Beoordelingen Saffron Walden

23-8-2010 Saffron Walden has many old buildings and an ancient maze on the common. It is very convenient for London - less than an hour by train (Audley End station) and near the M11 to drive. It is handy for Cambridge (half hour drive) and into Suffolk to see quaint English towns and villages such as Lavenham and Bury St. Edmunds. There is an English Heritage house - Audley End, which is worth a visit, which in the summer has a mini railway trip around the woods to see lots of teddy bears placed among the trees! There isn't much for young people to do except for a state of the art Skate Park on the local leisure (Lord Butler Centre) site. Enthusiasts visit from all over Europe as it is of very high quality.
Market days are Tuesdays and Saturdays, and apart from that the town has a few usual high street stores and several gift shops. There are various restaurants and coffee shops. Parking is an expensive nightmare restricted to 2 hrs apart from a couple of car parks so beware.

3-7-2009 Saffron Walden is a small but charming place conveniently close to Stansted. If you want to get out of London for a day or two this is a nice place to unwind. We stayed at an excellent B&B called The Bell House. It is run by a very friendly elderly lady who goes out of her way to make you comfortable. When our taxi did not show up , her husband jumped into his car and dropped us off at the train station a few miles away, refusing to take money for petrol! We had a lovely twin room with ensuite bathroom for a good price, beautiful garden, full English breakfast.