Here we list some activities that relate to local heritage, countryside, wildlife, culture or conservation. Please also see the Attractions pages for places that are open on a regular basis. If you are tempted by one of these specific places or events, we encourage you to make a full day of your visit. You might like to print off the introduction to the parish and see if you can track down some more of its heritage.
If you know of any additional forthcoming event within the Hundred Parishes that offers an opportunity to learn, enjoy or participate, please contact us using the Feedback option at the foot of the website menu.
Oct 20, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Oct 20, 1pm to 3:30pm: Hinxton: Wellcome Genome Centre campus open including family-friendly exhibition "Curious Nature" and possible campus tours. Free but prior booking required on https://publicengagement.wellcomegenomecampus.org/events
Oct 20, 2:30pm: Albury: Parsonage Farmhouse open through the Invitation to View scheme - pre-booking essential - www.invitationtoview.co.uk/properties/parsonage-farm/
Oct 21, 2pm: Linton: : Saffron Walden & District Footpaths Association afternoon walk of 5 miles from Health Centre - Grid Reference 641261 - https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/essex/saffronfpa.php
Oct 21, 2pm: Elsenham: 5.5 mile brisk walk led by Peter Cooper, starting outside One Stop shop. Good footwear recommended; anyone welcome; no need to pre-book.
Oct 21, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Oct 23, 9:30am to Noon: Stansted Mountfitchet: Essex Wildlife Trust working party at Aubrey Buxton nature reserve - Grid Reference 521264 - https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/
Oct 24, 7:45pm: Saffron Walden: Historical Society meeting with talk by Malcolm White, "Saffron Walden 1945 - 2000" - Quaker Meeting House, High Street - visitors £2 - https://saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk/
Oct 25, 9:30am to Noon: Stansted Mountfitchet: Essex Wildlife Trust working party at Aubrey Buxton nature reserve - Grid Reference 521264 - https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/
Oct 26, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Oct 26, 7:20pm: Saffron Walden: Royston & District National Trust Association meeting at Dame Bradbury's School - talk by Ben Cowell on The Historic Houses Association - entry £2 / £3.
Oct 27-28, 10am to 4pm: Saffron Walden Art Society annual exhibition at The Garden Room, Jubilee Garden, off Hill Street. Free entry.
Oct 28, 10am: Clavering: Bishop's Stortford & District Footpaths Association walk of 5 to 6 miles from village hall TL480323, CB11 4QS - www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk.
Oct 28, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Oct 30, 9:30am to Noon: Ashdon: Essex Wildlife Trust working party at Shadwell Wood nature reserve - Grid Reference 573412 - https://www.uttlesford-wildlife.org.uk/
Nov 01, 8pm: Stansted Mountfitchet Local History Society meeting at Crafton Green Centre with talk by P Layzell "Essex regiment in WWI". Visitors £2
Nov 02, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Nov 03, 10am to 1pm: Radwinter: Church open to view - www.radwinter.org/RadCHabout.php
Nov 03, 3pm: Saffron Walden: Organ Recital at St Mary's Church by Oliver King.
Nov 04, 10am: Albury: East Herts Ramblers walk of 8.5 miles from village hall, Clapgate - www.easthertsramblers.co.uk/
Nov 04, 10:30 to 12:30: High Wych: Rivers Heritage Site and Orchard - maintenance session - http://www.rhso.co.uk/events.php
Nov 04, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Nov 05 - 30 daily, 10am to 3pm: Littlebury Church: Small exhibition of stories of some who served in WWI from Littlebury and to commemmorate the 24 who gave their lives.
Nov 09, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Nov 09 - 10, 7pm for 7:30pm: Saffron Walden: "Lest We Forget", a production commemmorating the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI in Baptist Church, involving poetry, commentary, re-enactments, video, etc. Tickets £5 from Saffron Walden TIC 01799 524002.
Nov 11, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Nov 11, 3pm: Saffron Walden: Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra WWI Armistice Day memorial concert at Saffron Hall, including Vaughan Williams "Pastoral" Symphony number 3 - www.saffronhall.com
Nov 11, 6:45pm: Saffron Walden Common: Beacon lighting to mark Remembrance Day.
