Logo Voyage

Old Harlow Voyage Tips and guide

You can check the original Wikivoyage article Here

    Old Harlow is in Essex.

    Get in

    [edit]

    By bus

    [edit]

    A low-cost minibus company, Stansted Transfer [1] [dead link] operates between London and Stansted Airport. Their shared hotel transfers are available for less than £10.

    There are regular buses to Old Harlow and Harlow New Town from Stansted Airport and Bishop's Stortford. There is also a network of bus route within the town.

    By plane

    [edit]

    1 Stansted Airport (STN IATA) is 20 minutes away by road or train. The Stansted Express train runs regularly to and from Harlow. There are also five alternative international airports within easy reach – Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Luton and Southend.

    By train

    [edit]
    • 2 Harlow Town. Harlow Town railway station (Q1988068) on Wikidata Harlow Town railway station on Wikipedia
    • 3 Harlow Mill. Harlow Mill railway station (Q2738839) on Wikidata Harlow Mill railway station on Wikipedia

    Greater Anglia provides regular service to Harlow Town and Harlow Mill from London Liverpool Street, Tottenham Hale and Cambridge. The Stansted Express operates through Harlow. The rail network links with the Channel Tunnel’s Eurostar service to provide a route into mainland Europe via Tottenham Hale, London Underground Victoria line and London St Pancras.

    Harlow Mill station primarily serves Old Harlow, while Harlow Town is best for the new town and town centre.

    By road

    [edit]

    Harlow is on the M11 (Junction 7) which runs north to Cambridge and south to London, linking up with the M25 at Junction 27. To the west of Harlow is the A10 which provides a route to Cambridge or London. The A414 runs through Harlow and provides an east-west route from Chelmsford to St Albans. Buses from Stansted Airport to Heathrow run via Harlow.

    Get around

    [edit]
    Map
    Map of Old Harlow

    Most places in Old Harlow are within a 30-minute walking distance.

    See

    [edit]

    1 Harlowbury Chapel, Curteys, CM17 0HE. Anglican church that was built around 1180. Chapel at Harlowbury (Q17646279) on Wikidata

    2 Gibberd Garden, The Gibberd Garden, Marsh Ln, CM17 0NA (20 minute walk from centre). Gibberd Garden (Q15221655) on Wikidata Gibberd Garden on Wikipedia

    Do

    [edit]

    Walks in fields around Churchgate Street

    Walk along River Stortford, north to Sawbridgeworth, or south to join Lee Valley Walk

    1 Escape Space, Sheering Lower Rd, CM17 0NE, .

    Buy

    [edit]

    Supermarket in the High Street in Old Harlow. A large number of shops in the town centre.

    Eat

    [edit]

    Apart from the pubs below, several cafes and restaurants in the High Street and in the town centre.

    Drink

    [edit]

    1 The Crown Inn, 40 Market St, Old Harlow, Harlow CM17 0AQ, +44 1279 41 44 22. This traditional English pub is situated in the center of Market Street, which is part of the original village of Harlow. It has been an inn since 1703 but the building is much older, probably dating back to the 16th century. The Crown Public House (Q26405472) on Wikidata

    2 The Queen's Head, 26 Churchgate St, CM17 0JT. The Queen's Head Public House (Q17531811) on Wikidata

    3 Harlow Mill (Beefeater), Cambridge Rd, CM20 2EP (next to the River Stort), +44 1279 217 535. 6:30AM-11PM.

    The Green Man Hotel

    The Marquis of Granby

    Sleep

    [edit]

    1 Swallow Churchgate Hotel.

    2 The Green Man Hotel, Mulberry Grn, CM17 0ET (Only a short drive from Stansted Airport). The Green Man Public House And Hotel (Q26621492) on Wikidata

    Go next

    [edit]
    Routes through Old Harlow
    CambridgeStansted Airport/Bishop's Stortford  N  S  WoodfordLondon


    This city travel guide to Old Harlow is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!



    Discover



    Powered by GetYourGuide