Cole Green Way

#2100 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Cole Green Way is a rail trail which runs east-west from the eastern edge of Welwyn Garden City to Hertford in Hertfordshire. Part of National Cycle Network Route 61, and the Lea Valley Walk, it runs for more than six miles along the former Hertford, Luton & Dunstable branch line from Welwyn Garden City railway station to Hertford North railway station. ()

Length: 6 miCoordinates: 51°47'27"N, 0°10'5"W

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Cole Green Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hatfield House, Howard Centre, Stanborough Park, The Red Lion.

2.7 miSW
Ornate Jacobean mansion with gardens
Hatfield House, Hatfield
70 min walk • Hatfield House is a country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
1.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Howard Centre, Welwyn Garden City
44 min walk • The Howard Centre is a shopping centre in Welwyn Garden City. It is named after Sir Ebenezer Howard, founder of the garden city movement.
2.3 miW
Hiking trail, Park, Outdoor activities
Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City
58 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 miSW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Red Lion, Hatfield
67 min walk • The Red Lion is a grade II listed public house and former hotel on the Great North Road, Hatfield, in Hertfordshire. The building dates from the late eighteenth century with nineteenth century additions and a large 1950s rear extension.
2.7 miSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Hatfield
70 min walk • A statue of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, stands outside the gates leading to the north side of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire.
2.1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
53 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 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Mill Green Museum, Hatfield
51 min walk • Mill Green Museum is a working watermill in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The building is listed grade II* and dates from the 17th century. The local museum is in the old miller's house. Three galleries show changing displays of art and local history.
2.5 miSW
Nightlife
The Wrestlers, Hatfield
64 min walk • The Wrestlers is a public house on the Great North Road in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The Grade II listed building has an eighteenth-century chequered red brick front, but it is based on a sixteenth-century core which preserves some of its timber framing.
2.8 miSW
Nightlife
The Eight Bells, Hatfield
71 min walk • The Eight Bells is a grade II listed public house in Park Street, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The building has a timber frame from around the sixteenth century and a nineteenth-century front.
2.5 miNW
Park
Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City
64 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.
2.7 miSW
Memorial
Hatfield War Memorial, Hatfield
69 min walk • The Hatfield War Memorial is a war memorial beside the Great North Road in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. It was one of 24 war memorials in England designed by Sir Herbert Baker, that were designated as a national collection by Historic England in 2017.