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Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction N)

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...

A picture of Stevenage

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction E)

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...

In a wood in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

Wheathampstead (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)

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

Barton Le Clay

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW)

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.....

Baldock High St, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)

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

Brocket Hall, Herts

Welwyn Garden City (16 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE)

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Silsoe High Street, viewing south Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NW)

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

Fledgling woodpecker

Dunstable (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

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...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 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......

St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield

Hatfield (21 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S)

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...

A row of cottages, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

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 Albans

St Albans (54 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction S)

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...

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction N)

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

A picture of the remains of Houghton house, in Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Ampthill (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NW)

The lovely town of Ampthill lies sheltered by hills in the sandstone belt of Bedfordshire...

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Hemel Hempstead (24 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)

Set in a delightful valley of the Chilterns, formed by the River Gade, the town is noted for its variety of old buildings which include the Norman church dedicated to St.Mary...

Trees

Woburn (30 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction W)

The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey...

Aldbury, Hertfordshire.

Aldbury (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

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

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NW)

Elstow's fine Moot Hall is a building of 1500, this is a medieval market hall which is open to the public, it houses a collection illustrating John Bunyan's life and times...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction N)

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A picture of Shenley

Shenley (8 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction S)

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

Recommended attractions near Preston

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SE)

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

Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction E)

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Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.4 km, direction W)

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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)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction E)

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Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NW)

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

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 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.....

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction N)

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

Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 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.....

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

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church (17 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction S)

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)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

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

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park (36 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

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.....

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

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

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)

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

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)

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

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

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.....

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction W)

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

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction NE)

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

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Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction SE)

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....


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