thaxted Morris Men
  10. Hatfield Forest National Nature Reserve is the best surviving example in Britain of an almost complete Royal Hunting Forest