Saffron Walden and Audley End: A Turf Maze and a Jacobean Palace
East of England, England
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Saffron Walden and Audley End: A Turf Maze and a Jacobean Palace
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Saffron Walden took its name from the saffron crocus grown here in the 16th and 17th centuries, and on the common by the castle mound is a turf maze cut in circular channels, about 30m across and the largest of its kind in England. Just west of the town, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, built Audley End on the site of a Benedictine abbey — a house of palatial size, in which he entertained James I — and Capability Brown landscaped the park.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk the rings of the turf maze on Saffron Walden common
2
of 4
Walk the timber-framed streets and see the pargeting
3
of 4
Tour Audley End House and its Jacobean great hall
4
of 4
Walk Capability Brown's park and the kitchen garden at Audley End
Walk the rings of the turf maze on Saffron Walden common
Walk the timber-framed streets and see the pargeting
Tour Audley End House and its Jacobean great hall
Walk Capability Brown's park and the kitchen garden at Audley End
Before you go
Audley End opens daily from spring to October; from November to February it opens at weekends and in school holidays only.
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