New River Path

#2452 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. The path is waymarked and all signs display the words "New River Path" on a green background. ()

Length: 28 miSeason: All yearCoordinates: 51°48'25"N, 0°3'28"W

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EnglandUnited Kingdom

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New River Path – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hertford Museum, All Saints' Church, The White Horse, St Mary's Church.

1.1 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Hertford Museum, Hertford
28 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.
1.1 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints' Church, Hertford
29 min walk • All Saints' Church is in Queens Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hertford and Ware, the archdeaconry of Hertford, and the diocese of St Albans.
1.3 miSW
Nightlife
The White Horse, Hertford
33 min walk • The White Horse is a public house on the south side of Castle Street, Hertford. England. The pub occupies numbers 31 and 33 Castle Street, two of a group of three grade II listed houses that also includes number 35. The timber-framed buildings date from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries with later additions.
1.1 miE
Church
St Mary's Church, Ware
29 min walk • St Mary's Church is a grade I listed parish church in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
0.9 miSW
Park
Hartham Common, Hertford
24 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.
~1900 ftE
Bridge
Kingsmead Viaduct, Ware
10 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.
1.5 miSW
City hall
County Hall, Hertford
39 min walk • The County Hall is a municipal building complex in Pegs Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire. The building, which is the headquarters of Hertfordshire County Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Historical place
Scott's Grotto, Ware
27 min walk • Scott's Grotto in Ware, Hertfordshire is a Grade I listed building and with six chambers the most extensive shell grotto in the United Kingdom. "It is, although on a small scale, far more complex than Alexander Pope's at Twickenham.
1.1 miSW
Nightlife
McMullen's Brewery, Hertford
29 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.
1 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of Saint Leonard, Hertford
25 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.
0.7 miSW
Sailing, Marina
Hertford Basin, Hertford
19 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.