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House on the Hill Toy Museum - Mountfitchet Castle
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The House on the Hill Toy Museum - Stansted,Essex
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - Taster
Just a taster of whats up the hill!
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Van Life - Mountfitchet Castle - Norman Village of 1066, Inc. The House on the Hill Toy Museum
Nicki & Her Van Channel -
In this video - Mountfitchet Castle and House on the Hill Toy Museum, Stanstead
The restoration of, and subsequent journeys in, our VW Autosleeper campervan.
Our day out at Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village of 1066. We then visited the House on the Hill Toy Museum which is within the same grounds. We absolutely loved both.
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - Welcome Video
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - Welcome Video
Teaser of the Toy Museum
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - History of Toys by Alan Goldsmith
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - History of Toys by Alan Goldsmith
A brief intruduction to the History of toys by Alan Goldsmith, Curator and owner of The House on the Hill Toy Museum.
For more information please visit:
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Stansted Mountfitchet castle.
Described as a motte and bailey castle it is more likely that it was a ringwork and bailey castle. The castle was built by Robert de Gernon who came to England with William I ,the family later changed their name to Mountfitchet. The castle was destroyed in 1215 when the then owner Richard (II) de Montfichet rebelled against King John and was the youngest of the barons to sign the Magna Carta. It was not rebuilt after this time. In 1980 work was started to reconstruct the castle leading historians, archaeologists and craftsmen were drafted in from all over the country to make the castle as accurate and authentic as possible. Although some people will dislike the way it has been done i think it is a fantastic place to take those of us who want to get a feel of what a Norman castle would have been like.
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - So much to see!
The House on the Hill Toy Museum - So much to see!
Places to see in ( Stansted Mountfitchet - UK )
Places to see in ( Stansted Mountfitchet - UK )
Stansted Mountfitchet is an English village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, near the Hertfordshire border, 35 miles north of London. The village is served by Stansted Mountfitchet railway station. Stansted Mountfitchet is situated in north west Essex near the Hertfordshire border and 3 miles (5 km) north of Bishop's Stortford. Stansted Airport is 2 miles (3 km) from the village. The village has three primary schools (Bentfield Primary School, St Mary's (C of E) Primary School and Magna Carta Primary Academy), and one high school which was renamed the Forest Hall School in September, 2013.
Stansted was a Saxon settlement (the name means 'stony place' in Anglo-Saxon) and predates the Norman conquest, although it was not until this invasion that it acquired the suffix Mountfitchet from the Norman baron who settled there. A small remnant of his castle remains, around which a reconstruction of an early Norman castle has been built. Believed to have been fortified originally in the Iron Age, and subsequently by the Romans and Vikings, construction of the Norman castle began in 1066.
St Mary the Virgin's Church, built in the 1120s, is a redundant church under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The brick west tower was added in 1692. A chapel of ease dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1889 nearer the centre of the village and is now the village church. Stansted Hall was built in 1871.
Other village attractions include the House on the Hill Toy Museum, which its owners claim is the largest toy museum in the World. Located next to Mountfitchet Castle and Norman Village of 1066, both attractions are owned by Alan Goldsmith. The museum opened in 1991 and holds over 80,000 toys, mostly from the 1950s to the 1990s. A working windmill built in 1787 is in the village, and is open to the public once a month.
During the Second World War, the US Air Force constructed an airfield near the village. After the war ended, it was subsequently taken over by the government and developed as a commercial airport. Today, MAG Stansted Airport is accessible by road from Junction 8 of the M11 motorway, near Bishop's Stortford and direct by train from London Liverpool Street.
In March 2013, Stansted Mountfitchet was named as the UK's fourth most internet-friendly town. The Google eTown Awards recognise the top places where businesses are most actively embracing the web, and Stansted's high ranking reflects the increased use of the internet to spur economic growth. The results put Stansted in fourth place behind Richmond, in third, Edinburgh, in second, and Stratford upon Avon, which took the top spot.
( Stansted Mountfitchet - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Stansted Mountfitchet . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Stansted Mountfitchet - UK
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The House on the Hill Toy Museum
Here's the House on the Hill Toy Museum in Mountfitchet Castle, let the imagination of your childhood toys come to life as you walk through this toyland tour.
A tour of Mountfitchet Castle
Some of the highlights of Mountfitchet Castle in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
Daysaway - Mountfitchet Castle and Toy Museum
Wonderful day out near Stansted Essex
Mountfitchet Castle and the Toy Museum
Two trips in one day from 2010; Mountfitchet Castle and then Toy Museum (House on the Hill).
Mountfitchet
BXLNT day at the Norman village and castle and the Toy Museum at Mountfitchet, Stanstead.
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Haunted Manor- House on the Hill Toy Museum
This was quite dark for my camera, but it's the walkthrough of the spooky manor in the Toy Museum @ Mountfitchet.
The Stansted Mountfitchet Castle and Norman Village of 1066 promo DVD
This is the short version, to see the full length video please order our Mountfitchet Castle and Norman Village of 1066 DVD for only £4.95 (+£3 postage) by phone at +44 (0) 1279 813237 or email to info@mountfitchetcastle.com
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day out at Mountfitchet Castle
so today we went to Mountfitchet Castle. this was my first time being there and I loved it. so here are some pictures we took whilst we were there.
Stansted mountfichets walk and castle
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