Uttlesford itinerary 🥽✈️

#uttlesfordtrips for Literature & Cozy Reads Lovers 📚☕ (Snuggle up with stories and charming bookish spots all weekend!) 🗓️ Day 1: Bookshops & Story Walks 🛬 Check-in at The Cross Keys Hotel – an old coaching inn with character 🛏️ 🥞 Breakfast at Margaret’s Tea Room – ideal for tea, toast & Jane Austen vibes 📍 Morning: Saffron Walden Bookshop • Browse local authors, countryside tales & literary souvenirs 📍 Afternoon: Walking Literary Trail – Saffron Walden & Thaxted • Follow plaques, quotes & local tales through village lanes 🍽️ Lunch at The Temeraire – quiet corner table + a good book = bliss 📍 Evening: Bookish Pint at The Queen’s Head • Cozy pub with a reading nook & poetry nights (sometimes!) 📚 Dinner at The Mocha Café – chill café with bookshelf walls & warm bakes 🗓️ Day 2: Writers’ Retreats & Garden Reading 🥐 Breakfast at The Curious Goat ☕ – bring your journal, it’s that kind of place 📍 Morning: Writing Time in Bridge End Gardens • Find a bench, bring your notebook & let the muse come 📍 Afternoon: Pop into Thaxted’s Book Nook (seasonal hours) – a hidden gem for secondhand finds 🍽️ Lunch at The Old English Gentleman – read in the garden with a slow-cooked stew 🚖 Departure – with a notebook full of thoughts & a bag of books!