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Stanford-le-Hope & District

Audley End House and Gardens

Event type: Outing
Date: 20th August 2026
Time: 9:30 am
Group: Day Trips
Organiser:
Cost: £20
Booking: Note that booking is required.


Audley End is a Jacobean country house with beautiful gardens and an interesting past to discover during the tour of the Mansion.
There is also a special exhibition –‘From Monastery to Mansion: Power, Portraiture And Ambition’.

Marking 400 years since the death of Thomas Howard - The man responsible for building Audley End in the early seventeenth century.
There are stables and a second hand bookshop to visit, acres of parklands to wander  and if you fancy giving their new adventure playground a whirl …..well just take care!

There are two places where you can eat-
The Cartyard Cafe for light snacks or The Servants Hall Tearoom where you can enjoy a more substantial meal.

Pick up points & times:

Lampits Hill - 9.30.

Springhouse - 9.40

The Oak Grays - 9.50

Please make cheques payable to SLH U3a and remember to complete a booking form before queuing to pay for the trip.