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.

There are a number of cities near Batford including Letchworth, and St Albans.

The area around Batford boasts some of the best villages including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.

Lakes to visit near Batford include Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.

Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common are some of Batford best parks to visit near Batford.

Hiking Areas to visit near Batford include Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.

There are a number of towns near Batford including Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.

Places near Batford feature a number of interesting geological features including Hill End Chalk Pit.

Woodlands to visit near Batford include Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.

There are a number of nature reserves near Batford including Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.

Don't miss Oughtonhead Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Batford.

Don't miss Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House's historic buildings if visiting the area around Batford.

Batford is near some unmissable gardens like Hitchin Lavender,

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

Batford is near some unmissable ruins like Wimpole Ruins,

Don't miss atria Watford's shopping centres if visiting the area around Batford.

Batford History

There are some historic monuments around Batford:

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