Day to kill in Stansted area

[V8A*ndy]

Yup i'm gonna be stuck at the holiday inn at Stansted and the funds will be spent the day before going to the Motorshow and taking the missus shopping.

Looking for something nearby outdoorsy (pub garden will suffice) as apparently the weather is going to be good.

Any suggestions as I've never been in the area before.

[jvaughan]

V8A*ndy said:

Yup i'm gonna be stuck at the holiday inn at Stansted and the funds will be spent the day before going to the Motorshow and taking the missus shopping.

Looking for something nearby outdoorsy (pub garden will suffice) as apparently the weather is going to be good.

Any suggestions as I've never been in the area before.

www.punternet.com ?

[mikey_p]

The TVR Centre in Stansted Mountfitchet? .

[AstonZagato]

Two junctions up the M11 is Duxford, the Imperial War Museum's aircraft display. It has tanks too.

Stansted also has a castle and there are lots of villages with pubs.

[anonymous-user]

AstonZagato said:

Two junctions up the M11 is Duxford, the Imperial War Museum's aircraft display.

That's the one to visit.

[tumbleweed]

will you have a car??? as said there's duxford 30 mins away or freeport shopping in braintree just up the a120 20mins away

stansted mounfitchet itself has a castle and museum be worth a look round

and there always castle tvr too look round lol

i work in bishop's stortford (which is next too stansted there a few things to do there cinama ten pin bowling

iirc the holiday inn is just on the airport just off the a120

[V8A*ndy]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I won't have a car though.

Probably try and do something on the cheap as the trip to the show (and handbags in London) is gonna cost.

Why are trains so darn expensive?

[agreen]

If you are after pub/garden type activities may I suggest catching a train from the airport to Stansted Mountfitchet, the TVR/Lotus garage is very near the station which is always worth a look. There are a few pubs near the station but I would suggest walking up the hill opposite the garage gates and upon reaching the top cross the main road then follow the road (Bentfield Road) round till you reach a village green, there is a pub called the Rose and Crown which has a decent beer garden, good food and a few footpaths if you fancy a walk. As a bonus there are sometimes a few Caterfields and American Muscle cars around at weekends. Hope this helps, if you want a map or better directions PM me.

[srebbe64]

You could always go to Italy and back for a Pound with one of the bucket airlines?

[Ordinary Bloke]

From the title, I thought you were planning a massacre...

[JimNoble]

V8A*ndy said:

Yup i'm gonna be stuck at the holiday inn at Stansted and the funds will be spent the day before going to the Motorshow and taking the missus shopping.
Looking for something nearby outdoorsy (pub garden will suffice) as apparently the weather is going to be good.
Any suggestions as I've never been in the area before.

You'll be within striking distance of Cambridge. Go for a punt...?

Jim

[tumbleweed]

what did you do in the end???

[cptsideways]

El stovey said:

AstonZagato said:

Two junctions up the M11 is Duxford, the Imperial War Museum's aircraft display.

That's the one to visit.

Blackbird, warbirds, B52, nuff siad its the best there is