This modern arts complex is named after the town’s most famous son, Cecil Rhodes the famous colonialist. It houses the town museum, a café,...

Born on July 1853 in this house, Cecil Rhodes is the most famous son of Bishop’s Stortford. After attending the local grammar school he...

The Bishop’s Stortford Museum was opened to the public in 2002 and is an amalgamation of several other historical societies that already existed in the...

Housed in an old stable block on the site of an ancient mansion, Mark Hall, this museum looks at the history of the large town...

This National Trust protected forest is ancient woodland and a unique example of a medieval hunting forest. The site is of exceptional ecological and...

This castle is a national historic monument, protected by the Department of the Environment. There is believed to have been a castle on the...

This museum overlooks the picturesque village of Stansted Mountfitchet and houses the largest private toy collection in Europe. There are over 80,000 exhibits in...

A long-established venue for live performance, The Square has provided a launch pad for no end of acts both in music and comedy. Bands...

The Gibberd Gallery is a light, modern and spacious purpose-built exhibition space which is open free of charge to the general public. Its permanent...

Harlow Playhouse is a large provincial theatre which hosts an ambitious programme of events, ranging from touring comedy and musical acts, through to straight plays,...

Stansted Airport is the largest passenger airport in the east of England and is England’s ‘short haul’ capital. The airport was originally constructed as...

The North Weald Airfield Museum is one of the finest air museums in the country. Located on the edge of the village, the museum...

Until the late 1990s, the section of railway that ran between Epping and Ongar was operated by London Underground, and formed the furthest reaching section...

Parndon Wood Nature Reserve is a beautiful piece of reserved land in the ancient Parndon Wood on the edge of Harlow. Quite different from...

Ware Priory is a grade I listed building which began as a 14th Century Benedictine friary. The priory experienced the dissolution by Henry VIII and...