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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 Ponders End StationPonders End

25 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 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.

5.3 km N

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.

5.7 km NE

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.

7.5 km NW · Hertfordshire

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.

9.9 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.2 km E · 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.

0.4 km E · spans 4 counties

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.

2.3 km E · spans 5 counties

Gunpowder Park

Country park near Enfield Lock

A country park in Essex.

3.3 km NE

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.

4.9 km NW

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 km N

Grovelands Park

House & garden near Winchmore Hill

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

5.6 km W

Trent Park

Country park near New Barnet

A country park in London.

6.3 km W

Photo along the Capital Ring, a 78-mile long-distance path in England.

Capital Ring

Long-distance path

London's inner orbital walk, stringing together 78 miles of parks, canals and viewpoints through the middle suburbs.

8 km S · London

Everything else within 10 km (12) — 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.