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Photo of Waltham Abbey Church, an abbey near Waltham Cross, Essex, eastern England.

Waltham Abbey Church© Stephen Craven / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Gordon Hill StationClay Hill

28 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Hertfordshire Way, a 195-mile long-distance path in eastern England.Highlight

Hertfordshire Way

Long-distance path

Hertfordshire's grand circuit from the Royce Stone at Royston — chalk streams, commons and country houses for nearly 200 miles.

3.7 km N · Hertfordshire

Photo of Lee Valley White Water Centre, a visitor attraction near Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Lee Valley White Water Centre

Attraction near Waltham Cross

The 2012 Olympic white-water course near Waltham Cross, open for rafting and kayaking over the rapids.

6 km NE

Photo of Waltham Abbey Church, an abbey near Waltham Cross, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Waltham Abbey Church

Abbey near Waltham Cross

Norman church said to hold King Harold's grave.

7 km NE

Photo of Paradise Wildlife Park, a visitor attraction in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Paradise Wildlife Park

Attraction near Hertford

Family wildlife park near Broxbourne with big cats and hundreds of exotic animals, voted a top county attraction.

7.8 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

0.7 km N · spans 5 counties

Photo of Whitewebbs Country Park, a country park near Crews Hill, London, England.

Whitewebbs Country Park

Country park near Crews Hill

A country park in London.

1.4 km NE

Trent Park

Country park near New Barnet

A country park in London.

1.8 km W

Grovelands Park

House & garden near Winchmore Hill

The Humphry Repton grounds of a John Nash house, public since 1913.

3.6 km S

Photo of the Lee Navigation, a 28-mile river navigation running from Hertford to Bow Locks, England.

Lee Navigation

River navigation

The Lea made navigable — from Hertford through the Lee Valley's reservoirs and marshes to Bow Locks on the edge of the Thames.

4.9 km SE · London, Hertfordshire & Essex

Photo along the Lea Valley Walk, a 50-mile long-distance path running from Luton to Limehouse Basin, England.

Lea Valley Walk

Long-distance path

Down the Lea from its source at Leagrave to the Thames at Limehouse — flat towpath walking through Hertford and the Olympic Park.

5 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo of River Lee Country Park, a country park near Hertford, Essex, eastern England.

River Lee Country Park

Country park near Hertford

A country park in Essex.

5.4 km NE

Gunpowder Park

Country park near Enfield Lock

A country park in Essex.

5.8 km E

Photo of Northaw Great Wood Country Park, a country park in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Northaw Great Wood Country Park

Country park near Hertford

A country park in Hertfordshire.

6.5 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (15) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.