North Hertfordshire

Worth seeing in and around North Hertfordshire

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
   Baldock

   Baldock is a historic market town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The River Ivel rises from springs in the town.

   1.4 km · historic market town in Hertfordshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Norton

   Norton is a small village adjoining the north-eastern edge of Letchworth, in the North Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Along with Willian and Old Letchworth, it is one of the original three villages around which the garden city of Letchworth was created.

   1.1 km · village in Hertfordshire, one of the three original villages which were absorbed into Letchworth Garden City · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Vincent, Newnham

   The Church of St Vincent in Newnham in Hertfordshire is a 12th-century Anglican parish church and a Grade II* listed building, having gained that status in 1968. The church is named for Saint Vincent and is under the Diocese of St Albans; it is noted for the Newnham Murals which were uncovered in 1963.

   2.7 km · church in Newnham, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Mary Magdalene's Church, Caldecote

   St Mary Magdalene's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in the deserted medieval village of Caldecote, Hertfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

   3.4 km · church in North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Baldock

   The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a parish church of the Church of England in Baldock in Hertfordshire. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the original church on the site dated to about 1150 and was built by the Knights Templar before being largely rebuilt in about 1330 by the Knights Hospitaller.

   1.3 km · Grade I listed church in North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Margaret of Antioch

   The Church of St Margaret of Antioch is the Anglican parish church for the village of Bygrave in Hertfordshire. Dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, the church has been a Grade II* listed building since 1968 and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.

   3.1 km · church in Bygrave, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Howard Park and Gardens

   Howard Park and Gardens is a public recreation ground in Letchworth, in Hertfordshire, England, laid out when the garden city of Letchworth was created. It is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens.

   2.9 km · recreation ground in Letchworth, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St George's Church

   St George's Church is an Anglican church of modern design in the Parish of Norton in Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire. The building was completed in 1964.

   2.1 km · church building in Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Howgills (Society Of Friends Meeting House)

   Howgills in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, is a Grade II listed building on the Register of Historic England in use as a Meeting House for the Society of Friends. Howgills was built on South View in 1907 to a free-style Arts and Crafts design by Robert Bennett and Benjamin Wilson Bidwell, typical with this firm of architects, although it is thought the design is mostly by Bidwell, a Quaker himself.

   3.6 km · Quaker meeting house in Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Town Hall

    Letchworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Broadway, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Letchworth Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

    3.2 km · town hall in Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to North Hertfordshire

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 18 km · London Stansted (STN), 32 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 62 km

Stations

Letchworth Garden City railway station, 3 km · Baldock railway station, 1.1 km

• London → North Hertfordshire

  50 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £5–7
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → North Hertfordshire

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £14–19
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → North Hertfordshire

  127 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · £15–20
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