Thaxted

Worth seeing in and around Thaxted

4 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
   St Mary's Church, Chickney

   St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Chickney, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   4.9 km · church in Chickney, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Horham Hall

   Horham Hall may refer to the timber-framed late medieval hall in Thaxted, England, or to the brick hall built in its place by Sir John Cutte in the early 16th century. The original hall was a timber-framed moated manor house circa 1470 but it was largely demolished by Cutte, who built the present house between 1510 and 1515.

   2.9 km · country house in Thaxted, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St John the Baptist

   The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence is the parish church of the town of Thaxted in Essex, England. The present church was built over an extended period between c.

   300 m · church in Thaxted, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   John Webb's Mill, Thaxted

   John Webb’s or Lowe’s Mill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Thaxted, Essex, England, which had been restored to working order, but is currently out of action following the loss of a sail in April 2010.

   400 m · Grade II* listed tower mill in Thaxted, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Thaxted Guildhall

   Thaxted Guildhall, Town Street, CM6 2LA, guildhall@thaxted.co.uk.

2. 02
   John Webb's Mill
3. 03
   Thaxted Parish Church

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Things to do

1. 01
   Thaxted Morris Men Weekend

   Thaxted Morris Men was founded in 1911 by the "Red Vicar" Conrad Noel.

2. 02
   Thaxted Festival

   Various venues, music@thaxtedfestival.co.uk.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   The Maypole

   The Maypole Thaxted is a traditional English pub.

2. 02
   The Star

   Locally sourced food, ales on tap, and entertainment on event days.

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Getting to Thaxted

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 11 km · London Luton (LTN), 50 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 77 km

Stations

Sibleys railway station, 4.9 km · Thaxted railway station, 1.3 km · Cutlers Green Halt railway station, 2.3 km

• Luton, Luton → Thaxted

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £6–9
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• London → Thaxted

  59 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £6–8
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Thaxted

  150 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · £16–22
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