Stevenage

Worth seeing in and around Stevenage

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.

   1.4 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.

   3.2 km · open-air rock and pop concert · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Benington Castle

   Benington Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Benington, near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England at grid reference TL296236. It has been protected since 1936 as a scheduled monument.

   5.8 km · Grade I listed castle in East Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Paul's Walden Bury

   St. Paul's Walden Bury is an English country house and surrounding gardens in the village of St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire.

   5.6 km · country house and gardens in St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   3.2 km · church in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Minsden Chapel

   Minsden Chapel is an isolated ruined chapel in the fields above the hamlet of Chapelfoot, near Preston, Hertfordshire. Today it is a roofless shell, partly surrounded by a small wood, and accessible only by footpath.

   4 km · ruined chapel in Langley, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   2.1 km · church in Stevenage, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   3.7 km · building in Hertfordshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Wymondley Castle

    Wymondley Castle, also known as Great Wymondley Castle, is a ruined castle in the village of Great Wymondley, near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. It has been seen as being part of a group of unlicensed castles in Hertfordshire, including Pirton and Therfield.

    4.9 km · ruined castle in Great Wymondley, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Rooks Nest House

   Forster Country is a relatively small area of countryside around Rooks Nest House, and it is the last remaining bit of green belt land in Stevenage Borough.

2. 02
   Stevenage Museum

   Facilities: disabled toilet with baby changing, small coffee areas and gift shop.

3. 03
   St Nicholas Church

   St Nicholas Church is the ancient parish church of Stevenage.

4. 04
   The Manor House

   Chells Lane (Chells Lane is off the White Way where buses run to every few minutes).

5. 05
   Box Wood
6. 06
   Old Town Stevenage

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Things to do

Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre. Lytton Way. The Leisure Centre is part of Stevenage Leisure Ltd. It has a 501-seat theatre (Gordon Craig Theatre), a concert hall, sports facilities, an art gallery (Boxfield Gallery), a restaurant, café and Youth Theatre, fitness centre and conference suites. Walking There are many good walks to be had in and around Stevenage. One of the most notable is The Avenue walk.

1. 01
   Events at Knebworth House

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Where to eat

Restaurants and other eateries in Stevenage range between average to good! The restaurants include Italian, Indian, Chinese and others. Alternatively, go to some of the fine country pubs nearby or venture a few miles north to the more old market town of Hitchin. Service in Stevenage restaurants is, again, generally average. There are lots of Indian restaurants and a few Chinese restaurants.

1. 01
   Costa Coffee

   75 Queensway, SG1 1DN (in the town centre),.

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Getting to Stevenage

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 12 km · London Stansted (STN), 30 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 51 km

Stations

Stevenage railway station, 300 m · Knebworth railway station, 4 km · Stevenage Bus Interchange, 200 m

• London → Stevenage

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · £5–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Stevenage

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £14–19
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Stevenage

  133 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £15–20
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