Sawbridgeworth

Worth seeing in and around Sawbridgeworth

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Henry Moore Foundation

   The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore, and to promote the public appreciation of sculpture more generally. The Foundation is also tasked with administering the sale, exhibition and conservation of Moore's work in perpetuity.

   5.1 km · charity and museum in England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Harlow Town Park

   Harlow Town Park is a 164-acre public park in Harlow, Essex, England. The park is one of the largest urban parks in Britain.

   5.2 km · park in Harlow, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Mary the Virgin, Harlow

   St Mary the Virgin Church is located in Latton, Harlow, Essex, England. It is an Anglican church and is liberal catholic in tradition.

   4.5 km · church in Harlow, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Parish Church of St Mary

   St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Gilston, Hertfordshire, England. It dates from the 13th century.

   4.6 km · church in Gilston, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   BMAT STEM Academy

   BMAT STEM Academy is a University Technical College within the Harlow College campus in Harlow, Essex, England, which opened in September 2014 as Sir Charles Kao UTC. It was named after the Nobel Prize winning scientist Charles K. Kao who worked and studied at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow. The Academy is currently rated as "Good" in all areas by Ofsted following an inspection in January 2023.

   5.4 km · college in Essex, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Harlow Marsh

   Harlow Marsh is a 13.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Harlow in Essex. It is owned and managed by Harlow District Council.

   4.5 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Contrapuntal Forms

   Contrapuntal Forms is a stone sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, one of her first public commissions, made in 1950–51 for the Festival of Britain and installed outside the Dome of Discovery on South Bank, London. It was one of two Hepworth commissions for the festival: the other was an abstract rotating sculpture, Turning Forms.

   4.7 km · sculpture by Barbara Hepworth · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of Our Lady of Fatima

   Our Lady of Fatima's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Harlow, Essex, England. It was designed between 1953 and 1954 by Gerard Goalen and was one of the earliest churches in England where the design was influenced by the Liturgical Movement.

   4.9 km · Catholic church building in Harlow, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Harlow Sportcentre

   Harlow Sportcentre was a cricket ground in Harlow, Essex. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1964, when the Essex Second XI played the Warwickshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship.

   5.8 km · cricket ground in Harlow, Essex, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gibberd Garden

    Gibberd Garden is a garden in Harlow, Essex, England, which was created by Sir Frederick Gibberd and his wife Patricia Gibberd. They designed the garden and added sculptures, ceramic pots, and architectural salvage from 1972 till his death in 1984.

    2.5 km · garden in Essex, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Sawbridgeworth

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 10 km · London Luton (LTN), 36 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 57 km

Stations

Bishop's Stortford railway station, 6 km · Harlow Town railway station, 5.3 km · Sawbridgeworth railway station, 700 m · Harlow Mill railway station, 2.9 km · Hunsdon Airfield, 5.5 km

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  158 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · £18–24
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  154 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · £17–23
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