Joyous's Guidebook
Food scene
Peking Palace
31A Knight StAmazing chinese restaurant & takeaway!
Mint Cafe
9 Bakers WalkLocal cafe for breakfast or lunch
The Shed Cafe in the Maltings - another great local cafe!
12 locals recommend
Maltings Shopping Centre
28 Victoria StThe Shed Cafe in the Maltings - another great local cafe!
Dorringtons Ltd
Station RoadBest bakery & sandwich shop ever! Also great for cakes
Down Hall Hotel & Spa
Matching RoadLovely place for afternoon tea, garden walks or a spa day
The Hand & Crown
17 High Wych RdLovely place for a pub lunch
Plume of Feathers
282 Plumstead High StGreat pub food & nice atmosphere
Redricks Lakes Café
Redricks LaneSimple cafe, with lakeside location and lake swimming - yoga also on site
The Queens Head
66 Acton StLovely outdoor garden with great pub food served
Villa Italia
48 Bell StFriendly family run Italian restaurant with delicious food. Great for dinner
The Thatchers
Stortford RoadCosy pub with delicious food
Best coffee! Nice toasties & cakes. Lovely atmosphere. They also do cheese & wine evenings in Fridays & Saturdays.
Listed
27 Bell StreetBest coffee! Nice toasties & cakes. Lovely atmosphere. They also do cheese & wine evenings in Fridays & Saturdays.
Waterside Inn Ware
Bridge Foot
Moorhen - Pub & Grill
Burntmill LaneCoach and Horses
Thorley StreetSightseeing
Pishiobury Park
38 Newton DrLarge park for walks & picnics
The Gibberd Garden
Marsh LaneBeautiful gardens & sculptures
Canoe club for a unique sightseeing experience from the river. You can rent a canoe or book an introductory session
Whoosh Explore Canoe Club
82 Rainsford RdCanoe club for a unique sightseeing experience from the river. You can rent a canoe or book an introductory session
Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village
Great fun walking through castle ruins
Neighbourhoods
Sawbridgeworth
Great walks, cafes, restaurants, water activities
Small town with a Waterstones, cafes & restaurants - great for shopping
22 locals recommend
Bishop's Stortford
Small town with a Waterstones, cafes & restaurants - great for shopping
Cammas Hall Farm
Great for fruit picking & farm shop
Old Harlow
Pubs & river walks
Maltings Antiques
Station RoadLarge collection of antique dealers and cafes to meander through and bargain hunt.
Hatfield Heath
Local heath great for walks, sandwich shops, cafes, pubs & restaurants
Wellbeing
Wellbeing & sports activities
Ishvari Yoga
Green StreetAlso has a branch at Redricks lake locally
Golf course, gym, swimming pool, beauty salon - restaurant in hotel & cafe on golf course
The Manor of Groves Golf & Country Club
Golf course, gym, swimming pool, beauty salon - restaurant in hotel & cafe on golf course
City advice
Getting around
Sawbridgeworth Train station - a short walk away
Trains go straight into London Liverpool Street or Stratford - as well as out to Bishops Stortford & Cambridge
What to pack
Comfortable shoes for walking
Pack good walking gear, eg comfy shoes for great local walks
Book before you go
Prebooking advised
Villa Italia & Peking Palace can get booked up quickly. Afternoon tea at Downhall needs to booked in advance