Clavering Castle leads what is near Manuden
Nothing is mapped inside Manuden’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 castles and a museum. Out of town, Fitzwilliam Museum is 31 km away.
Just outside Manuden, the best known
The rest of the best known are 2 castles and a museum.
CastleClavering Castle4.9 km outside town, to the north
CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleWaytemore Castle (remains)4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHouse on the Hill Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Manuden
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Manuden’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Manuden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, UK.
Waytemore Castle (remains)
Castle in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
48 listed buildings are on Manuden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Manuden →
Worth the drive
Fitzwilliam Museum, 31 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumIWM Duxford19 km north · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House12 km north
Historic houseHatfield House31 km southwest
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral40 km southwest
CastleSaffron Walden Castle13 km northeast
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral30 km southeast
Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation11 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Zoology32 km north · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleHedingham Castle31 km east
Historic houseKnebworth House26 km west
CastleHertford Castle Gate House22 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Manuden (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Good to know in Manuden
What is there to see near Manuden?
No attraction is mapped inside Manuden itself. Within 5 km of it are Clavering Castle, Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, Waytemore Castle (remains) and House on the Hill Museum.
Does Manuden have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Manuden: House on the Hill Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Manuden?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 12 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Manuden?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (31 km), IWM Duxford (19 km), Audley End House (12 km), Hatfield House (31 km).
Where are Manuden’s historic buildings listed?
Manuden has 48 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Manuden when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stansted Mountfitchet Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waytemore Castle (remains): PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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