Motts Annex is ideal for people working in the area, pleasure or using Stansted Airport which is 9 miles away a 20 minute journey. It is also near to Leez Priory and Maidens Barn which are popular wedding venues.The Ancient Flitch Town of Great Dunmow is the nearest local town (3 miles) with excellent restaurants and pubs. Other local attractions include Audley End, historic Saffron Walden or Thaxted, designer outlet village Freeport and Blake End Craft Centre.
Nearby Points of Interest
- The Audley End Miniature Railway (5 mi)
- A delightful 1.5 mile ride on Lord Braybrooke's private 10 ¼" gauge railway through Estate woodland. Children enjoy looking out for the teddies that live in the wood, while adults are reminded of a nostalgic era, especially on Sundays when steam engines haul the carriages.
- Blake Hall House (5 mi)
- The 25 acres of beautiful gardens include: a sunken garden, herbaceous border, wild areas, tropical house, rose garden, ice house, duck pond, Essex barn built in 1642 and arboretum. There is also a tropical house, an airscene museum and a maze.
- Hatfield Forest (5 mi)
- A rare surviving example of a medieval royal hunting forest still with fallow deer grazing, Hatfield Forest is of great historic and ecological importance, having been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature Reserve.
Local Events
- Flitch Trials (0 mi)
- Great Dunmow is probably best known for the Flitch Trials, which take place every four years, with the next ceremony in July 2012. Couples have to convince a jury they have not argued during the last year and if they succeed, they win a flitch of bacon.
Local Amenities
- Stansted Airport (9 mi)
- London Stansted is Britain's third-busiest airport, offering flights to over 140 destinations in 30 countries. Whether you're arriving, connecting or departing, you'll find everything you need here to enjoy a pleasant journey.
West on Stane St/B1256
(5.0mi, 8.0km)
Head west on Stane St/B1256, Take the 2nd right toward Warehouse Rd, Continue straight onto Warehouse Rd, Continue onto Watch House Rd, Continue straight to stay on Watch House Rd, Turn right onto High St, Destination will be on the left.