Shephall

Worth seeing in and around Shephall

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
   Knebworth House

   Knebworth House is an English country house in the parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.3 km · country house in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Broadhall Way

   Broadhall Way, known as the SPORTA Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium located in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Built in 1960 and opened the following year, it has been the home ground of Stevenage Football Club, formerly Stevenage Borough, since 1980.

   1.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Concerts at Knebworth House

   The Knebworth Festival is a recurring open-air rock and pop festival held on the grounds of Knebworth House in Knebworth, England. The festival first occurred in July 1974 when the Allman Brothers Band, the Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people.

   3.4 km · open-air rock and pop concert · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Mary and St Thomas, Knebworth

   The Church of St Mary and St Thomas is one of two Anglican churches in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England. The church dates from the twelfth century and is a grade I listed building.

   3.1 km · church in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of Saint Nicholas

   St Nicholas' Church is an Anglican parish church in Stevenage, a town in Hertfordshire, England. It occupies a hilltop site above Old Stevenage.

   3.6 km · church in Stevenage, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   1.6 km · building in Hertfordshire, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   3.5 km · country house in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   2.8 km · church in Knebworth, North Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Gordon Craig Theatre

   The Gordon Craig Theatre is a theatre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Opened in 1975, the 501-seat theatre on Lytton Way houses a rehearsal room, scenic workshop, wardrobe, café, bar, and art gallery.

   2.3 km · theatre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Stevenage Clock Tower

    Stevenage Clock Tower is a Grade II listed structure in Town Square in the centre of Stevenage New Town. A panel on the tower records the visit of Elizabeth II in 1959.

    2.1 km · clock tower in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shephall

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 13 km · London Stansted (STN), 28 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 51 km

Stations

Stevenage railway station, 2.4 km · Knebworth railway station, 2.7 km · Stevenage Bus Interchange, 2.3 km

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  43 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £5–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Shephall

  134 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £14–19
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Shephall

  135 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £15–21
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