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A collection of new homes in the pretty market town of Saffron Walden, located within walking distance of the town centre and close to open countryside. Nearby cultural and sporting amenities include The... Read more ›
A collection of new homes in the pretty market town of Saffron Walden, located within walking distance of the town centre and close to open countryside. Nearby cultural and sporting amenities include The Lord Butler Fitness and Leisure Centre (five minutes’ walk away) and Audley End House and Gardens (five minutes’ drive away). These new homes will appeal to families, first-time buyers and professionals working locally, or commuting to London.
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Poppy View is situated on Thaxted Road in Saffron Walden, around 13 miles from Stansted Airport, 14 miles from Cambridge and 49 miles from central London. The nearest railway station is Audley End for services to Cambridge to the north, Bishop’s Stortford, Stansted Airport, Tottenham Hale and London Liverpool Street to the south (journey time of around 50 minutes). Major roads easily accessible from the development include the M11, the A11 and the A120.
Poppy View lies within the administrative boundaries of Saffron Walden Town Council, Uttlesford District Council and Essex County Council.
There are a number of well-regarded schools in the local area. For younger children these include St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, R A Butler Academy Infant and Junior Schools, Katherine Semar Infant and Junior Schools and St Mary’s CE Primary School – all within walking distance of the development. Saffron Walden County High School and Joyce Frankland Academy – both around five minutes’ drive away – cater for older students, as do secondary schools in nearby towns, such as The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College, The Bishop’s Stortford High School and St Mary’s Catholic School, all of which can be reached in around 30 minutes by car.
Saffron Walden has a vibrant town centre with a good selection of high-street stores, boutiques and independent retailers, as well as coffee shops, traditional pubs and restaurants, dotted among its medieval buildings. There’s also an outdoor market, which takes place every Tuesday and Saturday in Market Square, with stalls offering a range of fresh produce.
Further afield, both Bishop’s Stortford (around 12 miles away) and Cambridge (around 16 miles away) are busy shopping destinations, popular with local residents, regional visitors and tourists.
Poppy View is just a few minutes walk from the Lord Butler Fitness and Leisure Centre, which offers a wealth of facilities including two swimming pools, a gym, fitness studios, indoor sports courts and outdoor sports pitches. There’s a skatepark and an indoor bowling club next door to the leisure centre; the town also has football, hockey, cricket, golf and rugby clubs.
Saffron Walden has a community cinema – Saffron Screen – based at the town’s high school. The school is also the site of Saffron Hall, a venue for live music, drama and dance, with performances from local, national and global artists.
The imposing Audley End House and Gardens is less than two miles from the development. This Jacobean mansion depicts life in Victorian England, both above and below stairs, with servants in period dress working in the kitchen, stables and gardens. For youngsters there’s interactive displays in the Victorian nursery, an outdoor play area and a miniature railway that travels through the mansion’s extensive grounds. The gardens form an important part of the estate and include those created by historic landscape designer Capability Brown, a restored parterre and an organic kitchen garden. During the summer the gardens provide a picturesque backdrop to open-air theatre, cinema and music events.
Poppy View is around a mile from Saffron Walden town centre and a few minutes walk from the nearest bus stop for services through the town. Major roads within convenient access of the development include the A11 for Newmarket, Thetford, Norwich, Harlow and the City of London; the A120 for Braintree, Colchester and Harwich, and the M11 for Cambridge to the north and Bishop’s Stortford, Harlow and London to the south. Junction 9 of the M11 can be reached in around 10 minutes by car.
Audley End train station is at Wendens Ambo, less than 10 minutes’ drive from the development and regular services run from there to Cambridge (journey time around 20 minutes) and London Liverpool Street (journey time from around 50 minutes)
Stansted Airport is around 25 minutes away by car via the B184 and the B1051.
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