| When people think about the town of Stansted, Essex | | | | If you are looking for a bit of history and old |
| all they can really think of is the airport that is situated | | | | architecture to feast your eyes on then Stansted |
| there. Of course this is fair enough given that it is one | | | | Mountfitchet is a great place to start. This old Norman |
| of the busier airports in the country but the town does | | | | castle has been around since the eleventh century and |
| have a lot more to offer if only you scratch the | | | | has since been reconstructed in order to make it a |
| surface a little bit. Like any town that has some | | | | popular tourist spot. |
| famous landmark that people know it by, there is a lot | | | | In addition to this there are also lots of museums that |
| more to it than meets the eye. | | | | you can choose from in order to quench your thirst for |
| First of all, Stansted is a great place from which to | | | | a bit of history. The aviation museum is particularly |
| base a trip in the area. In fact, it might just be that you | | | | exciting if you are keen on the history of flight and |
| have just arrived from some foreign country in order | | | | there are loads of old aircraft from all of the worlds |
| to take a holiday in London but it might well be a good | | | | for you to gaze upon and take some snaps of. |
| idea to first take a day or two to explore the area to | | | | If it is summer and the weather is nice then you can |
| the north. Surrounding the town and some other lovely | | | | even simply enjoy the surrounding countryside areas |
| little towns to visit as well as some great countryside | | | | and take picnic or just relax and wander around the |
| as well. | | | | town and do some shopping. |