2AILTO 3TEVENAGE (ITCHIN ,ETCHWORTH " 0ARK2OAD (ARRISS,ANE 0ARK2D "ALDOCK3T Ware Museum houses permanent displays ouses p spla m h nt d per use including a timeline of Ware’s social, f War , im inc ial, Wa ne industrial and archaeological history from gical ory nd from trial cha pre- re-historic times through to the Second o the Se c t -his times t storic Wo rld War. Free entry. r. d War. Free entry. The Cole Green Way & Hertford to Ware Towpath walking & cycling . !
Claims to be the oldest Claims to be o Cl to be t ding in Hertford and is building in Hert a ng bu n Hertfo fi ne example of Norman a fi ne example o orman a fi xample of chitecture with an unusual architecture with an usua with an un a is natural island is This natura tur atural island is 7ARE #HURCH3T Attractions 2IVER"EANE "ENGEO 0RIMARY3CHOOL as an otter managed ma providing the habitat, p ndisturbed dense, un 7EIR 0RIORY3TREET ! 7EST3T Ware Museum Stanborough Lakes, www.fi nesseleisure.com Tel. 01707 327655 'OLDINGS#ANAL an interior includes a Norm nclu s a Norma r font, a 13th Century wal fo 3th C tury wall all ont wooden spire. The simple wooden spire. The si e n s re.
The sim w 7ARE0ARK2D nk vegetation that riverban d for breeding. they need fo (ERTFORD 7ARE4OWPATH 7ARE ,OCK 7ARE -USEUM (IGH3TREET .EW2D "OWLING2OAD Hertford Castle, www.hertford.gov.uk Tel. 01992 552885 (Events) te‘s painting and an Anchorit inting an an ori horite‘s g tin an A Jacob’s Island !4 ,ADYS-EAD -ILL-EAD 2IVER,EA .AVIGATION (ERTFORD Hertford Museum, www.hertfordmuseum.org Tel. 01992 582686 "RAMFIELD2OAD .ORTH2OAD ous cell where a religiou l whe he relig ce d. recluse once lived lu once *ACOBS )SLAND 2IVER,EA 3ACRED(EART 3CHOOL 7ARE 4OWPATH 3TAR3T " Ware Museum, www.waremuseum.org.uk Tel.
01920 487848 St Leonard’s Church, Bengeo .EW2OAD (ERTFORD 7ARE4OWPATH +INGS-EADS #OURSEOF 2OMAN2OAD "ROADMEADS (ERTFORD2OAD !MWELL%ND 2IVER,EA 7EIR 7INDSOR$RIVE -OLEWOOD2D "ENGEO "ENGEO3TREET 3T,EONARDS2D 3T,EONARDS #HURCH .EW2IVER 0ARK-EAD .EW 'AUGE ! -YDDLETON2OAD 3COTTS2OAD #RANE-EAD .AVIGATION Scotts Grotto (limited opening), www.scotts-grotto.org .EW2IVER .EW2IVER !4 7ARE2OAD 3COTTS 'ROTTO (ERTFORD 2EGIONAL #OLLEGE 7ARE3TATION 6IADUCT2OAD Walking & Cycling Hertfordshire County Council, www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure & click on ‘Enjoying the Countryside’ Tel.
01992 555262 2OAD River Lea Gazebos The Meads (Kings Meads) #HADWELL-EAD (OE,ANE ,EA6ALLEY7ALK 7ALK#YCLE TO,ONDON ,IMEHOUSE 7ARREN 0ARK 7EIRS $ICKER -ILL (ERTFORD ,OCK These 18th centu entury summerhouses ry su rho mme were built in the he gardens of former mer e ga of fo s of High Street Co aching Inns. achin ns. ! 2AILTO "ROXBOURNE #AMBRIDGE ,ONDON,IVERPOOL3T " 3T*OSEPHS2# 0RIMARY3CHOOL In ad dition to the leisure centre ther dd eisure centre n to sur centre there are f ootball pitches, tennis courts, foo tennis c ll pit hes, nnis courts, a play area and trim trail to keep you fi t! ea a area rim tr m tra you fi t!
Ware $UNCOMBE 3CHOOL (ARTHAM #OMMON 2IVER,EA.AVIGATION largest remaining area of grazed The l aining ar The largest The T est remaini rema meadow in Hertfordshire. mea riverside fl ood ri erside fl ood me ! Welwyn Hatfi eld Council, www.welhat.gov.uk/pedalpoint, (includes info on both walking & cycling) Tel. 01707 357551.
Free leafl ets available on Great North Way, Ayot Greenway and Alban Way Hartham Common 2IVER"EANE 7EIR 3LUICE ditches which criss-cross The rivers and d The riv ditc nally fl ooded the fl at land; the site traditio t nally e town was thriving was In Roman times t as thriving e t Ro In Rom n tim tim ng the 7ELWYN2OAD " 0ORT(ILL (ARTHAM ,EISURE #ENTRE falling water levels this but because of e e of lling ess often. This combination now happens le appens le often water and regular grazing of ditches, fl oodwa ditche hes, odw er an wetland habitat that is has created a rich we as c ted a ch d h tland n Britain. There are becoming very rare in bec are ve r in.
