Takeley
#6814 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Takeley is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. ()
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Takeley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: South Mill Arts, Hatfield Forest, Waytemore Castle, Mountfitchet Castle.
Museum, History museum, Art museumSouth Mill Arts, Bishop's Stortford
123 min walk • South Mill Arts is a venue for theatre, contemporary arts and culture, local history, and conferences in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. One of the buildings, today Bishop's Stortford Museum, was the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes.
Nature, Natural attraction, ForestHatfield Forest
54 min walk • Hatfield Forest is a 403.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Essex, three miles east of Bishop's Stortford. It is also a National Nature Reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site. It is owned and managed by the National Trust. A medieval warren in the forest is a Scheduled Monument.
History museum, Forts and castlesWaytemore Castle, Bishop's Stortford
124 min walk • Waytemore Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The remains are a Grade I listed structure. This began as a motte and bailey castle in the time of William the Conqueror. A rectangular great tower was added on the motte in the 12th century.
Historical place, Forts and castlesMountfitchet Castle, Stansted Mountfitchet
102 min walk • Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, also termed simply Mountfitchet Castle, is a Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England. The site is currently in use as a Living history museum.
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architectureSt Mary the Virgin's Church, Stansted Mountfitchet
87 min walk • St Mary the Virgin's Church is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
MonasteryTilty Abbey
98 min walk • Tilty Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Tilty, Essex, England. It was dissolved 3 March 1536. The chapel, with a nave built circa 1220, became a parish church and has survived, with later alterations and extensions.
WindmillStansted Mountfitchet Windmill, Stansted Mountfitchet
107 min walk • Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill is a grade II* listed Tower mill at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England which is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It has been restored and can turn by wind.
ParkEaston Lodge
59 min walk • Easton Lodge was a Victorian Gothic style stately home in Little Easton and north-west from Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Once famous for its weekend society gatherings frequented by the Prince of Wales, it was one of many country houses destroyed during the 20th century.
Garden, Park, SculptureGibberd Garden, Harlow
193 min walk • Gibberd Garden is a garden in Harlow, Essex, England, which was created by Sir Frederick Gibberd. He designed the garden and added sculptures, ceramic pots and architectural salvage from 1972 till his death in 1984.
ParkThorley Wash Nature Reserve
134 min walk • Thorley Wash or Thorley Flood Pound is a 17.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Thorley, south of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. It was formerly a flood pound for the Stort Navigation, which was decommissioned in 2004 and converted to a more natural state.
ChurchSt Mary's Church
107 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Chickney, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
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