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.

Dec 03, 9:30am to Noon: Hadstock: Wildlife Trust work party at Harrison Sayer reserve, TL557441 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Dec 03, 6:30pm: Saffron Walden: book launch at The Old Sun Inn in Church Street of a new book by Martin Rose, “Henry Winstanley, the last Renaissance Engineer”

Dec 04, 10am: Stansted Mountfitchet: 6.5 mile walk with Uttlesford Ramblers, starting from Dog & Duck, CM24 8LR – https://www.uttlesfordramblers.org/ 

Dec 04, 10:30am: Newport: 10 mile walk with West Essex Ramblers starting from Newport Station – https://west-essexramblers.org.uk/

Dec 05, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Dec 05, 10am: Standon: 6 mile walk with East Herts Ramblers, starting from SG11 1LB – https://www.easthertsramblers.co.uk/ourwalks.html

Dec 07, 10am: Great Hallingbury: 8 mile walk with East Herts Ramblers, starting from CM22 7PA – https://www.easthertsramblers.co.uk/ourwalks.html

Dec 07, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Dec 07, 11am to 4pm: Manuden Church – Christmas Tree Festival.

Dec 07, 3:30pm to 7pm: Manuden: Open garden at Laurel Cottage, CM23 1DS – https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/43001/laurel_cottage 

Dec 08, 10am: Rickling Green: 4.5 mile walk with Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association, starting from Cricketers, CB11 3YG – https://www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk/ 

Dec 08, 10am: Matching Tye: 7.5 mile walk with Stort Valley Ramblers starting from Fox, CM17 8QS, TL515112 – https://www.essexarearamblers.co.uk/area-groups/group-walks-programme.html 

Dec 08, 11am to 4pm: Manuden Church – Christmas Tree Festival.

Dec 09, 10am: Felsted: 5 mile walk with Uttlesford Ramblers, starting from car park beside church, CM6 3DG, TL676203 – https://www.uttlesfordramblers.org/ 

Dec 09, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 10, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Dec 11, 10am: Steeple Bumpstead: 6.4 mile walk with Uttlesford Ramblers, starting from village hall, CB9 7EF – https://www.uttlesfordramblers.org/ 

Dec 11, 10am: Stanstead Abbotts: 5.5 mile walk with East Herts Ramblers, starting from Rye House Gatehouse, EN11 0GR – https://www.easthertsramblers.co.uk/ourwalks.html

Dec 12, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Dec 14, 10am: Wareside: 7 mile walk with Uttlesford Ramblers, starting from Chequers, SG12 7QY – https://www.uttlesfordramblers.org/ 

Dec 15, 3pm: Hatfield Broad Oak: An afternoon of Christmas music with Nancy May at St Mary’s Church – tickets from https://nancy-may.co.uk/events/ 

Dec 16, 10am: Felsted: 5 mile walk with Uttlesford Ramblers, starting from car park beside church, CM6 3DG, TL676203 – https://www.uttlesfordramblers.org/ 

Dec 17, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Dec 19, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Dec 19, 10am: Hunsdon: 6 mile walk with East Herts Ramblers, starting from SG12 8PA – https://www.easthertsramblers.co.uk/ourwalks.html

Dec 19, 7:30pm: Great Bardfield: The Bardfield Players present a panto, Cinderella and the Green Goblin – tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/bardfield-players 

Dec 20, 7:30pm: Great Bardfield: The Bardfield Players present a panto, Cinderella and the Green Goblin – tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/bardfield-players 

Dec 21, 2pm: Great Bardfield: The Bardfield Players present a panto, Cinderella and the Green Goblin – tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/bardfield-players 

Dec 21, 7:30pm: Great Bardfield: The Bardfield Players present a panto, Cinderella and the Green Goblin – tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/bardfield-players 

Dec 23, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Dec 26, 11am:  Thaxted: Thaxted Morris Men perform at the Church Hall – https://www.thaxtedmorris.org/ 

Dec 26, Noon:  Thaxted: Thaxted Morris Men perform in the churchyard – https://www.thaxtedmorris.org/ 

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

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

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

Jan 07, 9:30am to Noon: Stansted Mountfitchet: Wildlife Trust work party at Turners Sprint, Burton End, TL529243 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Jan 08, 8pm: Great Hallingbury Local History Society meeting at Village Hall with talk by Richard Havis on Archaeology at Stansted – entrance £5 for non-members.

Jan 09, 9:30am to Noon: Stansted Mountfitchet: Wildlife Trust work party at Turners Sprint, Burton End, TL529243 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

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

Jan 14, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Jan 15, 2pm: Ugley WI meeting at Ugley Village Hall where Tony Wellings will entertain with Bygone Household Items. Visitors welcome.

Jan 16, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

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

Jan 21, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Jan 23, 9:30am to Noon: Sampfords: Wildlife Trust work party at West Wood, TL624332 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

Jan 26, 3pm: Barley: An afternoon with Nancy May, soprano, at Barley Church SG8 8JP – tickets from https://nancy-may.co.uk/events/  

Jan 26, 3pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Piano recital at St John’s Church by Victor Maslov – www.music@stansted.co.uk

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

Jan 28, 9:30am to Noon: Great Hallingbury: Wildlife Trust work party at Rushy Mead, TL497197 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

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

Jan 30, 9:30am to Noon: Great Hallingbury: Wildlife Trust work party at Rushy Mead, TL497197 – https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/

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

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

Feb 09, 11am to 4pm: Little Easton: The Gardens of Easton Lodge open to view snowdrops – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

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

Feb 12, 8pm: Great Hallingbury Local History Society meeting at Village Hall with talk by Mark Ratcliff on Hatfield Heath POW Camp – entrance £5 for non-members.

