Elsenham

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Tel code: 01279 | code search
Postcode: CM22 | code search
Population: 2000
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Crown
"I went for a meal in The Crown. The restaurant was really nice with linen napkins and good quality cutlery. Loved the non-matching chairs. The food was fantastic. All locally ..." More

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Elsenham is a small village in North West Essex. Its neighbouring towns include Bishop's Stortford, Saffron Walden, and Stansted Mountfitchet. The village is approximately 3 miles from Stansted Airport. The village has one pub called The Crown, located on the junction of Elsenham Cross. A small row of shops on the high street includes a One Stop convenience store, a hairdressers and a small post office. The village church is St. Mary the Virgin, located on Lane Hall Road. Leisure facilities include the Elsenham Golf Centre. Nearby Stansted Mountfitchet, is a small historic town dating from Saxon times. There are numerous 16th and 17th century buildings and a well-preserved windmill built in 1787. Under the Normans, Stansted passed to the Mountfitchet family who built a timber castle here - the extensive earthworks are now home to a reconstructed motte and bailey structure. The market town of Bishop’s Stortford is just 5 miles away and serves as a common ground for shopping and entertainment facilities. The picturesque medieval town of Saffron Walden is 9 miles away and has some 400 buildings of special architectural or historic interest, including Audley End House and Gardens and the ruins of the 12th century Walden Castle.

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Elsenham C of E Primary School

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Stansted Lodge (0.01 miles)

Stansted Lodge

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Aspens is part of the Stansted Lodge group. Aspens is approximately 7 minutes from Stansted Airport. We provide FREE TRANSFERS from 4am in the morning, and pick up until 10pm ... More

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De Salis Hotel (1.14 miles)

De Salis Hotel

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The DeSalis Hotel London Stansted offers fantastic value without compromising on quality. This newly-built hotel offers the business and leisure traveler the very best in modern comfort and design. Parking ... More

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Chimneys (1.56 miles)

Chimneys

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Delightful 17th century detached house situated in the heart of the historical Norman village of Stansted Mountfitchet. Our guest accommodation is individually decorated and furnished to an exceptionally high standard.

Just 10 ... More

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The Laurels (1.66 miles)

The Laurels

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A large Victorian house offering a very high standard of accommodation located in a quiet area of the historic village of Stansted Mountfichet less than 10 minutes from the airport ... More

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Hilton London Stansted Airport (1.98 miles)

Hilton London Stansted Airport

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Set within the perimeter of the Airport, the Hilton London Stansted Airport hotel is 8 minutes by shuttle bus from the terminal. Just 45 minutes by train from central London, the ... More

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Oakbury B&B (2.03 miles)

Oakbury B&B

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OAKBURY B&B, is 3 miles or 5 minutes from the airport, Low cost quality rooms some room with private ensuite bath or shower. FREE AIRPORT TRANSFER offer to Stansted airport ... More

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Radisson Blu Stansted Airport (2.15 miles)

Radisson Blu Stansted Airport
Just a 2 minutes walk via a covered walkway to the main airport terminal, offering the quickest and most convenient access to any hotel at London Stansted Airport. The Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport ... More | visit website
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Cricketers' Arms (2.57 miles)

Cricketers
The Cricketers Arms is the ideal place to stay whether you’re on business, travelling to the airport, attending a wedding or simply visiting the area.

As well as being ideal for getting to or from Stansted ... More | visit website
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Stansted Guest House (2.57 miles)

Stansted Guest House

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This charming Victorian cottage in large mature gardens is a 3-minute drive or 15-minute walk from Stansted Airport. There are rooms with free transfers (16:00 - 23:00 & 06:00-10:00) and 2 ... More

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Whitehall Hotel (2.79 miles)

Whitehall Hotel

Just 10 minutes from Stansted Airport via its own shuttle bus, Whitehall Hotel is a superbly restored Elizabethan manor house with free car parking - ideal for airport departures.
Offering high-quality service and a warm and ... More | visit website

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