Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in HERTFORDSHIRE
What are the 10 prettiest towns in the county of Hertfordshire? To determine this, I visited them all. Here's what I found out.
As a disclaimer, this list is neither a social commentary, nor a guide on which are the nicest towns to live, but purely a judgement on the aesthetics of each respective town centre.
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Exploring the Town of Broxbourne
Broxbourne is a town and former civil parish, now in the unparished area of Hoddesdon, in the Borough of Broxbourne district, in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the south of Hoddesdon and to the north of Cheshunt, 17.1 miles north of London.
Places to see in ( Hertford - UK )
Places to see in ( hertford - UK )
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, Since 1974, Hertford has been within the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire.The headquarters of Hertfordshire County Council is at County Hall in Hertford. East Herts District Council's offices almost adjoin County Hall, and there is also a Hertford Town Council based at Hertford Castle.
Hertford is at the confluence of four river valleys: the Rib, Beane and Mimram join the River Lea at Hertford to flow south toward the Thames as the Lee Navigation, after Hertford Castle Weir.The shared valley of the Lea and the Beane is called Hartham Common and this provides a large park to one side of the town centre running towards Ware and lying below the ridge upon which Bengeo is situated.
The town centre still has its medieval layout with many timber-framed buildings hidden under later frontages, particularly in St Andrew Street. Hertford suffers from traffic problems despite the existence of the 1960s A414 bypass called Gascoyne Way which passes close to the town centre. Plans have long existed to connect the A10 with the A414, by-passing the town completely. Nevertheless, the town retains very much a country-town feel, despite lying only 19.2 miles (30.9 km) north of Central London. This is aided by its proximity to larger towns such as Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Stevenage where modern development has been focused.
Suburbs and estates :
Bengeo
Foxholes Estate
Horns Mill
Pinehurst, Hertford
Rush Green
Sele Farm
In the town are the remains of the original Hertford Castle, principally a motte. The castle's gatehouse, the central part of which dates to a rebuild by Edward IV in 1463, is the home to Hertford Town Council. The Motte, from the original Motte and Bailey castle in Hertford, can be found just behind Castle Hall, a short distance from the modern castle.
In Railway Street can be found the oldest purpose-built Quaker Meeting House in the world, in use since 1670. The Hertford Corn Exchange was built on the site of a former gaol. Hertford Museum is housed in a 17th-century historic town house, with a Jacobean-style knot garden. A stained-glass window in St Andrew's Church is part of a fringe theory that links Hertford to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail.
Hertford serves as a commuter town for London, and has two stations. Hertford East (on the Hertford East Branch Line). Hertford North (on the Hertford Loop Line) . Hertford also lies just west of the A10 and the Kingsmead Viaduct which links it south to London and the M25 and north to Royston and Cambridge.
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Places to see in ( Hoddesdon - UK )
Places to see in ( Hoddesdon - UK )
Hoddesdon is a town in the Broxbourne borough of the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. It grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located 3 miles (5 km) West of Harlow 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Hertford, 5 miles (8 km) north of Waltham Cross and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Bishop's Stortford.
At its height during the 18th century, more than 35 coaches a day passed through the town. It saw a boom in the mid 20th century as gravel was extracted from the area, but was exhausted by the 1970s. The lakes and water pits left behind have been used as leisure amenities. Today, Hoddesdon has a little light industry but is mainly a London commuter belt town. The town hosted the eighth Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne in 1951. It is twinned with the Belgian city of Dinant. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of Hoddesdon. The town is served by Rye House railway station and nearby Broxbourne railway station.
The name Hoddesdon is believed to be derived from a Saxon or Danish personal name combined with the Old English suffix don, meaning a down or hill. The earliest historical reference to the name is in the Domesday Book within the hundred of Hertford.
Hoddesdon was situated about 20 miles (32 km) north of London on the main road to Cambridge and to the north.
