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Harlow Town Park

Harlow Town Park is a park in Harlow, Essex. It is protected as a Grade II listed park and garden. Add Henry Moore Foundation, 6.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 33 places within 15 km.

Photo: Harlow Town Park, Roger McLachlan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Harlow

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Garden in Harlow

Inside Harlow

Harlow Town Park is inside Harlow’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Harlow has 178 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

The year in Harlow

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Harlow).

Jan8° / 2°57 mm

Feb8° / 2°44 mm

Mar11° / 3°36 mm

Apr14° / 4°40 mm

May18° / 7°46 mm

Jun21° / 10°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug23° / 13°63 mm

Sep20° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°68 mm

Nov11° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Harlow Town Park

Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.

Harlow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Harlow
Official site: harlow.gov.uk/parks-and-culture/parks-and-green-spaces/harlow-town-park

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

The map

Where Harlow Town Park is

Harlow Town Park sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Harlow Town Park

The biggest base of the 6 is Harlow (93,570 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Harlow

93,570 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Sawbridgeworth

10,471 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km west of it

Roydon

1,587 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southwest of it

Roydon Hamlet

436 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Harlow Town Park is	People	Places to visit
Harlow	It’s in town	93,570	10
Sawbridgeworth	2.5 km northeast of it	10,471	8
Roydon	3.5 km west of it	1,587	4
Roydon Hamlet	4.1 km southwest of it	436	4
Broadley Common	4.1 km southwest of it	390	3
Hunsdon	4.3 km northwest of it	990	7

Make a day of it

Places to add to Harlow Town Park

Our list has 33 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation6.6 km away 2

CastleHertford Castle Gate House13 km away 3

Heritage railwayEpping Ongar Railway9.4 km away 4

CastleWaytemore Castle (remains)11 km away 5

ZooHertfordshire Zoo11 km away 6

Historic houseCopped Hall9.7 km away 7

Historic houseDown Hall7.5 km away 8

CastleRye House Gatehouse6.5 km away

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

Harlow Town Park, answered

Where is Harlow Town Park?

Harlow Town Park is in Harlow, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Harlow Town Park?

Park in Harlow, Essex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Harlow Town Park?

May to September are the warmest months in Harlow, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Harlow Town Park a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Harlow Town Park?

Within 15 km: Henry Moore Foundation (6.6 km), Hertford Castle Gate House (13 km), Epping Ongar Railway (9.4 km) and Waytemore Castle (remains) (11 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 (9)

Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Epping Ongar Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waytemore Castle (remains): PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down Hall: Polly, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rye House Gatehouse: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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