England: Hertfordshire
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Hertfordshire is a stunningly beautiful county in the East of England, in the general area which which is known as East Anglia, which shares its borders with the counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Greater London. It is one of the "Home Counties" bordering on London firmly placed within the Green Belt (half of the county is designated Green Belt) with lots of gorgeous countryside featuring woodlands, river valleys and agricultural land. As a UK vacation destination Hertfordshire provides the perfect environment for walking, rambling (there are more than 1,800 miles of public paths in Hertfordshire), cycling and similar types of vacation while being within easy reach of London and other fascinating places (the county is popular with London commuters).
The number of parks & gardens, woodlands and the likes is truly awesome and while Hertfordshire offers a wealth of opportunities for vacations which are based upon the great outdoors it also has a respectable number of historic buildings, grade I listed religious buildings, castles and other fascinating structures to visit.
Although much of the land area of Hertfordshire is countryside the local economy is mainly industrial and service industry related, many of the United Kingdom's most famous organisations have their main headquarters in the county and the region was once well known for its aircraft manufacture. For the visitor there are plenty of museums which document the regions associations with the aircraft industry which are well worth a visit.
Another great reason for taking a vacation in Hertfordshire is that you can enjoy all of the relaxing aspects of the county and yet you are only about twenty minutes from all of the wonderful world class visitor attractions that London has to offer!
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Places To Visit In Hertfordshire, England
Settlements In The County Of Hertfordshire
St Albans is the only city within the county and Hertford is the county town. Other towns in Hertfordshire include; Baldock, Cheshunt, Harpenden, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hitchin, Knebworth, Letchworth Garden City, Royston, Stevenage, Tring, Welwyn Garden City and Watford.
Museums & Art Galleries
The Ashwell Village Museum, Baldock Museum, Bishop's Stortford Museum, British Schools Museum, Bushey Museum, Dacorum Heritage Trust, Datchworth Museum, De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, Elstree and Boreham Wood Museum, First Garden City Heritage Museum, Forge Museum, Hertford Museum, Letchworth Museum, Lowewood Museum, Natural History Museum at Tring, Potters Bar Museum, Redbourn Museum, Royston Museum, St Albans Museum, Stevenage Museum, The Museum of technology, The Three Rivers Museum, Ware Museum, Watford Museum Verulamium Museum at St Albans.
Heritage Railways
East Herts Minature Railway near Ware.
Parks & Gardens, Places Of Natural Beauty
Aberford Park, Aldenham Country Park, Ashridge Estate, Audley End House & Gardens, Barclay Park, Benington Lordship, Capel Manor Gardens, Cassiobury Park, Cedars Park, Cheshunt Country Park, Cheslyn Gardens, Clarence Park, Dellfields Recreation Ground, Fairlands Valley Park, Forge Museum and Victorian Cottage Garden, Future Gardens, Gadebridge Park, Greenwood Park, Grundy Park, Hatfield Forest, Hatfield House & Gardens, Hopleys, Howard Gardens, Kennedy Gardens, King George Recreation Ground, Knebworth House, Gardens & Park, Lee Valley Regional Park, Lowndes Park, Myddelton House Gardens, Norton Common, Oak Hill Park, Oakmere Park, Parkfield Park, Rothamsted Park, Rye Park, Shenley Park, Sherrardspark Wood, Stanborough Park & Lakes, Stockwood Park, Swiss Garden (Shuttleworth), The Bushey Rose Garden, The Gardens Of The Rose, The Physic Garden, Tring Park, Verulamium Park, Ware Priory Gardens, Whit Hern Park, Woodside Playing Fields and Wrest Park Gardens.
Historic Religious Buildings
St Albans Cathedral.
Historic Houses & Stately Homes
Abbott's Hill, Ashridge, Ashwell Bury, Brocket Hall, Cassiobury House, Childwickbury Manor, The Frythe, Gaddesden Place, Gadebridge Park Golden Parsonage, Gorhambury, The Grove, Hatfield House, Knebworth House Langleybury, Moor Park, Putteridge Bury, Shaw's Corner Shendish Manor, Sopwell House, Stocks House Theobalds House, Tring Park, Westbrook Hay, Woodhall Park and Wrotham Park.
Castles
Anstey Castle (Earthworks), Benington Castle Berkhamsted Castle (a ruined Norman Motte and Bailey), Bishop's Stortford Castle, Hertford Castle, Pirton Castle and South Mimms Castle.
Other Places In Hertfordshire To Visit
The Chiltern Hills (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
The Hertfordshire Way.
Other Interesting Buildings To Visit In Hertfordshire
Kingsbury Watermill, Royston Cave and more.
Hotels In Hertfordshire
To find Hertfordshire hotels simply click on the vacation destinations below:
| St Albans | |||
| Baldock | Hatfield | Knebworth | Tring |
| Borehamwood | Hertford | Letchworth Garden City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Cheshunt | Hemel Hempstead | Royston | Watford |
| Harpenden | Hitchin | Stevenage |
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Listings of guest houses and B&B in Hertfordshire.
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Listings of hotels in towns & villages in Hertfordshire.
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