Hoddesdon High Street has many shops, including fast food outlets, pubs, estate agents, charity shops, banks, travel agents and a library. At the north of the High Street behind the Clock Tower was the Tower Centre shopping centre, which was known for its high turnover of stores and distinct lack of tenants. In the early 2000s, it underwent a major refurbishment, in hope of attracting large national retailers, but its remaining tenants, including Argos and Superdrug, vacated the premises after Sky City Chinese restaurant closed down, and the Woolworths outlet went into liquidation. In 2012, the old shopping centre was demolished and replaced by a new Morrisons supermarket, which opened in late 2013. The remaining pavilion of the old Tower Centre is currently occupied by Electric Punch Tattoo shop, a fried chicken takeaway, Timpsons cobbler, Vintage Rock beauticians, a nail bar, Roberts and Co chartered accountants, Costa Coffee, a real estate agent's office, and a shop belonging to Broxbourne council.
Hoddesdon contains a small part of Ringway 4, part of the 1960s London Ringways scheme and the only part built north of London further east than Watford. Linking the town to the A10, the A1170 Dinant Link Road has an overly large junction between the link road and the A10, and was built with space available to continue the road westward over the A10 as originally planned.
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Places to see in ( Cheshunt - UK )
Places to see in ( Cheshunt - UK )
Cheshunt is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, but lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. It is 12 miles (19 km) north of central London. The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Cheshunt.
The town name comes from the Old English name (as recorded in the Domesday Book) for the area, Cestrehunt, which probably refers to a castle, erected by the Romans, the word cestre (along with the form ceastre), or even its modern forms, chester and caster being derived from the Latin castrum meaning fort. This is commemorated in the arms of the former Cheshunt urban district council.
Cheshunt was a settlement on Ermine Street, the main Roman road leading north from London. This origin was investigated by the television archaeology programme Time Team. Before the Norman Conquest, the manor of Cheshunt was held by Eddeva the Fair, but William I granted it to Alan of Brittany. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin was first recorded in a charter of 1146, but was entirely rebuilt between 1418 and 1448 with a three-stage tower topped by an octagonal turret.
As Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth I lived at Cheshunt in the care of Sir Anthony Denny, after she left Queen Catherine Parr's household in 1548. Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, died here in 1712. In 1825, Cheshunt was also the location of the Cheshunt Railway. Running from the town's High Street to the River Lea near the present-day Cheshunt railway station, this 0.75 mi (1.21 km) horse-drawn line was the first passenger-carrying monorail and the first railway line to be built in Hertfordshire.
Up until 2004, Temple Bar stood in Theobalds Park, having been moved from London at the turn of the 19th century. The gateway has since been re-erected in London at Paternoster Square on the north side of St Paul's Cathedral. Cedars Park, Broxbourne, on the site of the historic Theobalds Palace, is a public park that covers 19 hectares (47 acres) of parkland and includes a lake, turf play maze, bocce court, play mound (Venusberg), pet's corner, flint arch and historic walls, tea room and arts centre. The park received a Green Flag award in 2013.
The Old Pond area is located in the centre of Cheshunt and is home to many local businesses. With roads leading to the M25, A10 and towards Broxbourne. Cheshunt Station is located in London Oyster Zone 8. Nearby stations include Theobalds Grove, Waltham Cross, Turkey Street, Southgate (Picadilly Line) and Loughton (Central Line). Cheshunt is located on the A10 trunk road (also known locally as the Great Cambridge Road) which provides links to Junction 25 of the M25 London Orbital Motorway, Central London and Cambridge.
Cheshunt has a mixture of commercial and Hertfordshire County Council contract services. Most buses operate to Waltham Cross (where there are links to north London and Essex), Hoddesdon and Broxbourne. The towns of Hertford, Harlow, Potters Bar, and Waltham Abbey are also linked to Cheshunt. Buses are operated by Arriva, Centrebus, Metroline or Sullivan Buses.
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Hidden Gem - Hertford | Beautiful small town near London | Day Trip from London
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire and is located 20 miles to the north of London. It stands at the meeting point of 4 rivers. River Lea is the most well known and connects Hertford to London. Hertford is a historical town. Hertford castle is more than 1000 years old and has stood as a fort and a palace, a famous resident being a young Queen Elizabeth I. It is a easy day trip from London and can provide a beautiful retreat away from the bustle of the city. Recommended for London tourists to get a feel of a smaller town very close to London
The best of Hertfordshire Country side
This is the place to locate countryside walks, nature reserves, and parks etc, in Hertfordshire,that are accessible to wheelchair users, mobility scooters, pushchairs and buggies. The walks and sites will generally be easy going for the able bodied who just want a gentle stroll as well as accessible to the disabled plus details of disabled sport, support and carers organisations in the county.
