Hatfield

Worth seeing in and around Hatfield

10 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
   Hatfield House

   Hatfield House is a Grade I listed country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to James I. It is a prime example of Jacobean architecture.

   1.1 km · country house in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Hertfordshire

   The University of Hertfordshire is a public research university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It is based primarily in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

   1.8 km · university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   The Troopie

   The Trooper, also popularly referred as The Troopie, is a Rhodesian statue and war memorial. It is located in the grounds of Hatfield House, home of the Marquess of Salisbury, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

   2 km · Rhodesian statue in England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Statue of the Marquess of Salisbury

   A statue of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, stands outside the gates leading to the north side of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. The bronze statue by George Frampton was erected in 1906 and portrays The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in a seated position, raised on a large rectangular stone plinth approximately 2.5 m high.

   700 m · statue in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, by George Frampton · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Beehive Public House

   The Beehive is a grade II listed public house in Beehive Lane, Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire. The building dates from around the early seventeenth century.

   3.5 km · pub in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mill Green Museum and Working Mill

   Mill Green Museum is a working watermill in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The building is listed grade II* and dates from the 17th century.

   1.7 km · local museum in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Stanborough Park

   Stanborough Park, also referred to as Stanborough Lakes is a 126-acre park in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The park features two lakes, which were opened in 1970.

   2.3 km · park in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City

   The Barn Theatre, located in Welwyn Garden City, England is a Grade II listed, 17th-century timber-framed barn converted to a community theatre in 1931. It is owned by The Barn Theatre Trust and used by a local amateur theatre company, The Barn Theatre Club.

   3.9 km · theatre in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Parish Church of St Etheldreda, Old Hatfield

   St Etheldreda's is the Anglican parish church of Old Hatfield, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Parts of the building are 13th century and there is evidence there was a church here before this in Saxon times.

   900 m · Grade I listed church in Old Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hatfield War Memorial

    The Hatfield War Memorial is a war memorial beside the Great North Road in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. It was one of 24 war memorials in England designed by Sir Herbert Baker, that were designated as a national collection by Historic England in 2017.

    700 m · War memorial in Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hatfield

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 16 km · London Stansted (STN), 34 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 36 km

Stations

Hatfield railway station, 600 m · Hatfield Aerodrome, 1.9 km · Welham Green railway station, 3.2 km · Smallford railway station, 3.2 km · Lemsford Road Halt railway station, 500 m

• London → Hatfield

  29 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · £3–4.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Hatfield

  139 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £15–20
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Hatfield

  147 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · £16–22
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