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PEEBLES - SCOTTISH BORDERS

Peebles

in the county of Borders

Warton Rectory, Lancashire

Warton

in the county of Lancashire

Herstmonceux Castle

Herstmonceux

in the county of East Sussex

Recommended Towns & Villages near Old Harlow

Much Hadham Village Sign, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NW)

The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction S)

Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)

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...

Dobbs Weir, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SW)

This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...

A view of St.Botolph's Church, Beauchamp Roding, across the fields.

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction E)

This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)

Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...

Blackmore village green, Essex

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...

Brent Pelham Village Green, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...

The Town Lock-up at Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....

Alms Houses, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SE)

In the romantic days of coach travel Brentwood was a staging post on an old road to London...

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Welwyn Garden City (16 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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Hatfield rooftops

Hatfield (21 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction W)

Hatfield is a town with two histories. There is the history of the ancient market town whose roots are firmly embedded in Saxon times, and the modern-day history of a town that grew to meet the demands of the housing population...

Thaxted Parish Church

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction NE)

The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...

Clasic country cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction N)

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...

A picture of Stevenage

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NW)

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...

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction N)

The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...

The Turnpike House

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction SW)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

High street in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.

Wheathampstead (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (17.7 miles, 28.6 km, direction W)

An abiding feature of Wheathampstead is it beautiful 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen...

Abney Park Cemetary, Stoke Newington

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (17.9 miles, 28.9 km, direction SW)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

Recommended attractions near Old Harlow

Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....

Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction S)

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Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction SE)

At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....

This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NW)

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Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction E)

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Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....

Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction NW)

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Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction W)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction N)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction N)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

A picture of Three Mills

Three Mills (22 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction S)

A fascinating group of historic industrial buildings which include the House Mill, the largest tidal mill left standing in.....

Highgate Cemetery, London

Highgate Cemetery (38 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SW)

London's famous victorian Cemetery..

The Geffrye Museum, London. One of the Historic Interiors decked for Christmas.

The Geffrye Museum (3 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction SW)

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London - a picture of Ponds of Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath (9 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction SW)

This marvellous richly planted seemingly unending open area is one of London's favourite places. It was formerly the grounds of.....

Lake in Danbury Park, Chelmsford, Essex, at dusk

Danbury Park Country Park (9 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction E)

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Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church (17 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction W)

Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....


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