Old Harlow
Old Harlow is in Essex.
Get in
By bus
A low cost minibus company, Stansted Transfer operates between London and Stansted Airport. Their shared hotel transfers are available for less than £10.
By plane
Stansted Airport, is 20 minutes away by road or train. The Stansted Express runs regularly to and from Harlow. There are also five alternative international airports within easy reach – Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton and Southend.
By train
One Railway provides regular service to Harlow Town from London's Liverpool Street Station 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.
By road
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
Most places in Old Harlow are within a 30 minute walking distance.
See
- Harlow Sculpture Collection (sited across the town). which includes works by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.
Do
Buy
Eat
Drink
The Marquis of Granby
The Crown Inn.
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.
Sleep
- Churchgate Hotel.
- Country House Hotel, Churchgate Street Village, ☎ +44 1279 420246, e-mail: gm.churchgate@crerarmgmt.com. near M25 and Stansted Airport.
- The Green Man Hotel (Only a short drive from Stansted Airport).
- Harlow International Hostel, 13 School Lane, ☎ +44 1279 421702, e-mail: mail@h-i-h.co.uk.
- Park Inn Hotel, Southern Way (M11 Jct7), ☎ +44 1279 829988. Comfortable hotel only 10 minutes away from Stansted Airport.
Go next
| Routes through Old Harlow |
| Cambridge ← Stansted Airport/Bishop's Stortford ← | N  |
→ Woodford → London |