Essendon is a Village in the county of Hertfordshire.

Essendon postcode: AL9 6

Retail in Essendon

There are great places to visit near Essendon 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 Essendon including Letchworth, and St Albans.

Essendon has some unmissable villages nearby like Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.

There are a several good lakes in the Essendon area like Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.

Don't miss Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common's parks if visiting the area around Essendon.

The area around Essendon boasts some of the best hiking areas including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.

Essendon's best nearby towns can be found at Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.

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

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

Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common are some of Essendon best nature reserves to visit near Essendon.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Essendon including Oughtonhead Waterfall.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Essendon area like Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.

Essendon is near some unmissable gardens like Hitchin Lavender,

There are a number of country parks near Essendon including Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.

Essendon is near some unmissable ruins like Wimpole Ruins,

atria Watford is a great place to visit close to Essendon if you like shopping centres.

Essendon History

There are some historic monuments around Essendon:

• Roman site 440yds (400m) E of Backlane Wood
• Lockleys Roman villa
• South Mimms motte and bailey castle
• Coldharbour Moat
• Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea
• Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-At-Stone
• Settlement site NE of Letty Green
• Flash Road aqueduct
• Elsyng Palace
• Linear earthwork in Perry's Grove
• Baroque garden in Grotto Wood
• Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Burnt Farm Camp
• Stocking Lane moated site
• Dicket Mead Roman villa
• Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood