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Photo of Hatfield House and Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Ayot Green, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Hatfield House and Gardens© Christine Matthews / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Potters Bar StationPotters Bar

22 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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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.

0.8 km NE · Hertfordshire

Photo of Hatfield House and Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Ayot Green, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Iconic

Hatfield House and Gardens

House & garden near Ayot Green

Jacobean palace of the Cecils and Elizabeth I.

6.8 km N

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 E

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Morven Park, a country estate near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Morven Park

Country estate near Potters Bar

A National Trust place in Hertfordshire.

1.5 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.

3.8 km NE

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.

3.9 km S · spans 5 counties

Trent Park

Country park near New Barnet

A country park in London.

4.8 km SE

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.

7.1 km E

Photo of St Etheldreda's Church, a church near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

St Etheldreda's Church

Church near Hatfield

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

7.3 km N

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.

8.1 km N · spans 4 counties

Grovelands Park

House & garden near Winchmore Hill

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

8.9 km SE

Stanborough Park

Country park near Ayot Green

A country park in Hertfordshire.

9.2 km N

Everything else within 10 km (10) — 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.