Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin

Name: Oughtonhead Common
Address: Oughtonhead Common, Hitchin, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Hitchin

Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

Oughton Nature Reserve in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The 6.2-hectare site on the north bank of the River Oughton is not publicly accessible, but it can be viewed across the river from Oughtonhead Common. ()

Elevation: 207 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°57'30"N, 0°18'3"W

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Oughtonhead CommonHitchin United Kingdom

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Oughtonhead Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Mary's Church, Church of St Katharine, British Schools Museum, Hitchin Priory.

1.2 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Hitchin
32 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. St Mary's Church is the largest parish church in Hertfordshire, and is remarkably large for a town of the size of Hitchin—this has been cited as evidence of how Hitchin prospered from the wool trade.
1.2 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of St Katharine
32 min walk • The Church of St Katharine of Alexandria is the Church of England parish church for Ickleford in Hertfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
1.3 miSE
Children's museum, History museum, Museum
British Schools Museum, Hitchin
35 min walk • The British Schools Museum is an educational museum based in original Edwardian and Victorian school buildings in Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The museum complex is made up of Grade II listed school buildings housing infants, girls and boys schools with houses for Master and Mistress.
1.3 miSE
Monastery
Hitchin Priory, Hitchin
34 min walk • Hitchin Priory in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is today a hotel built in about 1700 on the site of a Carmelite friary founded in 1317, which was closed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII.
1.1 miSE
Museum
North Hertfordshire Museum, Hitchin
28 min walk • North Hertfordshire Museum, displays collections relating to local history and heritage. It is located adjacent to the refurbished Hitchin Town Hall on Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
1.1 miSE
City hall
Hitchin Town Hall, Hitchin
28 min walk • Hitchin Town Hall is a municipal structure in Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Hitchin Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin
36 min walk • The Queen Mother Theatre is a modern purpose-built theatre located on Walsworth Road in Hitchin in Hertfordshire. Named for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the theatre offers a varied programme of amateur productions.
1.5 miSE
Cemetery
Hitchin Cemetery, Hitchin
40 min walk • Hitchin Cemetery, also known as St John's Road Cemetery, is the main burial ground for the town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. The cemetery is located on Hitchin Hill, with Standhill Road running along the north-western boundary and St. John's Road along the south-eastern boundary.
0.9 miSE
Park
Butts Close, Hitchin
23 min walk • Butts Close is an 11-acre park in the town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire that used to once be a sporting ground for archery. The name refers to the archery butts that used to be on it during the Late medieval and Tudor times.
0.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Westmill, Hitchin
10 min walk • Westmill is a residential area of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. It was originally built as a council housing estate in the 1920s. There is a primary school, Oughton Junior, Infant and Nursery School. It forms part of Oughton ward for local government purposes.
0.6 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin
16 min walk • Hitchin Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1877, when Hertfordshire played Essex. Hertfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground in 1908 against Cambridgeshire.