Historic house · near Saffron Walden · Essex

Audley End House

Audley End House is a country house in Saffron Walden, Essex. The register lists it as a Grade I listed park and garden. Look also at Saffron Walden Castle, 1.6 km away, first of 33 more within 15 km.

Photo: Audley End House, Tilman2007 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

700 m

west of Saffron Walden

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Saffron Walden

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Saffron Walden

Audley End House is 700 m west of Saffron Walden. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Saffron Walden has 321 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Saffron Walden peak at 19–22°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 1°57 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°37 mm

Apr14° / 4°41 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°63 mm

Dec7° / 2°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saffron Walden, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Saffron Walden. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saffron Walden’s full climate →

About

Audley End House

Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. It has articles in 12 Wikipedias.

Saffron Walden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 700 m west of Saffron Walden
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/audley-end-house-and-gardens

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The way to Audley End House

Find Audley End House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Saffron Walden (16,609 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 700 m east of it

Saffron Walden

16,609 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Littlebury

605 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3 km south of it

Newport

2,945 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km east of it

Sewards End

530 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Audley End House is	People	Places to visit
Saffron Walden	700 m east of it	16,609	10
Littlebury	1.5 km northwest of it	605	8
Newport	3 km south of it	2,945	10
Sewards End	3.7 km east of it	530	9
Elder Street	3.9 km southeast of it	541	9
Great Chesterford	4.4 km north of it	1,775	10
Wicken Bonhunt	5.6 km southwest of it	232	2
Arkesden	5.6 km southwest of it	375	3

Make a day of it

Places to add to Audley End House

2 castles, 2 museums and an art gallery are among the 33 within 15 km.

CastleSaffron Walden Castle1.6 km away 2

MuseumIWM Duxford10 km away · 401K visitors a year (2019)3

Art galleryFry Art Gallery1.3 km away 4

MuseumSaffron Walden Museum1.5 km away 5

CastleClavering Castle8.2 km away 6Park or estatePark or estate · English HeritageAudley End Estate200 m away 7Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageThe New Coach House300 m away 8GardenGarden · English HeritageOrganic Kitchen Garden400 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Audley End House

Where is Audley End House?

Audley End House is 700 m west of Saffron Walden, Essex.

What is Audley End House?

Country house in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Audley End House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Audley End House?

June to September are the warmest months in Saffron Walden, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Audley End House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Audley End House?

Within 15 km: Saffron Walden Castle (1.6 km), IWM Duxford (10 km), Fry Art Gallery (1.3 km) and Saffron Walden Museum (1.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fry Art Gallery: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saffron Walden Museum: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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