The Cole Green Way - Hertford

STEPS $IGSWELL2D 2AILTO 3TEVENAGE (ITCHIN 0ETERBOROUGH #YCLETO 0ANSHANGER $IGSWELL (ALDENS "ESSEMER2D 4EWIN2D .ATIONAL#YCLE.ETWORK 2OUTE-ILEPOST Walking & Cycling The Cole Green Way & the Hertford to Ware Towpath /AKLANDS #OLLEGE "ESSEMER7AY ! (ERNS,ANE 3PRINGMEAD *-)3CHOOL 4OILET 7ELWYNn7AREROUTETRAFFICFREE 3TREET-INOR2OAD -AIN2OAD .

" "RIDGE2OAD #OUNCIL /FFICES Sherrardspark Woods & Ayot Greenway $ANIELLS (ARDINGS 0ANSHANGER !ERODROME 0UB2ESTAURANT 3UPERMARKET (OSPITAL!% &OOTBALL'ROUND "ROAD7ATER 7ELWYNn7AREROUTEONROAD #YCLE2OUTESCOUNTRYLANEORMINORROAD $UAL#ARRIAGEWAY 'UESSENS2D 0ARKWAY 0ARKWAY $EPT 3TORE A stones throw from om the town centre is is stones th town cent ce o on A w fro #YCLE3HOP ,EISURE#ENTRE #YCLE2OUTESTRAFFICFREE 2AILWAY "RIDGE2OAD%AST ds. T Sherrardspark Woods. This 200 acre wood has e wo rds Sh This 200 acre w 00 a s 20 err S ark Wood bridle many footpaths and bridleways to be explored be ma way m ths a ornbea amongst the oak and hornbeam trees. You can es.

You can k an 0ANSHANGER 0RIMARY3CHOOL 3IR&REDERIC /SBOURN3CHOOL -OORS7ALK wyn was the second of Ebenezer Howard’s Garden Cities, after Letch ties, after Letchworth. Welwyn was the second of Ebenezer Howard’s Garden Howard’s Gar the nezer Ho Gar We W seco zer of Eb wy Welw e se were designed to include the best of both town and country and country living. The town’s to include the best of bot d country living.

The tow They were designed to include the best of both town a o include the best of bo y living The town’s h tow e des y w h signe The y hey 4OURIST)NFORMATION #HILDRENS0LAY!REA #YCLE2OUTESTRAFFICFREE PROPOSED 2IVER An old railway line, canal towpaths, open spaces and quiet roads create a green route from Welwyn Garden City to Ware via Hertford. It also forms part of Route 61 of the National Cycle Network. 2USSELCROFT2OAD (ANDSIDE,ANETO 3HERRARDSPARK7OOD .#.2OUTE ,ONGCROFT,ANE &RETHERNE2D (OWARD #ENTRE throug follow the old railway line through the woodland woodlan ailwa he w lw to Wh as part of the Ayot Greenway to Wheathampstead mps Ayot Green hea as some 3 some 1 1 2 ff Digs miles away.

Access is off Digswell Road, miles away. Acces y. Acce "LACK&AN2OAD 0ANSHANGER med after the settlement’s creator. za The Howard Centre being n main shopping plaza The Howard Centre being name a The Howard Centre being o opp sh pin ain plaz m ho shop #YCLE2OUTES#ROSSING 2AIL3TATION 3CHOOL#OLLEGE 2IVER-IMRAM "UILDING 4HIEVES,ANE (YDEWAY Road. the Campus West car park or Bridge Road.

the Campus West car park or B r park o Campus mpu mpu Welwyn Garden City 0ANSHANGER,ANE ,AKE "US3TATION 3EATING &OOTPATH 0ARKWAY 0ARKWAY #HURCH2D 7ELWYN 'ARDEN#ITY 3TATION (ERNS 7OOD 7ATCHLYTES3CHOOL -ONEYHOLE,ANE0ARK #AR0ARK $ISABLED!CCESS "RIDLEWAY &IELD /PENACCESSLAND The Cole Green Way proper runs from the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City at the Black Fan Road / Cole Green Lane junction to West Street in Hertford. This rural section follows a former railway and is suitable for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. This part of the route is also accessible for disabled visitors at various points. Motorised scooter wheelchairs are probably the best option due to the nature of the surfacing.

