Borehamwood is a Town in the county of Hertfordshire.

Borehamwood postcode: WD6 5HL

Retail in Borehamwood

There are great places to visit near Borehamwood 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.

The area around Borehamwood boasts some of the best cities including Letchworth, and St Albans.

There are a number of villages near Borehamwood including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.

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

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the Borehamwood area like Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.

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

There are a several good geological features in the area around Borehamwood like Hill End Chalk Pit.

There are a several good woodlands in the Borehamwood area like Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.

Borehamwood has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.

Oughtonhead Waterfall is one of Borehamwood's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Borehamwood.

The area around Borehamwood 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.

Hitchin Lavender is a great place to visit close to Borehamwood if you like gardens.

Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park are some of Borehamwood best country parks to visit near Borehamwood.

Borehamwood is near some unmissable ruins like Wimpole Ruins,

atria Watford is one of Borehamwood's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Borehamwood.

Borehamwood History

There are some historic monuments around Borehamwood:

• Linear earthworks in Pear Wood, W of Watling Street
• Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city
• Verulamium, site of
• Colney Chapel moated site
• The Benedictine Priory of St Mary (Sopwell Priory) and the post-medieval mansions known as Sopwell House or Lee Hall
• St Albans Abbey Gatehouse
• Penne's Place moated site, Aldenham
• Pinner deer park, Pinner Park Farm
• Manor House moated site, East End Road, Finchley
• Grim's Ditch: section extending 1500yds (1370m) NE from Oxhey Lane
• Brockley Hill Romano-British pottery and settlement
• Headstone Manor moated site
• St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
• Verulamium, The Fosse
• South Mimms motte and bailey castle
• Roman remains S of Hansteads House, Netherwyld Farm
• 18th century obelisk commemorating Cassivellaunus, at Brockley Hill, Stanmore
• The Clock Tower