T Britain 0RESDALES 3CHOOL mportant site during site nd remained an i e durin mpo re an emained n imp nfl icts. In later years, n lat the Saxon – Dane c ate nfl ic axo e co th D confl East Herts Council, www.eastherts.gov.uk Tel. 01279 655261 4HIEVES,ANE 0ORT6ALE 4HORNTON3T (ERTFORD%AST 3TATION etween London and ond due to its position be wee ts p tion due etwe ng counties of Suffolk and th the barley growing olk an ies y grow ountie ire, it became a prosperous Cambri mbridgeshire rou e a dges me a he malting industry. centre for the or the ry o ustry (ERTFORD.ORTH 3TATION .ORTH2OAD (ERTFORD #OW"RIDGE (ARTHAM ,ANE "REWERY -ILL 2AILWAY3T 2AILWAY0L !
nts found here and over 20 uncommon plant ver on om ts und h s foun bird it it is an important site for b s an important site ort te for bird rds. 4HE&OLLY 1UAKER -EETING (OUSE 2OAD 7ARE2OAD Hertford 3TANSTEAD2OAD ans The site has been occupied since the Norma e Nor Th occupied sinc m The s Lea.
built their fi rst fortifi cation of the River L ifi cation of th built thei er a The 15th century gatehouse is all that remains of e 15th century The 15th century gatehouse is all that remain e 15th century 1 gateho ain remai s all that r th o Hertford Castle which is surrounded by an 11th Hertford Castl e which is surrounded by an 1 e which i n rrounded by an rrounde Hertfor th century stone and fl int curtain. There is plenty of y stone a nd fl int curtain. There is plent nd fl ent ain. There is plen ry stone and century sto o seating in the pleasant castle ground ng in the pleasant castle grou n sant ng in the ple nds.
seating in the pleasant castle gr s oun roun 3T!NDREW3T -ILL"RIDGE "ULL 0LAIN (ERTFORD -USEUM 2AILWAY3T Quaker House Hertford is the pleasant the is th ord is county town of Hertfordshire co y tow hire and site of the fi rst general f the of st general synod of the English d of the syn ish . It is a Church in 673AD. It is at the C 73A Church the s r rivers confl uence of four rivers: confl uence of f f fo co " (OE,ANE 0INEWOOD 3CHOOL 0OST7OOD ! (ERTINGFORDBURY 2OAD 3ALISBURY 3QUARE &ORE3T T s meetinghouse is T me his m Thi This the oldest purpose built des the ol h the Friends Meeting House M g Ho ends in the world. It was built rld.
It was built e wor in 1670 and remains and re -IDDLETON -IDDLE 3CHOOL 2OAD (ERTFORD #ASTLE 4HE7ASH &ORE3T 'ASCOYNE7AY Mim the Rib, Beane, Mimram and he Rib, Beane M nd mram a ea ! ,ONDON2OAD (ERTINGFORDBURY Hertford Castle #ASTLE 3T od well used t y well used tod today. own d Lea. The town developed as ea. The to eve velo d ow et tow a market town and is now mark is now n and n an conn well connected by public w pu by publi cted b d b transport to London. tra ndo o Lond 2USH'REEN 2IVER-IMRAM 7EST3TREET Hertford Museum ,ONDON2OAD " !4 (ERTINGFORDBURY #OUNCIL /FFICES wn, the museum Set at the heart of the tow he mus ea Se wn eart of th rt he !
VIADUCT #OLE'REEN7AY 0EGS,ANE ket area of Bull is located in the old mar area of B t s l rk ocated in th ntury Plain in an early 17th Ce y town a lai en ain ar a charming house. It is enhanced by arming e ou y a nh 3T-ARYS (ORNS-ILL2D #OUNTY (ALL 2ICHARD(ALE 3CHOOL t garden of recreated ‘Jacobean’ Kno Ja cre ot cob ed hedges of box and lavender. f bo intertwined hedges of box d a er x a plays depict Hertford’s historic past as Hertford’s Displays depict Hertford’s de toric pas pa isp hi oyal borough, market for a large rural orough, ma a royal borough, market for bo ral ura roy a ro or a pulation and county town. Free entry. n and c population and county town tio ula p n.
p " PEDAL 0/).4 PEDAL 0/).4 pedal POINT ALLCYCLINGISSUESINTHE 7ELWYN(ATFIELDAREA ROUTEMAPS MAINTENANCEISSUES INFORMATION PEDALPOINT WELHATGOVUK WWWWELHATGOVUKPEDALPOINT W ALLCYCLINGISSUESINTHE 7ELWYN(ATFIELDAREA ROUTEMAPS MAINTENANCEISSUES INFORMATION ,ANE 3T*OSEPHS3CHOOL 01707 357551 E t #OLE'REEN7AY "ULLOCKS,ANE The Ordnance Survey mapping data included within this publication is provided by Hertfordshire County Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfi l its public function to provide information relating to its activities, services and plans.
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