Tabea’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Mountfitchet Castle is a reconstructed Norman Castle and Village where you can experience how people used to live back in the day. They have free roaming animals on this original historic site and you can't see a wooden castle like this anywhere else. We would recommend not to go later than 2.30pm to allow enough time before closing at 5pm. This is not a place you want to rush through.
16 locals recommend
Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village
Mountfitchet Castle is a reconstructed Norman Castle and Village where you can experience how people used to live back in the day. They have free roaming animals on this original historic site and you can't see a wooden castle like this anywhere else. We would recommend not to go later than 2.30pm to allow enough time before closing at 5pm. This is not a place you want to rush through.
Great Pub
Lovely village pub with friendly atmosphere. They serve an excellent Sunday Roast (try the lamb!) and on Tuesdays there is a Thai food van outside where you can buy your food and take it to the pub to eat. Great beers, the locals are friendly and the Pub Quiz on Tuesdays is good fun. Make sure to be early and book a table as it gets packed.
70 locals recommend
The Rose & Crown
199 Stoke Newington Church StLovely village pub with friendly atmosphere. They serve an excellent Sunday Roast (try the lamb!) and on Tuesdays there is a Thai food van outside where you can buy your food and take it to the pub to eat. Great beers, the locals are friendly and the Pub Quiz on Tuesdays is good fun. Make sure to be early and book a table as it gets packed.
Shopping
Bishop's Stortford is a lovely market town just a few miles from Stansted. It s accessible via bus or train. There is great shopping on the High Street.
22 locals recommend
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a lovely market town just a few miles from Stansted. It s accessible via bus or train. There is great shopping on the High Street.
Traveler advice
Getting around
Bus to Bishop's Stortford
Instead of taking the train to the market town of Bishop's Stortford you can take the Bus from Alsa St Bus Stop, which is located 5 minutes from our place. The bus brings you to the train station in Bishop's Stortford from where you can easily get to the city centre with all the shops and cute restaurants and cafes.
Getting around
Getting to the airport
Associated taxis offer a ride to the airport for £18.00 fixed price. They are very reliable. It is best to book at least a couple of hours in advance but usually they have cars on short notice too (unless it is NYE).
You can also take a bus to the airport (line 7) which departs from Chapel Hill, near Spencer Close. Find departure times on https://bustimes.org/stops/150018010003
The train to the airport leaves at Stansted Mountfitchet train station, which is 15 - 20 minutes walk from our place. Check times on www.greateranglia.co.uk
Or ask us to drop you and pick you up for £10 each way
Getting around
Going to London
The train to London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale leaves at the train station. Check www.greateranglia.co.uk for times. From Tottenham Hale or London Liverpool Street you can get anywhere by tube.
To get back make sure you catch the latest train at midnight from Tottenham Hale or take an Uber for £60-£80 depending on where you are in London.
You can also take the Bus that commutes between London Victoria or Baker Street and Stansted Airport for £8.00. From Stansted airport you can take a taxi to Stansted Mountfitchet for £18.00. Tis is the cheaper alternative to an Uber.