There are links at both ends that take walkers and cyclists into Welwyn and Hertford town centres. The link through Hertford joins the towpath along the River Lea, taking you to Ware and beyond. It is signposted through the town centre. 7ELWYN 'ARDEN#ITY +NELLA2D 2IDGEWAY 0ANSHANGER $RIVE $ISABLED!CCESSWITH2!$!2KEY -USEUM 4RACK 2ESIDENTIAL#OMMERCIAL 0ARK ! 2IVER-IMRAM (ERTINGFORDBURY /SBORN7AY (ERONSWOOD2OAD 3ALISBURY2OAD +NELLA2D " +EY KILOMETRE "ROADWATER2OAD 0EARTREE 0EARTREE,ANE +NELLA2D SCALEAPPROX MILE 2OAD "IRDCROFT2OAD ,UDWICK7AY ,UDWICK7AY (ERONS WOOD2OAD 3YLVAN 7AY (ERTINGFORDBURY 0EARTREE 0RIMARY3CHOOL -ILL'REEN2OAD 3ALISBURY2OAD "LACKTHORN2OAD "USHEY ,EYS !

(ERTINGFORDBURY2OAD (OLWELL 0RIMARY3CHOOL 3WALLOW$ELL 3CHOOL #YPRESS!VE 2OLLS 7OOD A great link exists for walkers who wish to access the ex ex Cole Green Way from the residential area of Panshanger, W connecting the local footpath network together via a connecting th pleasant walk between the trees. Within the woodland there is a circular path and several ponds. Look out for dragonfl ies darting along the paths in the Summer. ! remain as the only reminders of its past. ! 0EARTREE #OURT (OLWELL2OAD (OLWELL2OAD (ERONSWOOD2OAD "LACK&AN2OAD 4HE/LD#OACH2OAD 3TAINES 'REEN !

7OODHALL #OURT -ILL'REEN2OAD "LACKTHORN 7OOD 3TANBOROUGH2OAD ,ANE #OLE'REEN,ANE Rolls & Blackthorn Woods 0ANSHANGER,ANE "IRCH'REEN (ERTINGFORDBUY #OWPER 0RIMARY3CHOOL The Old Railway #YCLETO 3TANBOROUGH,AKES 'REAT.ORTH7AY 7OODHALL,ANE #OLE'REEN,ANE #OLE'REEN,ANE #OLE (ORWICKS 7OOD 'REEN #OLE'REEN7AY Enjoy this route for a leisurely walk or ride alongside waterways and rural tracks. It links three Hertfordshire towns with some great countryside. You could even take a circular diversion to explore local villages near the path.

#HEQUERS 7OODHALL (OMESTEAD ,ANE (OLWELL(YDE,ANE " "IRCHALL,ANE 'OSLING 3TADIUM /UR,ADYgS2# 0RIMARY3CHOOL (ALL'ROVE #OLE'REEN7AY 'REATER#APTAINS 7OOD "IRCHALL,ANE Cole Green "IRCH'REEN 2AYMONDS0LAIN ordshire’s Snaking its way through Hertf hrough H ou Sn rtfor ay (ALL'ROVE #OLE'REEN 3TATION2OAD e Great North towns and countryside is the s th sid nd co ow he G oun wn as Route 12 Way cycle route. It is show te. I Way own ut "EEHIVE,ANE -OORLANDS (OWLANDS (OWELLPARK 7OOD Why not use the path for a journey to work? With traffi c congestion particularly heavy between Hertford and Ware, make the journey to work an enjoyable experience by cycling along side the river.

#RESWICK 0RIMARY3CHOOL 7AY etwork and will on the National Cycle Ne al Cy th Netw tiona he Nat with Peterborough eventually link London eventu ntual on w lly ut for Great North ou and beyond. Look o and b yond ook out yon ! -AITLAND 7OOD #OLE'REEN 0ICNIC!REA #OLE'REEN7AY Stanborough Park 3IR *OHN .EW SON ound Welwyn Garden s in and aro Way signs in s in n and e track connects with City where this cycle City whe e th whe this (ATFIELD (YDE 3TATION2D #HAPEL,ANE STEPS half mile diversion down the v on down the rd. Contact Pedal Point the r oute to Hertfor e to te Her the Great North Way.

for a f ree leafl et on ee et (OWLANDS %AST%ND 'REEN th alongside Stanborough Road tanbo h Road d anborough Road l bring you to Stanborou Stanb ugh ou #HEQUERS (OWLANDS #HAMBERS 'ROVE Great North Way 3UBWAY #OLE'REEN7AY ,ETTY'REEN kes. Here you can visit the two wo the two e sail or enjoy roaming throug ugh jo en es, hire a boat, go fi shing, learn earn hing, le a #OMMONSWOOD 3CHOOL 7OOLMERS,ANE 6 acres of parkland. of parklan o (OWLANDS ,ANE $EADFIELD,ANE 2AILTO ,ONDON +INGS#ROSS #YCLE'REAT.ORTH7AY .#.2OUTE TO(ATFIELD,ONDONOR3T!LBANS VIA!LBAN7AY .#.2OUTE !SCOTS 1UEEN%LIZABETH)) (OSPITAL 4HE#OMMONS !

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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 !

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