Nov 16, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Nov 17, 1pm to 3:30pm: Hinxton: Wellcome Genome Campus family-friendly exhibition "Curious Nature" and campus tours - free but booking necessary - https://open-saturdays.eventbrite.co.uk
Nov 17, 7:30pm: Saffron Walden: Saffron Walden Choral Society performs Brahms, Boulanger and Butterworth - www.saffronhall.com
Nov 18, 1pm: Great Dunmow: Saffron Walden & District Footpaths Association walk of 5 miles starting at Church End - Grid Reference 629229 - https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/essex/saffronfpa.php
Nov 18, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Nov 22, 7:30pm for 8pm: Newport Local History Group meeting at Church House, CB11 3RA - talk by Ken Worpole, "Communitarian settlements in Essex 1880 - 2018" - Visitor fee £2. Enquiries 01799 543833.
Nov 23, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Nov 25, 10am: Thorley: East Herts Ramblers 10 mile circular walk from St James' Church with picnic lunch - http://easthertsramblers.co.uk/walks/ourwalks.html
Nov 25, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Nov 25, 3pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted concert with baritone Nicholas Mogg and pianist James Coleman in St John's Church, CM24 8JP - www.musicatstansted.co.uk
Nov 30, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Nov 30, 12noon: Albury: Parsonage Farmhouse open through the Invitation to View scheme - pre-booking essential - www.invitationtoview.co.uk/properties/parsonage-farm/
Dec 01, 10am to 1pm: Radwinter: Church open to view - www.radwinter.org/RadCHabout.php
Dec 02, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Dec 07, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Dec 08, 2pm and 5:30pm: Saffron Walden St Mary's Church: "Spirit of Christmas" with Saffron Walden Choral Society and other local choirs and musicians - tickets from Saffron Walden TIC.
Dec 09, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Dec 09, 7:30pm: Saffron Walden: London Community Gospel Choir at Saffron Hall - www.saffronhall.com
Dec 14, 11am to 5pm: Much Hadham: Forge Museum open Friday, Saturday and Sunday - www.hadhammuseum.org.uk/find.html
Dec 16, 1pm: Elsenham: Saffron Walden & District Footpaths Association walk of 5 miles starting from Recreation Ground - Grid Reference 532263 - https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/essex/saffronfpa.php
Dec 16, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Dec 23, 2pm to 5pm: Ashdon Museum open - www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk/.
Dec 26, 10am: Widdington: Saffron Walden & District Footpaths Association walk of 3 miles starting from Widdington Church - Grid Reference 540317 - https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/essex/saffronfpa.php
2019
Jan 27, 3pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted concert with O Duo who present an afternoon of artistry in percussion in St John's Church, CM24 8JP - www.musicatstansted.co.uk
Feb 03, Saffron Walden Museum: final day of exhibition "Collections re-crafted" by the Eastern Region Textile Forum - www.saffronwaldenmuseum.org
Feb 21, , 7:30pm for 8pm: Newport Local History Group meeting at Church House, CB11 3RA - talk by Ken McDonald on The Hundred Parishes - Visitor fee £2.
Feb 27, 7:45pm: Saffron Walden: Historical Society meeting with talk by Jacqui Hutton, "The Archaeological Landscape of Great Chesterford" - Quaker Meeting House, High Street - visitors £2 - https://saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk/
Mar 07, 8pm: Stansted Mountfitchet Local History Society meeting at Day Centre, Crafton Green with guest speaker Helen Gibson on The Malt Industry in Hertfordshire.
Mar 13, 8pm: Elsenham: Village History Society: talk by Roger Barrett, "The Fuller Maitlands at Stansted Hall", at Elsenham Memorial Hall - www.elsenham-history.co.uk/
Mar 16, 7:30pm: Stansted Mountfitchet: Music@Stansted concert with Benyounes String Quartet in St John's Church, CM24 8JP - www.musicatstansted.co.uk
Mar 27, 7:45pm: Saffron Walden: Historical Society meeting with talk by Dr Peter Moore on the Italian artist Biagio Rebecca and his work at Audley End House - Quaker Meeting House, High Street - visitors £2 - https://saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk/
Apr 24, 7:45pm: Saffron Walden: Historical Society meeting with talk by Richard Till "The Cutlers of Thaxted, 1350 to 1450" - Quaker Meeting House, High Street - visitors £2 - https://saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk/