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Recommended Towns & Villages near Ardeley

ST Georges Park, STEVENAGE TOWN CENTER in Spring.

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 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...

Baldock High St, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NW)

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

Brent Pelham Village Green, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction E)

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

Entry into Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)

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...

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.2 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...

Much Hadham Village Sign, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)

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

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Welwyn Garden City (16 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SW)

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The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction E)

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...

In a wood in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

Wheathampstead (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

An abiding feature of Wheathampstead is it beautiful 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen...

Canal boats at Dobbs wier, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction S)

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

Hatfield House in the county of Hertfordshire

Hatfield (21 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)

Hatfield is a town with two histories. There is the history of the ancient market town whose roots are firmly embedded in Saxon times, and the modern-day history of a town that grew to meet the demands of the housing population...

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.3 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...

St Mary The Virgin, Wendens Ambo

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NE)

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...

Barton Le Clay

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction W)

The attractive village of Barton-le-Clay nestles at the foot of the beautiful Barton Hills, it is ringed by beautiful Bedfordshire countryside and is famous for its impressive.....

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NW)

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

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction W)

Silsoe is mostly noted for Wrest Park, a mansion in French Chateaux style which was the home of the de Grey family...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NW)

A village surrounded by woodlands and famous for the art of straw plaiting used to make straw boater hats. Legend has it that Dick Turpin stopped here on his famous ride to York......

Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

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

St Albans Cathedral

St Albans (54 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

One of the most pleasant parts of St.Albans is quaint Fishpond Street. The street derives it's name from a fishpond which lay nearby in medieval times where the monks used to fish...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NW)

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

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SW)

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Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction SW)

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Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 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.....

Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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

Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction W)

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction NW)

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

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.4 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.....

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 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.....

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NW)

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

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

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

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction NE)

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

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 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)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction NW)

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

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 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.....

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

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)

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

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 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)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 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)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

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

Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church (17 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....

Geese in Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Verulamium Park St Albans (12 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction SW)

This park is the site where one of the biggest cities in Roman Britain once stood - Verulamium...


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