Places to explore near Hatfield (Herts) StationHatfield

Jacobean palace of the Cecils and Elizabeth I.

1.2 km SE

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

3 km E · Hertfordshire

Deep wooded Iron Age earthwork on the edge of Wheathampstead, thought to be part of a stronghold of the Catuvellauni tribe.

6.8 km NW

A Humphry Repton landscape of lakes and meadows, home to an ancient Great Oak.

7 km NE

Historic city grown from the Roman town of Verulamium, its cathedral and medieval streets rising above the Ver and Verulamium Park.

8.3 km W · Hertfordshire

Secluded lane-end hamlet of George Bernard Shaw's home, a ruined old church and a Palladian eyecatcher church built as a folly.

8.4 km N · Hertfordshire

Long Norman abbey church over Roman Verulamium.

9 km W

Medieval church above Old Hatfield beside Hatfield House, resting place of two prime ministers and the Cecils of Salisbury.

0.4 km SE

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

0.7 km NE · spans 4 counties

A country park in Hertfordshire.

5.9 km SE

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

6.6 km E · London, Hertfordshire & Essex

Family-run inn with rooms in the old village of Welwyn, serving real ales and an extensive gin list.

7.3 km N

A National Trust place in Hertfordshire.

7.5 km SE

George Bernard Shaw's home, with a writing hut that revolves to follow the sun.

8.8 km NW