Broxbourne Woods

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Broxbourne Woods are a 239.1 hectare National Nature Reserve west of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. The site is Hertfordshire's only National Nature Reserve, and is also a Special Area of Conservation. It covers Hoddesdonpark Wood, Wormley Wood, Broxbourne Wood and Bencroft Wood. Bencroft and Broxbourne are owned by Hertfordshire County Council, and Hoddesdonpark and Wormley Woods by the Woodland Trust. They are all in Sites of Special Scientific Interest; Wormley Wood and Bencroft Wood form almost all of Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South, and Hoddesdonpark Wood and Broxbourne Wood are part of Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood North. ()

Elevation: 335 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°44'33"N, 0°4'55"W

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Broxbourne Woods – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cheshunt Park, All Saints' Church, The White Horse, Hoddesdon Cemetery.

2.3 miSE
Golf
Cheshunt Park, Cheshunt
59 min walk • Cheshunt Park is a 40 hectare public park and Local Nature Reserve in Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Broxbourne Borough Council. The history of the park goes back to Roman times and was crossed by Ermine Street. It was originally the park of Cheshunt Great House.
3.6 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints' Church, Hertford
93 min walk • All Saints' Church is in Queens Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hertford and Ware, the archdeaconry of Hertford, and the diocese of St Albans.
3.6 miN
Nightlife
The White Horse, Hertford
92 min walk • The White Horse is a public house on the south side of Castle Street, Hertford. England. The pub occupies numbers 31 and 33 Castle Street, two of a group of three grade II listed houses that also includes number 35. The timber-framed buildings date from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries with later additions.
3.5 miNE
Cemetery
Hoddesdon Cemetery, Hoddesdon
89 min walk • Hoddesdon Cemetery is the burial ground for the town of Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire in the UK and is owned and maintained by the Borough of Broxbourne.
1.2 miE
Exotic wildlife and animal experience park
Paradise Wildlife Park
31 min walk • Paradise Wildlife Park is a family-run wildlife park and charity located in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. Previously known as Broxbourne Zoo, it was renamed Paradise Wildlife Park after it came under the management of Peter & Grace Sampson family in 1984.
0.7 miNW
51°45'4"N • 0°5'28"W
Brickendon Grange Golf Club, Hertford
19 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.3 miN
City hall
County Hall, Hertford
86 min walk • The County Hall is a municipal building complex in Pegs Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire. The building, which is the headquarters of Hertfordshire County Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.9 miE
Watermill
Broxbourne Mill, Hoddesdon
74 min walk • Broxbourne Mill is located at the Old Mill and Meadows Site Lee Valley Park, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.
2.3 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Bayfordbury Observatory
59 min walk • Bayfordbury Observatory is the University of Hertfordshire's astronomical and atmospheric physics remote sensing observatory, and one of the largest teaching observatories in the UK.
3.9 miN
Nightlife
McMullen's Brewery, Hertford
99 min walk • McMullen's, known locally as Mac's, is a regional brewery founded in 1827 in Hertford, England. The brewery expanded during the second half of the 19th century by purchasing other breweries and their associated pubs. In 1902 it was the second largest brewery in Hertfordshire.
2.9 miE
Church
St Augustine's Church, Hoddesdon
74 min walk • St Augustine's Church is an active Church in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. The church stands opposite the New River.