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Rye Meads

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Rye Meads is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire, covering 0.6 km². It is one of 41 SSSIs in the county. Nearby SSSIs include Hunsdon Mead and Hertford Heath. Rye House Station is under a kilometre away.

More places to visit near Rye Meads

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.

0.4 km SW · Hertfordshire

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 SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Scott's Grotto, a folly near Ware, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Scott's Grotto

Folly near Ware

The largest shell grotto in the country, six flint-and-shell chambers dug into a Ware hillside by the poet John Scott in the 1760s.

4.7 km NW

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.

6.8 km SW

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.

9.4 km S

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.

9.6 km S