Devil's Dyke, Wheathampstead

Name: Devil's Dyke
Address: Wheathampstead, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Wheathampstead

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Devil's Dyke is the remains of a prehistoric defensive ditch which lies at the east side of the village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is protected as a Scheduled Monument. It is generally agreed to have been part of the defences of an Iron Age settlement belonging to the Catuvellauni tribe of Ancient Britain. It has possible associations with Julius Caesar's second invasion of Britain ()

Coordinates: 51°48'24"N, 0°17'7"W

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Wheathampstead United Kingdom

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Devil's Dyke – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brocket Hall, The Brocket Arms, Shaw's Corner, Stanborough Park.

1.7 miE
Golf, Vernacular architecture
Brocket Hall, Ayot St Lawrence
44 min walk • Brocket Hall is a neo-classical country house set in a large park at the western side of the urban area of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England.
2.3 miN
Nightlife
The Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence
58 min walk • The Brocket Arms is a country inn in Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England. According to Historic England, the timber-framed building is probably early sixteenth century, although an earlier date has been claimed.
2.1 miN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence
55 min walk • Shaw's Corner was the primary residence of the renowned Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw; it is now a National Trust property open to the public as a writer's house museum.
3.1 miSE
Hiking trail, Park, Outdoor activities
Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City
81 min walk • Stanborough Park, also referred to as Stanborough Lakes is a 126-acre park in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The park features two lakes, which were opened more recently in 1970.
2.6 miW
Bridge
Southdown Road Skew Bridge, Harpenden
67 min walk • Southdown Road Skew Bridge is a ribbed skew arch railway bridge, which carries the Midland Main Line across Southdown Road in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
0.6 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead
15 min walk • St Helen's Church is the oldest church in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, although the date of its origins is unknown. The wooden Anglo-Saxon structure pre-dated the Norman conquest of England, but no records survive which establish the date upon which it was founded. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.1 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
78 min walk • The Barn Theatre, located in Welwyn Garden City, England is a Grade II listed, 17th-century timber-framed barn converted to a community theatre in 1931. It is owned by The Barn Theatre Trust and used by a local amateur theatre company, The Barn Theatre Club. It has two performance spaces: a main auditorium and a studio.
2.5 miNW
Park
Batford, Harpenden
64 min walk • Batford Springs is a 3.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Harpenden in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Harpenden Town Council, and most work on the site is undertaken by the Batford Springs Volunteers. The declaring authority is St Albans City Council.
2.2 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
New St Lawrence Church, Ayot St Lawrence
57 min walk • St Lawrence Church is an eighteenth-century, neoclassical church in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England. It is also known as New St Lawrence Church to distinguish it from the ruined Old St Lawrence Church.
1.9 miSW
Nightlife
The Queen's Head, St Albans
50 min walk • The Queens Head is a public house in the village of Sandridge to the north of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The timber framed building is weather-boarded. It is listed as grade II by Historic England and is dated as "C17 and earlier". The nearby medieval church and its 20th century lychgate are also listed buildings.
2.9 miE
Park
Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City
75 min walk • Sherrardspark Wood is a 74.9 hectare biological site of Special Scientific Interest in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.