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Hertfordshire - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
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Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
We know that not all the
properties in Hertfordshire are listed.
Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
here.
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Shaw's Corner
Ayot St. Lawrence, nr Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6
9BX
Tel/Fax: 01438 820307
E-mail:
shawscorner@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Home of famous Irish
playwright George Bernard Shaw.
George Bernard Shaw lived in this Edwardian
Arts & Crafts-influenced house from 1906 until
his death in 1950.
The rooms remain much as he left them, with
many literary and personal effects evoking the
individuality and genius of this great
dramatist.
The kitchen and outbuildings are evocative of
early 20th-century domestic life.
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Shaw's Corner Hertfordshire -
Photo:
Vernon Dunhill
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Shaw’s writing hut is
hidden at the bottom of the garden, which has
richly planted borders and views over the
Hertfordshire countryside.
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Cromer Windmill
Cromer, Hertfordshire, SG2 7QE
Tel: 01279 849901
E-mail:
enquiries@beamsltd.co.uk
Web:
www.hbpt.co.uk
Hertfordshire’s sole surviving windmill, dating
back to 1681, is a grade 2 listed building.
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Hertford Castle
Hertford Town Council, The Castle, Hertford,
Hertfordshire, SG14 1HR
Tel: 01992 552885 Fax:
01992 505876
E-mail:
town.clerk@hertford.gov.uk
Web:
www.neton8.co.uk
Built on the site of a Norman Castle and
surrounded by the 12thC flint and stone curtain
wall, Hertford Castle, a grade 1 listed
building, is at present, the offices of the town
council. Tours can be arranged and rooms are
available to hire.
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The Roman Theatre of
Verulamium
Bluehouse Hill, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3
6AE
Tel: 01727 835035
E-mail:
stalbans@struttandparker.co.uk
Web:
www.romantheatre.co.uk
The ruins of a unique Roman Theatre, built with
a stage rather than the usual amphitheatre, in
approximately 140AD. The ruins of the
theatre were originally unearthed in 1847.
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Cathedral and Abbey Church
of St. Alban
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1BY
Tel: 01727 860780 Fax:
01727 850944
E-mail:
mail@stalbanscathedral.org.uk
Web:
www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk
Open from 8.00am to 5.45pm, all year round, the
church was built from recycled Roman brick
between 1077 - 1115 on the execution site of
Alban, Britain's first martyr.
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Tring: The Town the
Rothschilds (Re)Built
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This charming
Hertfordshire parish has been listed as a
market town since 1315, although Tring Manor
was first recorded almost one thousand years
ago, in the Domesday Survey of 1086.
Just over thirty miles North of London, Tring
is nestled within a fold of the glorious
Chiltern Hills, where the ancient Icknield way
crosses paths with the Roman road Akeman
Street.
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Church & War Memorial Tring -
Photo:
Dave Skinner
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Hatfield House & Gardens
The House Office, Hatfield House, Hatfield,
Hertfordshire, AL9 5NQ
Tel: 01707 287010 Fax:
01707 287033
E-mail:
c.langan@hatfield-house.co.uk
Web:
www.hatfield-house.co.uk
Built between 1607 and 1611 by Robert Cecil, the
1st Earl of Salisbury, today the house is the
Hertfordshire home of the 7th Marquess of
Salisbury. The Jacobean House, Park and Garden
opens to the public between Easter and the end
of September.
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Knebworth House, Park and
Gardens
The Estate Office, Knebworth House, Knebworth,
Hertfordshire, SG3 6PY
Tel: 01438 812661 Fax:
01438 811908
E-mail:
info@knebworthhouse.com
Web:
www.knebworthhouse.com
The famous gothic mansion, home of the Lytton
family since 1490 and venue for rock concerts in
recent years. Attractions include the
gardens, complete with Maze, Dinosaur Trail,
Indian Raj Exhibition, Adventure Playground,
Miniature Railway, Gift Shops and Garden Terrace
Tea Room.
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The Gardens of The Rose
The Royal National Rose Society, Chiswell Green,
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NR
Tel: 01727 850 461 Fax:
01727 850360
E-mail:
mail@rnrs.org.uk
Web:
www.rnrs.org
The new Gardens of the Rose, run by the Royal
National Rose Society is currently being
redeveloped and will open to the general public
in the summer of 2007. Garden highlights
include: the history of the rose, styles of
planting, small model gardens - inspiration for
growing roses in small spaces. The newly
replanted Queen Mother garden.
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