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...
The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...
Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...
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...
Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside...
The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...
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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...
An abiding feature of Wheathampstead is it beautiful 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen...
Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...
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...
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...
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...
The attractive village of Barton-le-Clay nestles at the foot of the beautiful Barton Hills, it is ringed by beautiful Bedfordshire countryside and is famous for its impressive.....
Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings...
Silsoe is mostly noted for Wrest Park, a mansion in French Chateaux style which was the home of the de Grey family...
A village surrounded by woodlands and famous for the art of straw plaiting used to make straw boater hats. Legend has it that Dick Turpin stopped here on his famous ride to York......
The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...
One of the most pleasant parts of St.Albans is quaint Fishpond Street. The street derives it's name from a fishpond which lay nearby in medieval times where the monks used to fish...
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One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....
Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....
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Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....
Wrest Park House was once the home of the de Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The gardens form a charming.....
These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....
The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....
Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..
Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....
The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....
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Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....
An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...
These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....
Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....
This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....
Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....
This park is the site where one of the biggest cities in Roman Britain once stood - Verulamium...
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