The Cloisters, Letchworth Garden City

Name: The Cloisters
Address: Barrington Rd, Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Letchworth Garden City

Reportedly haunted

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The Cloisters in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire in the UK was built in 1905 as an open-air school dedicated to Psychology and where students were taught skills from the Arts and Crafts movement. After a period of neglect during World War II The Cloisters became the North Hertfordshire Masonic Centre in 1951. ()

Coordinates: 51°58'5"N, 0°13'29"W

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Barrington RdLetchworth Garden City United Kingdom

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The Cloisters – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Howgills, Letchworth Town Hall, Church of All Saints, St Hugh.

~1740 ftN
Church
Howgills, Letchworth Garden City
9 min walk • Howgills in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, is a Grade II listed building on the Register of Historic England in use as a Meeting House for the Society of Friends.
0.6 miN
City hall
Letchworth Town Hall, Letchworth Garden City
17 min walk • Letchworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Broadway, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Letchworth Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.5 miSE
Church, Restaurant
Church of All Saints, Letchworth Garden City
14 min walk • The Church of All Saints is the Anglican parish church for the village of Willian in Hertfordshire. The benefice is united with St Paul's church in nearby Letchworth, although each church has its own parish. It is in the Diocese of St Albans. The church has been a Grade II* listed building since 1954.
0.6 miN
Church
St Hugh, Letchworth Garden City
16 min walk • The Church of St Hugh of Lincoln in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, is a Roman Catholic church founded by the scholar and priest Adrian Fortescue. The first church was consecrated in 1908 and was dedicated to St Hugh of Lincoln while the modern church which replaced it was built in 1963. It comes under the Diocese of Westminster.
1.2 miN
Park
Norton Common, Letchworth Garden City
31 min walk • Norton Common is a 25.7-hectare park and Local Nature Reserve in the centre of Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by North Hertfordshire District Council, and the declaring authority is Hertfordshire County Council.
0.6 miN
51°58'35"N • 0°13'24"W
The International Garden Cities Exhibition, Letchworth Garden City
16 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~1950 ftSW
Church
Church of St Mary, Letchworth Garden City
10 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Letchworth in Hertfordshire. A church appears to have been on the site since before the Norman Conquest. The current church was built in the late 12th century and is Grade II listed. It comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
0.6 miNE
Church
Church of St Paul, Letchworth Garden City
16 min walk • The Church of St Paul in Letchworth in Hertfordshire is the Anglican parish church for the Letchworth Gate area of the town at the top of Pixmore Way. Dating from 1923, with later extensions, it is a 'daughter church' of the nearby Church of All Saints in Willian and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Wilbury Hill Camp, Letchworth Garden City
34 min walk • Wilbury Hill Camp is a late Bronze Age hill fort west of Letchworth in Hertfordshire. It and Arbury Banks near Ashwell are two of a line of six similar hill forts along the northern Chilterns. It is a scheduled ancient monument.
1.3 miNW
Cemetery
Letchworth Cemetery, Letchworth Garden City
34 min walk • Letchworth Cemetery was the first burial ground for Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire. Letchworth's first cemetery and bordered by Icknield Way and Wilbury Hills Road, the cemetery is now closed for new burials but can be used if graves are being reopened and for prepurchased plots.
0.8 miN
51°58'48"N • 0°13'34"W
Wynd Gallery Artists, Letchworth Garden City
22 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Cloisters?

Nearby attractions include Howgills, Letchworth Garden City (9 min walk), Church of St Mary, Letchworth Garden City (10 min walk), Church of All Saints, Letchworth Garden City (14 min walk), The International Garden Cities Exhibition, Letchworth Garden City (16 min walk).

How to get to The Cloisters by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Cloisters:

Train

Letchworth Garden City (23 min walk)