Sawbridgeworth is a small town and civil parish in the Hertfordshire county in England. The town is a predominantly residential town bordering Harlow. It is four miles south of Bishop’s Stortford, nine miles north of Epping, and twelve miles east of Hartford and has a railway station that connects the town to the London Liverpool Street station. Its neighbouring villages are High Wych, Spellbrook and Much Hadham. A large section of the town centre is a conservation area since many of the buildings there date back from the Georgian, Stuart and Tudor periods.
The town was the most prosperous community in Hertfordshire during that the Norman conquest. It is no wonder why many influential old families had estates in this town. The land was sectioned out amongst these families, into particular estates or manor.
Food, Shopping and Accommodation in Sawbridgeworth
There are no shopping centres in Sawbridgeworth, but there are gift and speciality shops and antique stores in this town. The nearest shopping centre will be the Harvey Shopping Centre or The Water Gardens in Harlow. For a small town, there are more than enough places where one can take a bite to eat or sip a drink from classy restaurants to fish and chips bars or coffee houses. One can have a choice of traditional British, Mexican, Mediterranean, Indian, French, European, Indian, or Asian fare. As to guest accommodation, there is one hotel and one B&B in this town.
Things to See and Do in Sawbridgeworth
There is not much one can see and do in Sawbridgeworth except for the live combat gaming experience at the Battlefield Live. For other exciting things to do around this town, Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford are the places to go to.