Harlow Branch

Harlow Area Guide

Transport links

Just 30 minutes away from London’s Liverpool Street, Harlow is an ideal choice for the commuter. Access to the M25 and M11 is quick and easy.

It is a short distance to Stansted airport, via the M11 or the Stanstead Express from Harlow Town Station.

Shopping, eating and drinking

If shopping is one of your preferred pastimes, you’ll be pleased to hear there are two large pedestrianised centres: The Harvey Centre and The Water Gardens. A market is held in the town centre four times a week, with Monday’s bric-a-brac proving particularly popular.

There is also a number of extensive retail parks, with big name brands including Argos, Dunelm, Homebase, Next, ToysRUs and Sports Direct, plus trade shops and car dealerships.

In Harlow you’re simply spoilt for choice when it comes to the range of restaurants. You’ll find a great selection of brand-name favourites, plus a large number of smaller independents. Whether you’re looking for pub grub, European, Indian or Asian cuisine, there’s an option to suit you.

Things to do

There is no shortage of entertainment in Harlow, with everything from arts, culture and theatre to sport, parks and nature reserves.

The town is well known for housing a major collection of over 100 public sculptures by artists such as Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and Ralph Brown. Many of these are owned by the Harlow Art Trust, an organisation set up in 1953 by Sir Frederick Gibberd, who felt that everyone should be able to enjoy great sculptures by great artists on every street corner.

The Harlow Playhouse is a fantastic entertainment venue, with live music, dance, comedy and theatre. The Parndon Mill Art Gallery and Gibberd Gallery also offer a vibrant programme of exhibitions and events. For fans of cinema, a brand new Cineworld and restaurant complex offers the latest releases.

Green spaces make up a third of the borough of Harlow, including the extensive Harlow Town Park, with a skate park, adventure playground, paddling pool and even a pets corner. If you enjoy cycling, Harlow’s network of bike trails is among the most extensive in the UK. The leisure centre offers a wide selection of sports and activities. The free Harlow Park Run is increasingly popular with runners and joggers of all ages, taking place every Saturday in the Harlow Town Park.

Schools

Nurseries:

Busy Bees ~ Cooks Spinney Nursery ~ Dizzy Ducks Nursery ~ Griffon Day Nursery ~ The Downs Nursery

Primary:

Broadfields Primary School ~ Church Langley Primary School ~ Cooks Spinney Primary School ~ Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School ~ Freshwaters Primary Academy ~ Henry Moore Primary ~ Holy Cross Primary School ~ Little Parndon Primary School ~ Pemberley Academy ~ Purford Green Primary School ~ St Alban's Catholic Primary School ~ Tany's Dell Community Primary School ~ The Downs Primary School ~ William Martin Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Secondary:

Burnt Mill Academy Trust ~ Mark Hall Academy ~ Passmores Academy ~ St Mark's West Essex Catholic School ~ Stewards Academy

Independent Schools:

Bishop's Stortford College Prep School ~ Bishop's Stortford College ~ Coopersale Hall School ~ Haileybury ~ Howe Green House School ~ Oaklands School ~ Saint Nicholas School ~ Trinity School, Brentwood

Harlow Team

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