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Photo of Shepreth Wildlife Park, a visitor attraction near Barrington, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Shepreth Wildlife Park© Hugh Venables / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Royston StationRoyston

28 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 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.

0.5 km S · Hertfordshire

Photo of Fox & Hounds, a gastropub near Barley, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Fox & Hounds

Gastropub near Barley

Village pub in rural north Hertfordshire, listed among Britain's 100 best.

5.4 km SE

Photo of Shepreth Wildlife Park, a visitor attraction near Barrington, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Shepreth Wildlife Park

Attraction near Barrington

A small, friendly wildlife park between Cambridge and Royston, home to red pandas, big cats and a bug house.

8.1 km NE

Photo of Ashwell, a village in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Ashwell

Village

North-Hertfordshire village of preserved timber-framed houses gathered under a tall medieval church spire, beside the chalk springs that feed the River Cam.

8.8 km W · Hertfordshire

Photo of Wimpole Estate, a Grade I registered house & garden near Barrington, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Wimpole Estate

House & garden near Barrington

Grand mansion with folly and vast parkland.

9.7 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Icknield Way Path, a 110-mile long-distance path running from Ivinghoe Beacon to Knettishall Heath, England.

Icknield Way Path

Long-distance path

The missing middle of the 'oldest road in Britain', linking the Ridgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon to the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath.

0.5 km S · spans 7 counties

Cam Valley Orchards

Farm & farm shop near Meldreth

Meldreth orchard and farm shop pressing its own apple juice and cider, open weekends through the autumn and winter.

4.9 km NE

Photo of Barkway: Berg Cottage, a house & garden near Cottered, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

Barkway: Berg Cottage

House & garden near Cottered

A National Trust place in Hertfordshire.

6.6 km SE

Barrington

Village

Home to one of the longest village greens in England, edged by thatched cottages and a much-loved pub south of Cambridge.

9.4 km NE · Cambridgeshire

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.