Stansted, England Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels Worldwide

As a busy airport with lots of great local attractions Stansted is a great place to start your vacation. Situated in Essex County in the south east of England Stansted has plenty to offer those landing here with a superb range of great sights and amenities. Stansted Airport has an excellent transport system with access to and from the airport by train, car, coach and obviously by air giving visitors lots of ways to get to the area's many attractions.

There are many great sights to visit around Stansted Airport allowing visitors to make the most of their time spent here. For a historic look at the area you can visit Colchester castle and Hollytrees near Ipswich with its Norman architecture and museum containing artifacts dating as far back as the iron age and as recently as the civil war. Then onto Chelmsford Museum and Art Gallery with a great range of both historic and art exhibits on show for visitors to enjoy.

You can also take a relaxing trip through some of the more scenic attractions in the area giving you a chance to wind down after a long flight. Take a walk around the Saling Hall Gardens by Braintree with its 12 acre arboretum with a selection of rare plants and flowers and a wide variety of gardens ranging from Japanese to water gardens. Or RHS Garden Hyde Hall by Chelmsford, a stunning hilltop Garden belonging to the Royal Horticultural Society offering visitors a selection of amazing trees and shrubs.

For amenities you can either check out the surrounding area with an excellent choice of places to visit or you can stay inside the airport. The choice inside the airport is more than enough for most visitors with a range of eateries, bars and shops but for those who want a little bit extra then take a trip to the local town of Harlow. You will find everything you need in Harlow with 320 great shops from department stores to specialist boutiques, 30 eateries including cafés, Chinese takeaways and many others, and a wonderful 7 screen cinema to sit back and relax in.