Wheathampstead is a Village in the county of Hertfordshire.

Retail in Wheathampstead

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

Letchworth, and St Albans are some of Wheathampstead best cities to visit near Wheathampstead.

The area around Wheathampstead features a number of interesting villages including Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon.

The area around Wheathampstead features a number of interesting lakes including Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.

There are a several good parks in the Wheathampstead area like Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.

There are a number of hiking areas near Wheathampstead including Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.

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

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

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

Don't miss Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common's nature reserves if visiting the area around Wheathampstead.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Wheathampstead like Oughtonhead Waterfall.

Historic Buildings to visit near Wheathampstead include Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, Hatfield House, and Rye House Gatehouse.

The area close to Wheathampstead boasts some of the best gardens including Hitchin Lavender.

Wheathampstead has some unmissable country parks nearby like Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.

Wimpole Ruins is one of Wheathampstead's best, nearby ruins to visit in Wheathampstead.

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

Don't miss Planet Ice Hemel Hempstead's attractions if visiting the area around Wheathampstead.

Wheathampstead History

There are some historic monuments around Wheathampstead:

• Someries Castle: a medieval magnate's residence and formal garden remains
• The Six Hills Roman barrows
• Roman barrow and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Graffridge Wood, 250m east of Wintergreen Cottages
• Dicket Mead Roman villa
• Verulamium, site of
• Wheathampstead earthwork incorporating Devils Dyke and the Slad
• The Benedictine Priory of St Mary (Sopwell Priory) and the post-medieval mansions known as Sopwell House or Lee Hall
• Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement
• Verulamium, The Fosse
• St Albans Abbey Gatehouse
• Rothamsted Romano-British cemetery
• Bell barrow in Graffridge Wood, 400m south east of Keepers Cottage
• St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
• The Pondyards, Gorhambury
• Devils Ditch
• Batch Wood, moated manorial site
• Colney Chapel moated site
• Minsden Chapel
• Iron Age territorial boundary known as Beech Bottom Dyke
• Bridge at Hoo Park
• The Clock Tower
• Bacon's House, Gorhambury
• Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city
• Verulamium, Bacons Mount
• Lockleys Roman villa