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TOP 5 Most Haunted Places in London
Today we take a look at the top 5 most haunted places in London. If you are in London UK and you don't know what to do in London here are the top 5 most haunted places in London.
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the Highgate West Cemetery and the Highgate East Cemetery at Highgate Cemetery.
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north.
50 Berkeley Square is a reportedly haunted townhouse on Berkeley Square in Mayfair, Central London. In the late 19th century it became known as one of the most haunted houses in London, with its attic room said to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had committed suicide there.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret at 9a St Thomas Street is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres. It is located in the garret of St Thomas's Church, Southwark, in London, on the original site of St Thomas' Hospital.
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A Walk along the River Lea Navigation from Broxbourne to Rye House
It's a Saturday afternoon on a Bank Holiday weekend and COVID 19 lockdown has been in place for 9 weeks. I've taken advantage of the relaxed stance from the UK Government on exercise. This is various scenes taken from that walk from Broxbourne to Rye House in Hertfordshire along the River Lea Navigation.
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Cheshunt to Broxbourne walk | 🇬🇧 Hiking UK | England
River Lee Country Park and Waltham Abbey
Length
Main Walk: 17½ km (10.9 miles). Three hours 55 minutes walking time. For the whole excursion including trains, sights and meals, allow at least 7½ hours.
OS Map
Explorer 174. Cheshunt, map reference TL365022, is in Hertfordshire, 7 km NE of Enfield. Waltham Abbey is in Essex.
Toughness
2 out of 10 (1 for the Short Circular Walk).
Features
The Lea Valley is a wide floodplain which has long been both an important transport corridor and a natural boundary (eg. between the Saxons and the Danes in the Dark Ages). Its rivers provided water and power for many mills and factories, although nowadays the journey out of London seems to offer an unbroken line of light industrial estates, warehouses and retail parks. This does not exactly lift the spirits when seen from the train, but on the Herts/Essex border just before Cheshunt the view abruptly changes to the tree-lined lakes of River Lee Country Park. There are good opportunities for bird-watching in this wetland landscape of rivers and filled-in gravel pits, and several locations where orchids can be seen in late May and June. A series of sculptures are dotted around the park and the walk route goes past many of them.
This walk is covered by our Club's insurance. Our Club is registered on The British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
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The Hertfordshire Way: Broxbourne to Ware 12 May 2020
A 9 mile or so section of the Hertfordshire Way long distance footpath between Broxbourne and Ware via Stanstead Abbotts. The walk follows towpaths along the New River and the River Lea Navigation as well as some normal country footpaths- the latter offering some superlative views. Unfortunately, because of a closure of the towpath along the New River, I had to make a diversion to the River Lea Navigation much sooner than the official Hertfordshire Way does. This diversion also added considerably to the distance walked (the 9 miles quoted above does not take into account the extra mile or so walked because of the diversion). The walk took place in sunny weather on Tuesday 12 May 2020. Note that this walk is part of the alternative route of the Hertfordshire Way between Cuffley and Hertford.
Paradise Wildlife Park - Broxbourne Zoo United Kingdom
Paradise Wildlife Park is a family-run animal park located in Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, England. Previously known as Broxbourne Zoo, it was renamed Paradise Wildlife Park after it came under the management of the Sampson family in 1986.
Paradise Wildlife Park is home to over 500 animals, which include small mammals, paddock and farmyard animals, birds, primates, reptiles, and big cats. They house Siberian tigers, South African cheetahs, snow leopards, ocelot and jaguars. They also house white lions.
The hooves and humps section houses ungulate animals such as the endangered Bactrian camel, the African plains zebra, the Brazilian tapir and reindeer.
The zoo has a variety of species of farmyard animals including pygmy goats, sheep, pigs and chickens among others.
Paradise Wildlife Park is home to the largest collection of small monkeys in the UK in its natural tropical rainforest house, including over 10 species of small monkeys as well as sloths, armadillos and several other tropical creatures.
