Royston is a Town in the county of Hertfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Royston 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 Royston including Letchworth, and St Albans.
There are a several good villages in the Royston area like Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.
Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake are great places to visit near Royston if you like lakes.
Parks to visit near Royston include Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
The area around Royston boasts some of the best hiking areas including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield's towns if visiting the area around Royston.
Don't miss Hill End Chalk Pit's geological features if visiting the area around Royston.
Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest are great places to visit near Royston if you like woodlands.
Royston has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
There are a number of waterfalls near to Royston including Oughtonhead Waterfall.
Historic Buildings to visit near Royston include Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.
Places near Royston feature a number of interesting gardens including Hitchin Lavender.
The area around Royston boasts some of the best country parks including Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.
Wimpole Ruins is one of Royston's best, nearby ruins to visit in Royston.
Places near Royston feature a number of interesting shopping centres including atria Watford.
Royston History
There are some historic monuments around Royston:
Places to see near Royston
History of Royston
Until 1540 Royston was divided between five parishes: Barkway, Reed and Therfield in Hertfordshire and Melbourn and Kneesworth in Cambridgeshire. In that year it became a separate ecclesiastical parish, partly in each county. Ralph de Rochester founded the Augustinian priory which originated as a chapel for three canons and was later expanded to seven or more regular canons. Royston had two hospitals or free chapels, as well as the monastery. The hospital of St John and St Thomas was founded for lepers in 1224 by Richard Argentine, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire on the south side of Baldock Street.
