Local Visitor Information - Letting you make the most of your stay!
We have included below a range of places and activities that we have sampled ourselves or received good recommendations for. The list is not exhaustive, but we hope it will be a useful.
Local Environs
Activities
Cycling: Download suggested routes around Great Dunmow and Braintree.
Golf: Towerlands, Gosfield Lake Golf Club
Flying: Andrew's Airfield
Walking: The John Ray Walk - A 9 mile walk around the villages surrounding Braintree
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Culture
Houses and Gardens
Audley End House with gardens designed by Capability Brown.
Musems
Fry Art Gallery, Saffron Walden.
Warner Textile Musem, Braintree. Founded in 1870, Warners produced some of the finest designed textiles for retailers such as Liberty & Co., and fabrics for royal ceremonies such as the Queen’s coronation
Great Bardfield - Home of the Great Bardfield School of Artists including Edward Bawden, Micheal Rothenstein, Eric Ravillious.
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Shopping
Braintree Freeport - Designers retail village with brands such as Jaeger, Villroy and Bosch, Nike and Marks and Spencer. A wide selection of restaurants and a multiplex cinema.
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Food
Afternoon Teas
Finchingfield - Described as 'the most photographed village in England' is only a few miles away. Classic English Village with duck pond and gentle hills.
The Blue Egg - Great Bardfield. A short cycle ride from Great Saling (15mins), for all your essentials, home made bread and a cup of tea.
Pubs
The Swan, Thaxted
The Star, Dunmow.
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Places to Visit
Dunmow - Charming town with plenty of restaurants and local shops. Home of the ancient Flitch Trials Festival
Thaxted - Famous for its music festival, stunning church and windmill. Home to composer Gustav Holst.
Saffron Walden - Charming market town with Fry Art Gallery.
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Further afield and beyond
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