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Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction NW)

This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century...

Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction N)

The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)

Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...

Tudor Building, Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction E)

The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction S)

There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....

Much Hadham Village Sign, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SW)

The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NE)

The Stour Valley footpath leads into Kedington which has several eye catching focal points, including a pretty arched bridge spanning the river and a lovely 18th-century watermill...

Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)

The village of Grantchester, is a picturesque village along the river Cam, often enjoyed by tourists and students who travel to the village by punt from nearby Cambridge, to.....

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction NE)

This is a spacious, well spread out village occupying a rural landscape between the Suffolk town's of Newmarket and Haverhill...

A view of St.Botolph's Church, Beauchamp Roding, across the fields.

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction S)

This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...

Punting on the Cam in Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction N)

Cambridge has an abundance of magnificent buildings, and these together with riverside walks, wonderful museums and quaint old streets...

Entry into Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction W)

Ashwell embodies some of the finest domestic architecture in England, here in this well preserved village, at a glance you get a pleasurable insight as to what England was like in the 16th and 17th-centuries...

Jousting at Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction E)

Set in enchanting border countryside where the fine old counties of Suffolk and Essex meet, lies the delightful village of Castle Hedingham which has pleasant buildings and an historic castle to explore...

Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction N)

This pleasant village can be found in the spacious countryside within easy driving distance from Cambridge...

St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction W)

The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...

Canal boats at Dobbs wier, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction E)

This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...

Stevenage

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction W)

Its history began in Roman times when it grew as a small town beside the Great North Road and its heritage from those times is evidenced by the Six Hills, a 2,000 year old Roman burial site...

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction S)

Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...

Recommended attractions near Newport

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction N)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction N)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction N)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction N)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction N)

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This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SW)

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Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NW)

Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

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Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction W)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction N)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction N)

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Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction SW)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.4 km, direction SE)

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Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction E)

Dedham Vale is also known as "Constable Country", it is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and the place.....

Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(22.3 miles, 36.0 km, direction SW)

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....

Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction SW)

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Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(23.0 miles, 37.0 km, direction E)

The octagonal towers with their stately onion domes rise above this russet brick building towards the broad Suffolk skies. .....


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