Walks you can reach from Stansted Airport by train
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Bishop's Stortford Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Hertfordshire)
8m direct from Stansted Airport.
14km. Flat terrain. 4h–6h30.
Highlights: Thorley Wash Nature Reserve.
Lunch stops: the Three Tuns, or Full of Beans Cafe (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Moorhen.
Newport Station to Audley End Station (Essex)
15m direct from Stansted Airport.
14km. Moderate ascents. 4h–6h30.
Spoiled by a long trek along a busy road near Audley End.
Highlights: Saffron Walden.
Lunch stops in Saffron Walden: the Temeraire, Waffle, the Courtyard Tearoom, the Kings Arms, or the Eight Bells.
End-of-walk reward: Audley End House and Gardens.
Audley End Station Circular via the Cottage (pargeted house, Wendens Ambo) (Essex)
15m direct from Stansted Airport.
23km. 5h30.
Gently rolling chalky uplands, farmland, woods and copses, green lanes, field boundaries, and pretty villages with thatched cottages and pargeted houses.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Great Chesterford Station to Audley End Station (Cambridgeshire)
15m direct from Stansted Airport.
20km. 5h.
Rolling Essex farmland, grassy field edges, small woods, river valleys, historic market town, parkland, and village with thatched cottages. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Great Chesterford to Newport – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Harlow Town Station Circular (Essex)
15m direct from Stansted Airport.
14km.
Flat, easy farmland, open fields, riverside, and quiet villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cambridge Station Circular via Grantchester (Cambridgeshire)
30m direct from Stansted Airport.
Easy: 12km, flat terrain. 3h30–5h30.
Beginner-friendly: A straightforward walk along the River Cam with many lunch options in Granchester. Within Cambridge itself, feel free to wander about randomly rather than following the route — there’s plenty to appreciate.
Highlights: King's College Chapel, Fitzwilliam Museum, Hobson's Conduit Monument, Cambridge, and Cambridge itself.
Lunch stops in Grantchester (1h30–2h30 in): the Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester, the Red Lion, the Rupert Brooke, or the Blue Ball Inn.
End-of-walk reward: the Panton Arms.
Shelford Station to Cambridge Station (Cambridgeshire)
30m direct from Stansted Airport.
23km. 6h.
Flat farmland, permissive river paths, open fields, light woodland, and historic city centre streets. High tarmac count.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Stansted Airport.
15km. 3h30.
Urban north London, disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path, and open parkland.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Highgate Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Stansted Airport.
11km. 2h30.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, urban parks, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, and riverside path.
A shorter variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Finsbury Park Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Stansted Airport.
8km.
Urban park, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path, and open marshland.
A variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Liverpool Street Station to Shoreditch High Street Station (Middlesex)
45m direct from Stansted Airport.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Moorgate Station to Liverpool Street Station (Middlesex)
45m direct from Stansted Airport.
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