Feb 13, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: The Gardens of Easton Lodge open to view snowdrops – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

Feb 14, 7:30pm: Great Dunmow: Valentines Concert with Nancy May, soprano, at St Mary’s Church CM6 2AE – tickets from https://nancy-may.co.uk/events/ 

Feb 16, 11am to 4pm: Little Easton: The Gardens of Easton Lodge open to view snowdrops – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

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

Feb 20, 11am to 3pm: Little Easton: The Gardens of Easton Lodge open to view snowdrops – https://www.eastonlodge.co.uk/ 

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

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

Feb 26, 7:45pm: Saffron Walden Historical Society meeting with talk by Peter Walker, “Chapman & Andre 1777, the finest map of Essex” – https://saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk/

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

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

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

Mar 12, 8pm: Elsenham Village History Society meeting at Memorial Hall where Ray Franklin will tell The Story of St Mary’s Church – http://www.elsenham-history.co.uk/ 

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

Mar 17, 8pm: Saffron Walden Museum Society talk at St Mary’s Parish Rooms, Museum Street by Martin Rose, “The Rise and Fall of the Bradburys of Wicken” – https://swmuseumsoc.org.uk/ 

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

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

Mar 26, 7:45pm: Saffron Walden Historical Society meeting with talk by Gary Matthews, “The Countess and her Gardens: history of Easton Lodge” – https://saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk/

Mar 31, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Apr 05, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Apr 07, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Apr 09, 8pm: Great Hallingbury Local History Society meeting at Village Hall with talk by Quentin Spear on Official War Artists in the 20th century – entrance £5 for non-members.

Apr 13, Wethersfield: Chamber Concert in the church featuring young musicians Daniel Shao on flute and Kumi Matsuo on piano – https://www.wethersfieldchamberconcerts.org.uk/ 

Apr 14, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Apr 14, 8pm: Saffron Walden Museum Society talk at St Mary’s Parish Rooms, Museum Street by Tony Watson, “The History of Saffron Walden Museum 1974 to 2024” – https://swmuseumsoc.org.uk/ 

Apr 21, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Apr 27, Wethersfield: Chamber Concert in the church featuring young musicians Maxim Calver on cello and Angus Webster on piano – https://www.wethersfieldchamberconcerts.org.uk/ 

Apr 28, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Apr 30, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

May 03, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

May 05, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

May 06, 2pm to 4pm: Finchingfield: guided tour tour of the Guildhall – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/finchingfieldguildhall/1408142? 

May 09, 10am to Noon: Stanstead Abbotts: Tour of Stanstead Bury and access to church – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stansteadbury/1408432

May 11 – 12: National Mills weekend when local wind and water mills will be open – https://www.spab.org.uk/mills/NMW

May 11: Wethersfield: Chamber Concert in the church featuring young musician Kyle Hutchings on piano – https://www.wethersfieldchamberconcerts.org.uk/ 

May 12, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

May 12, 8pm: Saffron Walden Museum Society talk at St Mary’s Parish Rooms, Museum Street by John Lockton and Tony Morton, “Hadstock: its sustainability initiative” – https://swmuseumsoc.org.uk/ 

May 19, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

May 20, 7:30pm: Linton village hall: Talk by Bill Wilsden on the History of Ashdon Windmill at monthly meeting of  Linton and District Historical Society.

May 26, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

May 28, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Jun 02, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Jun 07, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Jun 09, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Jun 10, 2pm to 4pm: Stanstead Abbotts: Tour of Stanstead Bury and access to church – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stansteadbury/1408432

June 10, 2pm to 4pm: Finchingfield: guided tour tour of the Guildhall – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/finchingfieldguildhall/1408142? 

Jun 14: Takeley: Essex Bridleways Association ride in Hatfield Forest from Elgins car park, CM22 6NE – entries close June 10 – https://www.essexbridleways.co.uk/upcoming-rides  

Jun 16, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Jun 23, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Jun 25, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

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

July 05, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

July 06, Great Canfield: Essex Bridleways Association ride from Ashfields Carriage and Polo Club, CM6 1JU – entries close July 02 – https://www.essexbridleways.co.uk/upcoming-rides  

July 07, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

July 14, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

July 21, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

July 23, 2pm to 4pm: Stanstead Abbotts: Tour of Stanstead Bury and access to church – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stansteadbury/1408432

July 28, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

July 30, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Aug 02, 10am to Noon: Radwinter parish church open – tea and biscuits.

Aug 04, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Aug 09, 2pm to 4pm: Finchingfield: guided tour tour of the Guildhall – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/finchingfieldguildhall/1408142? 

Aug 10, 3pm to 5:30pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: An Afternoon with soprano Nancy May at St Mary’s Church – https://nancy-may.co.uk/ 

Aug 11, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Aug 15, 10am to Noon: Stanstead Abbotts: Tour of Stanstead Bury and access to church – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stansteadbury/1408432

Aug 18, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Aug 25, 1pm to 2:30pm: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

Aug 27, 10am to Noon: Great Waltham parish church open to visitors.

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

Sep 02, 2pm to 4pm: Stanstead Abbotts: Tour of Stanstead Bury and access to church – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stansteadbury/1408432

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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