Attractions
near Stansted Airport
Colchester
Castle and Hollytrees
Colchester Castle is a Norman built castle which is
now used to house artefacts from Colchester's long and
colourful history as the former Roman capital of Britain.
The museum presents a timeline of Britain from the Iron
Age up until the Civil War. Also on the grounds of Colchester
Castle is the Hollytrees museum - a free museum containing
a variety of items, chronicling domestic lives of the
past.
Chelmsford
Museum
The Chelmsford museum covers a variety of topics, such
as the domestic lives of people in history, the story
of Chelmsford and natural history. It is also home to
an art gallery, which contains portraits and glass and
ceramic work local to the area.
Museum
of Harlow
The Museum of Harlow tells the story of Harlow from
pre-historic times until the present day. It does this
by using artefacts from various eras in the town's history
- it is possible to touch some of these, and even try
on costumes!
Cambridge
Cambridge is a wonderful fusion of the everyday and
the extraordinary, a living city that has shaped history,
that today reflects the best of historic and contemporary
life and is continuing to make its mark on the future.
Great
Dunmow (Ancient Flitch Town)
Great Dunmow is an attractive market town situated in
the heart of rural Essex. It is just off the A120 road
- the Roman Stane Street- and six miles from Stansted
airport and the M11.
Duxford
Air Museum
Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum - as well
as having one of the finest collections of tanks, military
vehicles and naval exhibits in the country.
This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the
First World War and also played a vital role in the
Second World War, firstly as an RAF fighter station
and later as an American fighter base.
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