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Photo of Devil's Dyke, Wheathampstead, a landmark in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Devil's Dyke, Wheathampstead© Nigel Cox / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Knebworth StationKnebworth

30 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 Knebworth House and Gardens, a country park near Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Knebworth House and Gardens

Country park near Ayot St Lawrence

A Gothic Victorian house reworked by the novelist Bulwer-Lytton, with Lutyens gardens.

1.7 km NW

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.

3.9 km SW · Hertfordshire

Photo of Ayot St Lawrence, a village in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Ayot St Lawrence

Village

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

6 km SW · Hertfordshire

Photo of Panshanger, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Panshanger

House & garden near Hertford

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

9 km SE

Photo of Devil's Dyke, Wheathampstead, a landmark in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Devil's Dyke, Wheathampstead

Landmark near Wheathampstead

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

9.5 km SW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Six Hills Brewing

Brewery near Stevenage

Stevenage's first craft brewery and taproom, pouring its own and guest beers.

3.8 km N

Photo of The White Hart (Welwyn), a pub in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

The White Hart (Welwyn)

Pub near Welwyn

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

4.6 km SW

Photo of The Bull (Watton-at-Stone), a pub in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

The Bull (Watton-at-Stone)

Pub near Watton-at-Stone

Period village pub with an open hearth at Watton-at-Stone, south of Stevenage in the Beane valley.

5.4 km E

Benington

Village

Hilltop village around a green and duck pond, with a Norman castle mound and the celebrated Lordship gardens behind the church.

5.6 km NE · Hertfordshire

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.

5.9 km NW · spans 5 counties

Benington Lordship Gardens

Garden near Benington

Hilltop Edwardian gardens behind a Norman castle mound at Benington, famed for snowdrops, an old rose garden and long herbaceous borders.

6.4 km E

Photo of Shaw's Corner, a house & garden near Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Shaw's Corner

House & garden near Ayot St Lawrence

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

6.6 km SW

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.

7.8 km SW · spans 4 counties

Stanborough Park

Country park near Ayot Green

A country park in Hertfordshire.

8.6 km S

Everything else within 10 km (16) — 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.