Batford is a Town in the county of Hertfordshire.

Batford postcode: AL5 5BA

Retail in Batford

There are great places to visit near Batford including some great cities, villages, lakes, parks, hiking areas, towns, geological features, woodlands, nature reserves, waterfalls, historic buildings, gardens, country parks, ruins and shopping centres.

Batford's best nearby cities can be found at Letchworth, and St Albans.

Villages to visit near Batford include Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.

Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake are some of Batford best lakes to visit near Batford.

There are a number of parks near Batford including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.

Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve are some of Batford best hiking areas to visit near Batford.

There are a several good towns in the Batford area like Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.

There are a number of geological features near to Batford including Hill End Chalk Pit.

Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest are great places to visit near Batford if you like woodlands.

Nature Reserves to visit near Batford include Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.

Waterfalls to visit near Batford include Oughtonhead Waterfall.

The area around Batford features a number of interesting historic buildings including Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.

Gardens to visit near Batford include Hitchin Lavender.

Don't miss Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park's country parks if visiting the area around Batford.

Wimpole Ruins is a great place to visit close to Batford if you like ruins.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Batford including atria Watford.

Batford History

There are some historic monuments around Batford:

• Rothamsted Romano-British cemetery
• Minsden Chapel
• The Clock Tower
• Batch Wood, moated manorial site
• Strip lynchets on Stopsley Common
• The Benedictine Priory of St Mary (Sopwell Priory) and the post-medieval mansions known as Sopwell House or Lee Hall
• Bacon's House, Gorhambury
• Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement
• Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city
• Verulamium, The Fosse
• Wheathampstead earthwork incorporating Devils Dyke and the Slad
• The Aubreys camp
• Verulamium, site of
• Romano-Celtic temple complex at Wood Lane End, 280m SW of Woodwells Farm
• Bridge at Hoo Park
• Verulamium, Bacons Mount
• The Pondyards, Gorhambury
• Devils Ditch
• Someries Castle: a medieval magnate's residence and formal garden remains
• St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
• Dray's Ditches
• Iron Age territorial boundary known as Beech Bottom Dyke
• St Albans Abbey Gatehouse