Digswell House, Welwyn Garden City

#14 among attractions in Welwyn Garden City

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Digswell House is a Grade II listed Mansion in Hertfordshire, erected c. 1805–07 by Samuel Wyatt for the Honourable Edward Spencer Cowper, who lived there for some years. It was built in the parish of Digswell from which it takes its name, but was transferred to Welwyn Garden City in 1921. The house is now in the Knightsfield area of Welwyn Garden City. The current house was erected a little eastward of the site on which its predecessor had stood and was built as a commodious country gentleman's home, in an architectural style that can best be described as neoclassical. A portico, with four massive Ionic columns, on the south front is its most impressive external feature. ()

Coordinates: 51°49'7"N, 0°12'22"W

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Welwyn Garden City United Kingdom

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Digswell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Howard Centre, Welwyn Roman Baths, Sherrardspark Wood, Digswell Viaduct.

1.2 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Howard Centre, Welwyn Garden City
30 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.
0.7 miN
Ruins, Museum, Archaeological museum
Welwyn Roman Baths, Ayot St Lawrence
18 min walk • The Welwyn Roman Baths are a Roman ruin preserved under the A1 just north of modern-day Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The baths were a small part of the Dicket Mead villa, which was originally built in the 3rd century AD.
0.7 miSW
Park
Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City
19 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.
0.5 miE
Bridge
Digswell Viaduct, Welwyn Garden City
13 min walk • The Digswell Viaduct, also called Welwyn Viaduct, is a railway viaduct that carries the East Coast Main Line over the River Mimram in the county of Hertfordshire in England.
0.8 miSW
Park
Stanborough Reedmarsh, Welwyn Garden City
20 min walk • Stanborough Reedmarsh is a 3.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. It is owned by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
0.9 miS
51°48'20"N • 0°12'29"W
New Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City
24 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
1.4 miSE
Park
Weston Hills, Welwyn Garden City
37 min walk • Weston Hills is a 17 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Baldock in North Hertfordshire. It is owned by Hertfordshire County Council and North Hertfordshire District Council and managed by NHDC. The site has grassland, woodland and mixed scrub.
0.8 miN
Memorial
Lockleys Roman Villa, Ayot St Lawrence
22 min walk • Lockleys Roman Villa is a ruined Roman villa on the Lockleys estate near Welwyn, Hertfordshire. The site was excavated in 1937. This is one of two known villas near Welwyn, the other being Dicket Mead. The excavations uncovered five phases of a Roman farmhouse that flourished from the first to the fourth century AD.
0.8 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
The Frythe, Welwyn Garden City
21 min walk • The Frythe is a country house set in its own grounds in rural Hertfordshire, just south of the village of Welwyn, about 30 miles north of London.
1.4 miSE
Park
Wheathampstead Local Nature Reserve, Welwyn Garden City
37 min walk • Wheathampstead Local Nature Reserve is a 5.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire. It was declared an LNR by St Albans City Council in 2002, and is leased by Wheathampstead Parish Council from Hertfordshire County Council.
1.3 miNW
Park
Singlers Marsh, Ayot St Lawrence
34 min walk • Singlers Marsh is a 6.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Welwyn in Hertfordshire It is owned and managed by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. The site is bordered by the River Mimram.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Digswell House?

Nearby attractions include Digswell Viaduct, Welwyn Garden City (13 min walk), Templewood Primary School, Welwyn Garden City (16 min walk), Welwyn Roman Baths, Ayot St Lawrence (18 min walk), Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City (19 min walk).

How to get to Digswell House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Digswell House:

Bus

Digswell Road • Lines: 403 (8 min walk)
Knightsfield • Lines: 403 (12 min walk)

Train

Welwyn North (18 min walk)