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Places near Elsenham by type
All 289 places by distance →One day from Elsenham
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:50 pm
73 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Elsenham
- Much Hadham Palacepalace · 1.5 hrs
- Waytemore Castle (remains)heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Portingbury Hillshill · 1 hrs
- Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mary, Saint Lawrencechurch · 30 min
- Saffron Walden Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Elsenham
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Elsenham?
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stansted Mountfitchet (church, about 3 km), Portingbury Hills (hill, about 7 km), Waytemore Castle (remains) (heritage site, about 8 km), Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mary, Saint Lawrence (church, about 11 km), Much Hadham Palace (palace, about 15 km), Saffron Walden Castle (heritage site, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Elsenham?
110 places on Spotwander: 34 churches, 28 parks, 19 forts & heritage, 12 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Elsenham?
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stansted Mountfitchet, about 3 km by road; Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mary, Saint Lawrence (11 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Elsenham?
Hunsdon Mead, about 24 km by road; Hoppit Mead (28 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Elsenham?
Start in Elsenham, visit Much Hadham Palace, then Waytemore Castle (remains), then Portingbury Hills, then Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mary, Saint Lawrence, then Saffron Walden Castle, and drive back — about 73 km by road in all.



























