Watton-at-Stone

#7164 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Watton-at-Stone is a village in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated midway between the towns of Stevenage and Hertford in the valley of the River Beane. The 2011 census showed a population of 2,272 living in 946 households. Watton-at-Stone is also a civil parish in East Hertfordshire District Council. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°51'25"N, 0°6'37"W

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Watton-at-Stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hertford Museum, Benington Castle, Hartham Common, Kingsmead Viaduct.

4.3 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Hertford Museum, Hertford
111 min walk • Hertford Museum is a local museum in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. The museum first opened in 1903 and is located in a 17th-century town house with a Jacobean-style knot garden. The galleries on the ground floor present the early history of the museum. Objects include exotic animals, fossils, and Japanese armour.
2.7 miN
Forts and castles
Benington Castle, Stevenage
70 min walk • Benington Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Benington, near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England at grid reference TL296236. It has been protected since 1936 as a scheduled monument. A motte-and-bailey castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century, founded by Peter de Valognes.
4.1 miS
Park
Hartham Common, Hertford
105 min walk • Hartham Common is a park in the county of Hertfordshire in the East of England. It is located between the town centre of the county town of Hertford and the elevated suburb of Bengeo.
4.3 miSE
Bridge
Kingsmead Viaduct, Ware
111 min walk • The Kingsmead Viaduct or Kings Meads Viaduct is a raised dual-carriageway viaduct of the A10 road on the eastern outskirts of Ware, Hertfordshire, England. It carries the A10 over the River Lea, the New River and the Hertford East branch line.
4.1 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
New River Path
105 min walk • The New River Path is a long-distance footpath which follows the course of the 17th-century aqueduct, the New River, for 28 miles from its source in Hertfordshire to its original end in Islington, London.
4.2 miS
Nightlife
McMullen's Brewery, Hertford
108 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.
3.8 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of Saint Leonard, Hertford
97 min walk • The Church of Saint Leonard is a Norman church in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England. Located on the hillside overlooking the shared Beane and Lea valley, the Grade I Listed church dates from about 1120, and is the oldest building in Hertford.
3.1 miW
Church
St Martin's Church, Knebworth
80 min walk • St Martin's Church is an active Anglican church in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England. The building, which is designated grade II*, was designed by Edwin Lutyens in an Italianate style. It is constructed in brick. The plastered interior features limited use of Portland stone.
2.8 miS
Park
Waterford Heath
72 min walk • Waterford Heath is a 35.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Waterford in Hertfordshire, England. It is owned by Lafarge Tarmac and managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust together with East Hertfordshire District Council and Lafarge.
4.1 miSE
Sailing, Marina
Hertford Basin, Hertford
105 min walk • Hertford Basin is the first canal basin located on the River Lee Navigation in Hertford, England. It is situated next to Hartham Common, and Hertford Weir.
4.4 miS
Georgian architecture
Shire Hall, Hertford
113 min walk • The Shire Hall is a municipal building in Fore Street, Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. The building, which currently serves as a Magistrates' Court, is a Grade I listed building.