Here we list some activities that relate to local heritage, countryside, wildlife, exercise, culture or conservation. Please also see the Attractions pages for places that are open on a regular basis. If you are tempted by one of these specific places or events, we encourage you to make a full day of your visit. You might like to print off a nearby walk or the introduction to the parish and see if you can track down some more of its heritage.  You are advised to check with the venue or event website for any changes to times, etc displayed here

If you know of any additional forthcoming event within the Hundred Parishes that offers an opportunity to learn, enjoy or participate, please contact us using the Feedback option at the foot of the website menu.

Sep 27, 8pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Post Floyd Dream (Pink Floyd tribute) at St Mary’s Church, CM24 8UB – tickets £28 plus booking fee from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/  

Sep 28, 10am to 4pm: Great Chishill: Windmill open day SG8 8SG – https://greatchishillwindmill.com/ 

Sep 28, 10:30 to 12:30: Sawbridgeworth: Maintenance session at Rivers Heritage Site Orchard – no experience necessary – http://www.rhso.co.uk/events.php 

Sep 28, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Village Museum and tea room open – https://ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/ 

Sep 29, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Oct 02: Braughing: Old Man’s Day is celebrated in memory of Mathew Wall whose first funeral was interrupted on this day in 1571.

Oct 02, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: Gardens of Easton Lodge open. Park Road – What3words: Stocky.Bulletins.Opponent – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

Oct 04, 10am to 3pm: Sawbridgeworth: Apple Day at Rivers Heritage Site Orchard – volunteers required (no experience necessary) and open day – http://www.rhso.co.uk/events.php 

Oct 04, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Oct 04, 2pm: Great Easton and Tilty: Thaxted Morris Men perform at Tilty Flower Festival – https://www.thaxtedmorris.org/events 

Oct 04, 7pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Brentwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac tribute) at St Mary’s Church, CM24 8UB – tickets £19 plus booking fee from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/  

Oct 04, 7:30pm: Great Easton and Tilty: Nancy May will perform songs from musicals, some popular opera and classic favourites at Tilty Church, CM6 2JN – tickets £15 from https://nancy-may.co.uk/

Oct 05, 10am: Newport: 5.5 mile walk with Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association from Gaces Acre car park, CB11 3RE – https://www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk/ 

Oct 05, 10:30 to 12:30: Sawbridgeworth: Maintenance session at Rivers Heritage Site Orchard – no experience necessary – http://www.rhso.co.uk/events.php 

Oct 05, 1:30pm to 5:30pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Windmill open.

Oct 05, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Village Museum and tea room open – https://ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/ 

Oct 05, 2:30pm to 5pm: Hinxton Water Mill open, CB10 1RD – https://cambridgeppf.org/etn/hinxton-watermill-open-day-9/ 

Oct 06, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Oct 07, 2pm to 4pm: Finchingfield: guided tour tour of the Guildhall – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/finchingfieldguildhall/1408142? 

Oct 09, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: Gardens of Easton Lodge open. Park Road – What3words: Stocky.Bulletins.Opponent – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

Oct 11, 10am to 4pm: Great Dunmow: Autumn Art and Photography Exhibition at St Mary’s Church – free entry; refreshments available.

Oct 11, 10am to 4pm: Thundridge Village Hall: Photography exhibition by Ware & District Photographic Society. Free entry; refreshments available.

Oct 11, 10am to 4pm: Great Dunmow: Autumn Art Exhibition by Dunmow Art Group and Dunmow Photography Club at St Mary’s Church. Free entry; refreshments

Oct 11, 7pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted hosts Pelleas Ensemble (flute, harp and viola) performing works by Dowland, Purcell and Prokofiev at St John’s Church, CM24 8JP – https://www.musicatstansted.co.uk/ 

Oct 12: 11am to 4:30pm: Ashdon Windmill – last scheduled open day for 2025 – entry by donation – CB10 2JA – https://braggsmill.wixsite.com/ashdonwindmilltrust

Oct 12, 1pm to 4pm: Great Dunmow: Autumn Art Exhibition by Dunmow Art Group and Dunmow Photography Club at St Mary’s Church. Free entry; refreshments.

Oct 12, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Village Museum and tea room open – https://ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/  

Oct 13, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Oct 16, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: Gardens of Easton Lodge open. Park Road – What3words: Stocky.Bulletins.Opponent – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

Oct 18, 11am or 2:30pm: Saffron Walden: Historic Building Tours of The Old Sun Inn – by ticket, £15 each, in advance from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/old-sun-inn 

Oct 19, 10am: Hunsdon: 6 mile walk with Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association from Post Office, SG12 8NH – https://www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk/ 

Oct 19, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Village Museum and tea room open – https://ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/ 

Oct 20, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Oct 21, 7:45pm: Duton Hill: Tilty Archaeology & Local History Group meeting at Three Horseshoes where Emelyne Godfrey will talk about H.G. and ‘Jane’ Wells.

Oct 23, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: Gardens of Easton Lodge open. Park Road – What3words: Stocky.Bulletins.Opponent – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

Oct 26, Noon to 4pm: Little Easton: Open garden at Elmbridge Mill, CM6 2HZ – https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/16221/elmbridge-mill

Oct 26, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Village Museum and tea room open for the final occasion in 2025 – https://ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/ 

Oct 27, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Oct 29, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Oct 30, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: Gardens of Easton Lodge open. Park Road – What3words: Stocky.Bulletins.Opponent – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

Nov 01, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Nov 02, 10:30 to 12:30: Sawbridgeworth: Maintenance session at Rivers Heritage Site Orchard – no experience necessary – http://www.rhso.co.uk/events.php 

Nov 03, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Nov 04, 2pm to 4pm: Stanstead Abbotts: Tour of Stanstead Bury and access to church – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stansteadbury/1408432

Nov 10, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Nov 12, 8pm: Elsenham Village History Society meeting at Memorial Hall where Prof Alison Rowland will talk about Essex and Herts Witch Trials – http://www.elsenham-history.co.uk/ 

Nov 16, 2pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted hosts Masterclass by Gary Ryan (guitar), Head of Strings at The Royal College of Music at St John’s Church, CM24 8JP – https://www.musicatstansted.co.uk/ 

Nov 17, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Nov 24, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Nov 26, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 01, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 06, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Dec 06, 3:30pm to 7pm: Manuden: Open garden at Laurel Cottage, CM23 1DS – https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/43001/laurel-cottage

Dec 07, 10:30 to 12:30: Sawbridgeworth: Maintenance session at Rivers Heritage Site Orchard – no experience necessary – http://www.rhso.co.uk/events.php 

Dec 08, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 15, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 22, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 24, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 29, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 29: Entries close for Long Distance Walkers Association walk of 26 miles on Jan 04, starting from Stansted Mountfitchet – https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=16039 

2026 . . .

Jan 04: Long Distance Walkers Association walk of 26 miles, starting from Stansted Mountfitchet and including Tilty Abbey and Hatfield Forest – https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=16039 

Jan 25, 3pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted hosts Lumas Winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn) at St John’s Church, CM24 8JP – https://www.musicatstansted.co.uk/ 

Mar 07, 7pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted hosts Chenyin Li (piano) giving a lecture-recital of Chopin, Beethoven and Debussy at St John’s Church, CM24 8JP – https://www.musicatstansted.co.uk/ 

June 19 to July 12: Thaxted: Thaxted Festival – https://www.thaxtedfestival.co.uk/