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 Great Dunmow is an attractive market
town situated in the heart of rural Essex, and has easy access
to Thaxted and Saffron Walden, Finchingfield and Great Bardfield.
Great Dunmow is located just off the A120 road - the Roman Stane
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Great Dunmow
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. |
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Great Dunmow
- Travel by road - Great Dunmow is about
8 miles east of Junction 8 of the M 11 Motorway. The M 11 Motorway
links London to Cambridge. Great
Dunmow is about 40 miles from London and
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Great Dunmow is 5 miles east of Stansted
airport, 7 miles east of Bishops
Stortford and 7 miles west of Braintree. |
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Great Dunmow
nearby station - Travel by train - Bishops
Stortford Station, Station Road, Bishops Stortford, Herts, Hertfordshire,
CM23 3BL. CCTV. Ticket office. Waiting room. Refreshment facilities.
Pay phone. Toilets. Whole station step free access. Taxi rank. |
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Stansted
Airport, Enterprise House, Bassingbourne Road, Essex, CM24 1QW.
Tel +44 (0)870 000 0303. Stansted is the
third busiest airport in the UK, serving more than 160 destinations
across 35 countries, and with over 23 million passengers passing
through. London Stansted Airport is conveniently situated just
off the M11 - from London use Junction 8a or from Cambridge use
Junction 8. Stansted airport is about 5 miles from Great Dunmow. |
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Great Dunmow
- Sport - Great Leighs Ltd, Chelmsford,
Essex, CM3 1QP. Tel: 01245 362412. The UK's newest racecourse.
About 7 miles east of Great Dunmow. Dunmow Leisure Centre. Tel: 01371 878690. Facilities
include Squash & Swimming Pool. |
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Great Dunmow
- Sport - Bishops Stortford Golf Club,
Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5HP. About
7 miles west of Great Dunmow. Tel: 01279654715. |
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Great Dunmow
- Shopping - Great Dunmow holds markets
on Tuesdays. Visitors can enjoy the old inns, good restaurants,
and shopping in a traditional High Street. Ropers Pharmacy. Tel: 01371 872669.
Barclays Bank PLC. Tel: 01245 543000. Post Office Ltd. Tel: 0845-722 3344. |
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Dunmow - Other information - Great Dunmow
is renowned for its "Flitch Trials", a bizarre July
event that is part of an ancient ceremony to win a "flitch"
or side of bacon. The trials are held every four years, and married
couples who can prove they have not quarrelled for a year are
given a side of bacon. St.
Mary's Great Dunmow. Tel: 01371 874859. |
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Ferries indicated are Harwich and Ipswich.
Airport indicated is Stansted Airport. Great Dunmow is about 8 miles east of Junction 8
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
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- Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex. CO9 3DJ. Tel: 01787
460261. hedinghamcastle.co.uk
- Colchester Zoo, Maldon
Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0SL. Tel: 01206 331292.
colchester-zoo.co.uk
- Audley End House and Gardens, Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex,
CB11 4JF. Tel: 01799 522399. english-heritage.org.uk
- Central Museum/ Planetarium/
Discovery Centre, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6ES. Tel : 01702
434449
- Essex Wildlife Trust, Langdon Nature Reserve, Third Avenue,
Lower Dunton Road, Basildon, Essex SS16 6EB. Tel 01268 419103.
essexwt.org.uk
- Great
Leighs Ltd, Chelmsford,
Essex, CM3 1QP. Tel: 01245 362412. The UK's newest racecourse.
greatleighs.com