London Stansted Airport is 37 miles from London which can be easily reached by the M11 motorway. It is particularly well known for its single terminal building that was designed by the world-famous Foster Associates architectural practice. The most striking feature is the roof that appears to float and is intended to look like a flying swan. Car hire from London Stansted Airport presents a great opportunity to explore the nearby Essex and Suffolk countryside, with its many attractive villages and towns such as Thaxted and Saffron Walden.
About 40 minutes’ drive up the M11 motorway from London Stansted will take you to Cambridge. This famed University City homes numerous historic colleges, as well as the highly-regarded Fitzwilliam Museum which has many antiquities and artefacts on display from around the world. A little nearer than Cambridge and reachable with car hire from London Stansted Airport, is the fascinating Duxford Air Museum. Part of London’s Imperial War Museum, it has a huge collection of military and commercial aircraft from throughout the history of flight, and even has a prototype of Concord on display.
