Local Area
Radwinter offers the perfect countryside escape if you’re looking for a hideaway, but if you’re looking to venture out, there is plenty to do in the surrounding areas.
Eat & Drink
The Plough Inn at Radwinter has been rebuilt and extended, and is now a stylish Bar & Grill which offers a fun and vibrant atmosphere. You can be sure to have a memorable dining experience with delicious food, a huge selection of drinks and great music on offer.
The Cross Keys Hotel dates back some 650 years and is one of the most important buildings architecturally and commercially in the centre of Saffron Walden.
The much-loved Elder Street café has taken to the road. Now a mobile food truck, they serve freshly made food and great coffee around Saffron Walden and the surrounding area — catch them at local events and markets, or check their page to see where they’ll be next.
Freshly baked artisan bread, hearty lunches and scrumptious hand-made cakes, scones, pastries and tarts.
Photo: Visit Saffron Walden
A relaxed cafe and bar on Cross Street (formerly The Curious Goat), dedicated to healthy food and great coffee.
A 16th Century timber framed pub where olde-worlde exterior gives way to a fabulously fun and modern interior – setting the scene for you to enjoy their food, sample their range of beers, explore an extensive wine list and delve into their gin collection.
Things to Do
Enjoy a day out exploring the spacious grounds and estate of one of England’s grandest mansions, Audley End. Whether you’re exploring the servants’ wing, state rooms, stables, kitchen garden or beautiful grounds, you’ll discover what life was like above and below stairs at a Victorian country house.
Saffron Screen is a not-for-profit cinema, showing the best independent, Hollywood blockbuster, and family movies. Free parking, licensed bar, and snacks.
Photo: Libby Norman, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
The Fry Public Art Gallery was opened in 1987 and houses an impressive number of paintings, prints, illustrations, wallpapers and decorative designs by artists of the 20th century and the present day who have local connections and have made a significant contribution to their field.
Saffron Grange is a family-run vineyard on the outskirts of the historic market town of Saffron Walden. They’ve nurtured local talent and invested in the very best equipment and world-class expertise to craft the finest quality English sparkling wine.
Photo: Martinvl, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Drive 30 minutes to Cambridge for shopping, restaurants and punting on the river!
For the Kids
Photo: © Sophie Oldhamstead Photography
Venture through the beautifully enchanting Fairy and Elf Walk, finding the tiny Fairies and Elves that live in their handmade wooden Tree Houses dotted throughout the walk. Make your very own Fairy or Elf Wand to enable your magical spotting powers, then use it to tick off your exclusive I Spy Booklet as you find the Fairies and Elves!
Take one of the Steam or Diesel Engines through the beautiful Audley End Estate Woodland, designed by Capability Brown. Boasting hundreds of majestic trees and flooded with wildlife, be sure to keep your eyes peeled as you travel around the private 1.5 mile track.
At Linton Zoo Gardens, emphasis is on conservation and education whilst providing an enjoyable family day out.
IWM Duxford is Europe’s largest air museum. Walk through the same hangars and buildings as those who served at RAF Duxford.