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Recommended Towns & Villages near Hemel Hempstead

St Albans

St Albans (54 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction E)

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...

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire - 'The Boat' by the canal

Berkhamsted (18 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction W)

With so much to see and experience this fascinating little town makes the perfect destination for a relaxing weekend away from it all...

Aldbury, Hertfordshire.

Aldbury (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NW)

Lying on the edge of the Chiltern Hills this is one of the counties most attractive villages...

High street in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.

Wheathampstead (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)

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

Canal at Rickmansworth

Rickmansworth (168 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

This is a lovely old town where three rivers meet, it has lakes and watermeadows, and during the 20th-century was known for having one of the finest bathing lakes, close to.....

Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Amersham (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

Amersham is one of those towns where with one cast of the eye, you immediately know that this is a place with a long history for around the broad High Street is a mixture of fine.....

A picture of Shenley

Shenley (8 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SE)

Shenley is a small village in Hertfordshire, it is equidistance of around 5 miles from both Watford and St. Albans...

Tring

Tring (64 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

Tring lies on the Ridgeway Path close to the waters of the River Thame, it is bordered on one side by the Chilterns, a range of dense wooded hills which span an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between Goring in the Thames valley and Dunstable downs...

Blows Downs

Dunstable (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction N)

Henry I gave Dunstable its first "Royal" charter making it a market town, this was at the time he founded the town's Augustinian priory in 1131...

St. Etheldreda's Church

Hatfield (21 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction E)

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...

Brocket Hall, Herts

Welwyn Garden City (16 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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Great Missenden

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

Lying in a favoured position within the sweep of the glorious Chilterns, Great Missenden is an attractive village of charm and character, and was the home to Roald Dahl who wrote many of his best loved stories there...

Wendover

Wendover (68 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

Wendover, is a spacious town and situated amidst beautiful open countryside...

Hill House, Denham, Buckinghamshire.

Denham (15 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction S)

This picturesque village is set in rich wooded countryside. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and it has many attractive brick and timbered cottages, covered in colourful.....

Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels

Beaconsfield (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SW)

On arrival in Beaconsfield you are immediately struck by the spaciousness of its wide streets and the wonderful show of Victorian buildings and houses in the main street...

A picture of Stevenage

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Barton Le Clay

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction N)

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.....

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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...

St Giles Church, Stoke Poges

Stoke Poges (4 Pictures)

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

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A picture of Hughenden Manor

High Wycombe (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SW)

The largest town in Buckinghamshire county, and once famous for its thriving chair making industry, High Wycombe is the only town in the world that weighs its Mayors, which is a.....

Recommended attractions near Hemel Hempstead

Geese in Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Verulamium Park St Albans (12 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction E)

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

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

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church (17 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction E)

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

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park (36 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction NW)

Where better to go for a great family day out than the zoo. Here, at Whipsnade, under the great open sky you can enjoy the.....

Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction N)

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Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)

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

Bekonscot Model Village, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Bekonscot Model Village (56 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)

For many the idyll of rural life as it was in the 1930's has gone forever, but it's charm can be re-discovered at Bekonscot Model.....

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction NE)

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

Coombe Hill, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Coombe Hill (4 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)

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R.A.F. Museum, Hendon, Hendon, Greater London

R.A.F. Museum, Hendon (92 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SE)

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Hughenden Manor

Hughenden Manor (21 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SW)

This was the home of Benjamin Disraeli(1804-81) who lived here with his wife from 1848 until his death in 1881. The couple loved.....

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NW)

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

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Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction NW)

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Tulips in Long Garden, Cliveden

Cliveden (78 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SW)

This great house built for the Dukes of Buckinghamshire in the 1850's by Charles Barry overlooks the lovely wooded banks of the.....

West Wycombe Park (National Trust)

West Wycombe Park (4 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

Perfectly preserved rococo landscape garden, surrounding a neo-classical mansion...

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

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction NE)

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Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction NW)

Set in 3,000 acres of beautiful park land, Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Russell family for almost 450 years and it is.....

London - a picture of Ponds of Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath (9 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SE)

This marvellous richly planted seemingly unending open area is one of London's favourite places. It was formerly the grounds of.....

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction N)

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

Highgate Cemetery, London

Highgate Cemetery (38 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction SE)

London's famous victorian Cemetery..


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