Datchworth

Worth seeing in and around Datchworth

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Aston House

   Aston House was a prominent 17th-century residence with large parkland situated opposite the parish church in Aston, Hertfordshire in southern England. The house was demolished in 1961 by the Stevenage New Town Development Corporation after occupying it as its initial HQ. The site was developed and named Yeomans Drive in memory of Arthur Yeomans, the last owner in 1939 when it was requisitioned by the War Office.

   3.3 km · building in Hertfordshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hopper's Hall

   Hopper's Hall is a grade II listed house in Watton Road, Datchworth, Hertfordshire. It dates from around 1640 with minor additions and alterations since.

   1 km · building in Datchworth, East Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Aston Bury

   Aston Bury is a manor house near Aston, Hertfordshire, England. It is Grade I listed building.

   2.5 km · manor house in Aston, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Homewood

   Homewood is an Arts and Crafts style country house in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England. Designed and built by architect Edwin Lutyens around 1900–3, using a mixture of vernacular and Neo-Georgian architecture, it is a Grade II* listed building.

   3 km · country house in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Martin

   St Martin's Church is an active Anglican church in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England. The building, which is designated grade II*, was designed by Edwin Lutyens in an Italianate style.

   1.7 km · church in Knebworth, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Datchworth

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 14 km · London Stansted (STN), 27 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 48 km

Stations

Knebworth railway station, 2.1 km · Watton-at-Stone railway station, 2.7 km

• London → Datchworth

  38 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £4.5–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Datchworth

  138 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £15–20
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Datchworth

  140 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · £16–21
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