Thaxted Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Essex, England, UK
About Thaxted
Thaxted sits between the larger towns ofSaffron WaldenandGreat Dunmow. The town's existence is recorded in the Domesday Book, andaccording to the parish council, it expanded rapidly in the 1300s, becoming a centre for the cutlery trade. A Guild of Clothiers was thought to have been founded in 1583, when the town may have been a centre for weaving. Composer Gustav Holst lived in the town, in the building now known as "The Manse". He first visited Thaxted in 1913 and later moved there, befriending the town's Christian Socialist vicar Reverend Conrad Noel. Holst founded the town's Whitsun Festival during the First World War, in 1916. The town lends its name to his composition "Thaxted" - part of the "Jupiter" movement in Holst's 1917 suiteThe Planets. In 1921, a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice
Top Attractions in Thaxted
Explore the best things to see and do in Thaxted:
- ★John Webb's Mill (Thaxted Windmill)
- ★Thaxted Festival
- ★Thaxted Guildhall
- ★Thaxted Morris Men Weekend (Weekend of Dance)
- ★Thaxted Parish Church (St John the Baptist with Our Lady and St Laurence)
Where to Eat in Thaxted
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴The Maypole
- 🍴The Star
Thaxted Travel Guide Sections
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