Bishop’s Stortford is situated in East Herts, near to the Herts/Essex border. It’s 30 miles from London and less than 20 minutes by car from Junction 27 of the M25 via the M11 motorway.

You can find information on the locations and charges for car parks in Bishop’s Stortford on our car park pages. Some of our car parks have designated motorcycle bays.

There are regular rail services from London Liverpool Street to Bishop’s Stortford.
 

Parks and Beyond circular walks

Explore the south west corner of Bishop's Stortford by following Parks and Beyond circular walks which link together five East Herts Council managed open spaces - Southern Country Park, Northern Parkland, Thorley Wedge, Bishop's Park and The Firs.

Play Areas

Play Area one is designed for Older Children and has the following features
•    Freerider Swing Unit
•    Teenage Shelter
•    Goal Wall with Hoop
•    Single Goal Post
•    Twin Goal Posts
 

Play Area Two is designed for younger children and has the following features
•    Cradle Swing - 2 seat
•    Flat Swing - 2 seat
•    2 x Springer Units
•    Seesaw
•    Roundabout
•    Toddler Multi-Unit with Slide
•    Talk Tubes

Our Southern Country Park Green Space Action Plan 2018-2023 is a five year plan for the park and the four nearby parks to guide our plans to create a linked walking route between five parks in Bishop's Stortford.

More information is also contained in the Bylaws for Northern Parkland, St Michael's Mead, Bishop's Stortford [857KB] .