The Angkor Reptile Temple houses the largest Anaconda in the UK named Optimus Prime. The zoo also has over 35 different species of snakes, lizards, spiders, alligators, bugs and beetles.
The section contains macaws, owls, eagles and lorikeets.
Houses a collection of small mammals including meerkats, red pandas, otter and wallabies.
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Cheshunt Marriott Hotel - Hotel Overview - 4-Star Hotel in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
Hotel details:
Enjoy the best of both worlds at the 4-star Cheshunt Marriott Hotel. We welcome you with a tranquil location in rural Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, yet we are adjacent to the M25 motorway and the fast train, allowing easy access to central London. Relax and unwind in our spacious and contemporary accommodation, boasting plush pillowtop bedding, well-lit workspaces and coffee and tea service. Many of our hotel rooms offer views of the garden. Stay connected with high-speed internet access or maintain your fitness in our on-site gym. Cast Iron Bar & Grill, our hotel restaurant, serves light bites, hearty meals and an excellent Sunday lunch, as well as cocktails and a delicious afternoon tea. If you're planning a meeting in Broxbourne, you'll be delighted with our versatile function rooms, offering natural light and modern facilities. Our convenient location in Hertfordshire places you near Enfield, Paradise Wildlife Park, Hatfield House and more. Enjoy a 4-star experience with us here at Cheshunt Marriott Hotel.
Additional Info:
Off the A10, this unassuming hotel lies 3 miles from Paradise Wildlife Park and 3.8 miles from Lee Valley White Water Centre.
The modern rooms and suites feature Wi-Fi (fee), flat-screen TVs and work space. They also come with tea and coffeemaking facilities and 24-hour room service, while upgraded rooms have views out onto a landscaped courtyard. Suites add separate living areas.
Amenities include a restaurant, bar and lounge, plus meeting space. There's also a fitness centre and a whirlpool tub.
Address: Halfhide Ln, Broxbourne EN10 6NG, UK
Phone: +44 1992 451245
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UK holiday destinations: 13 of the best places for a staycation in 2021
UK holiday destinations: 13 of the best places for a staycation in 2021
With ongoing uncertainty around holidays abroad, 2021 is a great year for a staycation and now is the perfect time to plan a visit to the best UK holiday destinations.
When it comes to escaping the daily grind, UK holiday destinations offer incredible sites you just won't find abroad. From our amazing railways taking in breathtaking countryside to our quaint villages and historic cities, there's so much to explore right here at home.
1. Isles of Scilly
2. Scottish Highlands
3. Isle of Wight
4. Cotswolds
5. Northamptonshire
6. Hebrides
7. Peak District
8. Norfolk
9. Sussex
10. North Wales
11. Belfast
12. Kent
13. Jurassic Coast
The Lea Valley Walk: Hertford to Broxbourne 4 May 2018
An 8.25 mile walk along the Lea Valley Walk long distance footpath between Hertford and Broxbourne via Ware, Stanstead Abbotts, and Rye House. Some lovely riverside views on this walk which took place in gloriously sunny weather on Friday 4 May 2018.
Uncover the TOP 10 PEAK DISTRICT DESTINATIONS - You Won't Believe What's in Store!
A compilation of aerial footage of the Peak District. I've put this film together from footage filmed over the last year. Some of the shots are from just outside the Peak District but are worthy of including in this film.
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The Lea Valley Walk: Broxbourne to Waltham Abbey 18 June 2018
A short 4 mile stretch of the Lea Valley Walk long distance footpath between Broxbourne and Waltham Abbey on the Lea navigation. Some glorious riverside views enhanced by the fantastic sunny weather. The walk took place on Monday 18 June 2018.
Greater Anglia's top destinations - outside London in 2019
Greater Anglia's top leisure destinations in 2019, outside of London, were Norwich, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich. What's your favourite destination on our network?
The Woodman Broxbourne Hertfordshire
The Woodman might be one of the many attractions drawing you to look for your dream property in Broxbourne Hertfordshire. You may know the area well of you may still be weighing up your options and pros and cons of the various locals. If you need any assistance then please don't hesitate to ask