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Recommended Towns & Villages near Anstey

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction SE)

Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...

Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction E)

This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century...

St Andrews Church, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction S)

The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SE)

There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...

St Mary the Virgin Church, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NE)

The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...

St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)

Ashwell embodies some of the finest domestic architecture in England, here in this well preserved village, at a glance you get a pleasurable insight as to what England was like in the 16th and 17th-centuries...

St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...

The TOWN CENTER CLOCK in STEVENAGE TOWN CENTER.

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

Its history began in Roman times when it grew as a small town beside the Great North Road and its heritage from those times is evidenced by the Six Hills, a 2,000 year old Roman burial site...

Tudor Building, Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)

The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...

St Marys Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.  Late Evening

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside...

Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction N)

The village of Grantchester, is a picturesque village along the river Cam, often enjoyed by tourists and students who travel to the village by punt from nearby Cambridge, to.....

High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SE)

Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....

Canal boats at Dobbs wier, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction S)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction N)

Cambridge has an abundance of magnificent buildings, and these together with riverside walks, wonderful museums and quaint old streets...

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Welwyn Garden City (16 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

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Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction S)

This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...

Ditton Hall, Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction N)

This pleasant village can be found in the spacious countryside within easy driving distance from Cambridge...

A view of St.Botolph's Church, Beauchamp Roding, across the fields.

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SE)

This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...

Chocolate Box

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction W)

Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction NW)

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Recommended attractions near Anstey

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)

Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

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Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SW)

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Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SE)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction N)

Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction SW)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction N)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction N)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NW)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

A sunny winter December 17th 2006 at Shuttleworth House, Bedfordshire

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NW)

coming soon email: collection@shuttleworth.org http://www.shuttleworthcollection.co.uk/..

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NW)

These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....

Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SW)

Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....

Sunset in April at Rowney Warren, Nr Chicksands, Shefford, Beds

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction W)

Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction NE)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction W)

Wrest Park House was once the home of the de Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The gardens form a charming.....


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