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About Barkway

Barkway is a pleasant little place that is delightfully set along the River Quin, it was once a coaching village on the route to Cambridge. In those days the streets would have been strewn with straw and the air would have been heavy with the noise and smell of horsedrawn traffic. These days, it is the motor vehicle that rumbles through the village, though many of those have forunately been drawn to the speedier major roads and motorways.

The houses here are a charming mixture of character and style. One row of houses with front doors opening directly onto the pavement demonstrates a blend of flint and brick cottages sitting alongside an elegant three storey property from the Georgian period. The lanes around these parts are interspersed with farmlands and barn conversions, again old mingles well with the new. It is all quite quaint and so very English. Here and there you will come across a fine old inn offering excellent food and a pleasing pint of ale and the nearby town of Buntingford offers splendid shopping opportunities. A short distance away, close to Royston you can find a Wildfowl Reserve and within easy driving distance are the lovely gardens at Benington.

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Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Barkway

Imperial War Museum Duxford	(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Audley End	(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Benington Lordship	(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Bridge End Gardens	(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)	Pictures
Saffron Walden Castle	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Saffron Walden Museum	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Wimpole Hall	(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)	Pictures
Fairlands Valley Park	(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Mole Hall	(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Linton Zoo & Gardens	(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Wandlebury Ring	(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Knebworth House	(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Wandlebury Country Park	(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Hatfield Forest Country Park	(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures
University Botanic Gardens	(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction N)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Barkway

Great Hormead, a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction S)
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Brent Pelham, in the county of Hertfordshire (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SE)
Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport.
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Ardeley, a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SW)
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Ashwell, in the county of Hertfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)
Ashwell embodies some of the finest domestic architecture in England, here in this well preserved village, at a glance you get a pleasurable insight as to what England was like in the 16th and 17th-centuries.
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Wendens Ambo, a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction E)
This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century.
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Baldock, in the county of Hertfordshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)
The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside.
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Saffron Walden, in the county of Essex (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)
The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets.
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Much Hadham, in the county of Hertfordshire (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)
The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens.
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Bishop's Stortford, in the county of Hertfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)
There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around.
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Stevenage, in the county of Hertfordshire (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SW)
Its history began in Roman times when it grew as a small town beside the Great North Road and its heritage from those times is evidenced by the Six Hills, a 2,000 year old Roman burial site.
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Trumpington, in the county of Cambridgeshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)
Beautifully situated in a wonderful area, yet close to the M11 is Trumpington.
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Grantchester, a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction N)
The village of Grantchester, is a picturesque village along the river Cam, often enjoyed by tourists and students who travel to...
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Linton, in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)
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Hitchin, a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction W)
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Thaxted, in the county of Essex (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction E)
The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place.
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Nearby travel help

Royston Station	(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NW)
Ashwell & Morden Station	(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction W)
M11 Junction 9	(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)
M11 Junction 10	(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)
London Stansted Airport	(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction SE)
Cambridge Airport	(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)
Barkway to London	(34.5 miles, 55.5 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Barkway

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Barkway center
Coach House Hotel	(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)
Sleep Inn Baldock	(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)
Duxford Lodge Hotel	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)
The Cricketers Arms	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)
Tudor Oaks Lodge	(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)
The Old Bell Hotel	(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)
Chimneys	(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SE)
The Waggon & Horses	(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction SE)
Letchworth Hall Hotel	(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction W)
The Cromwell	(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SW)
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