Great Dunmow

Great Dunmow is a small town in Essex, England. It lies roughly six miles west of Stansted Airport and 12 miles north-west of the county town Chelmsford.

Dunmow lay on the Stane Street Roman road between Ermine Street and Camulodunum (Colchester), which was an important castrum or fort. The town has got a foodie feel with plenty of pubs and restaurants.

Understand
An ancient flitch town, worth a walk up and down the high street.

By plane
lies roughly six miles west of the town. There are direct flights into Stansted from destinations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, along with some domestic routes from Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newquay. Essex AirLink routes X20 and X30 connect Stansted Airport with Great Dunmow. Essex Bus route 42A also connects Stansted Airport with Great Dunmow.

You can also fly into London Southend Airport from destinations in western and northern Europe. Essex AirLink route X30 connects Southend Airport with Great Dunmow.

London Luton and London Heathrow airports are within a two-hour drive of Dunmow in good traffic.

By train
There is no railway station in Great Dunmow. Nearby stations areː


 * Stansted Airport - Express and local trains from destinations throughout the UK including Birmingham New Street, Cambridge, Leicester, London Liverpool Street, Norwich, Peterborough and Tottenham Hale. Trains are run by CrossCountry, Greater Anglia and Stansted Express (by Greater Anglia), all part of the National Rail network. Direct bus routes from Stansted Airport to Great Dunmow include Essex AirLink X20 and X30.
 * Braintree - Local trains from London Liverpool Street, London Stratford and Shenfield. Trains are run by Greater Anglia, part of the National Rail network. Direct bus routes from Braintree to Great Dunmow are Essex AirLink X20 and Arriva route 133.
 * Chelmsford - Express and local trains from destinations in London and the East of England including London Liverpool Street, London Stratford, Shenfield, Norwich, Ipswich and Colchester. Trains are run by Greater Anglia, part of the National Rail network. The direct bus route from Chelmsford to Great Dunmow is Essex AirLink X30.

By car
Great Dunmow is signposted from the A120 dual-carriageway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree.

From London - Exit M11 at Junction 8A and join the A120 towards Colchester. You can access the M11 from M25 Junction 27.

From Cambridge - Exit M11 at Junction 8 and turn left at the roundabout onto towards Colchester.

From Colchester and Ipswich - Exit A12 near Marks Tey for A120 towards Stansted Airport.

From Chelmsford - Leave the city using the A131 Essex Regiment Way towards Braintree. Near Little Waltham, join the B1008 towards Felsted. Remain on the B1008 into Great Dunmow.

From Thaxted and Saffron Walden - Follow the B184 into Great Dunmow.

By bus
Several local bus routes serve Great Dunmowː


 * Essex AirLink X20 - from Stansted Airport, Braintree, Marks Tey and Colchester
 * Essex AirLink X30 - from Stansted Airport, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Southend Airport and Southend
 * 313/314 - from Thaxted and Saffron Walden
 * 323/324 - from Bishop's Stortford

You can find more about local buses on the TravelEssex website or app.

Get around
Great Dunmow is a small, reasonably flat town which you can get around on foot.

Long-stay car parking is at

Short-stay car parking is atː



Go next

 * north to Thaxted and Saffron Walden
 * east to Braintree
 * south to Chelmsford
 * west to Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire