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Photo of Ashridge Estate, a country estate near Aldbury in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, south east England.

Ashridge Estate© Colin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Hemel Hempstead StationHemel Hempstead

34 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 of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

0.2 km N · spans 9 counties

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.

1.9 km W · Hertfordshire

Photo of the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Chilterns

National Landscape near The Lee

Beech woods and chalk downland within easy reach of London, laced with old ridge paths and grazing red kites

2.7 km NW

Photo of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, a visitor attraction near Watford, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

Attraction near Watford

The Making of Harry Potter at Leavesden, a walk through the original film sets, props and Diagon Alley near Watford.

7.6 km SE

Photo of Aldbury, a village in the Chilterns, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Aldbury

Village

Chiltern-edge village with a duck pond, old stocks and whipping post on the green, timbered cottages climbing towards Ashridge woods.

9.9 km NW · Hertfordshire

Photo of Ashridge Estate, a country estate near Aldbury in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, south east England.Highlight

Ashridge Estate

Country estate near Aldbury

Beech woods and chalk downs on the Chilterns edge.

10 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Chiltern Way, a 177-mile long-distance path in England.

Chiltern Way

Long-distance path

The Chiltern Society's grand loop through four counties of beechwood and chalk, grown from a Millennium project into 177 miles.

0.1 km SW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Roughdown Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Potten End, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Roughdown Common

SSSI near Potten End

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire.

0.3 km SE

Mad Squirrel Brewery

Brewery near Hemel Hempstead

Contemporary brewery and woodland-edge taproom serving craft beer and pizza near Hemel Hempstead.

3.1 km N

Photo of Alford Arms, a pub near Frithsden in the Chilterns, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Alford Arms

Pub near Frithsden

Well-known gastropub set in a wooded hamlet at Frithsden below Ashridge, cooking with local and foraged produce.

4.7 km NW

Photo of Berkhamsted, a village in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Berkhamsted

Village

Chiltern market town in the Bulbourne valley, strung along the Grand Union Canal below the ruined Norman motte of Berkhamsted Castle.

5.2 km W · Hertfordshire

Photo of The Bricklayers Arms, a pub near Flaunden, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

The Bricklayers Arms

Pub near Flaunden

Ivy-clad 18th-century dining pub in a Chiltern lane at Flaunden, a favourite walkers' stop with a log fire and terrace.

5.3 km SW

Photo of The Lamb, a pub near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

The Lamb

Pub near Berkhamsted

Three-hundred-year-old town pub in Berkhamsted, serving Sunday roasts the year round.

5.9 km W

Photo of Sarratt, a village in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Sarratt

Village

Chess-valley village strung along one of the longest greens in the county, with old cottages and a flint church down by the river.

6.8 km S · Hertfordshire

Photo of Old Gorhambury House, a house near St Albans, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Old Gorhambury House

House near St Albans

Ruined porch, chapel and clock tower of Sir Nicholas Bacon's Elizabethan mansion near St Albans, built in the 1560s and later home to Francis Bacon.

7.1 km E

Everything else within 10 km (19) — 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.