Heartwood Forest, St Albans

#11 among attractions in St Albans

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Heartwood Forest is a planned forest in Hertfordshire, England. The site covers 347 hectares, the largest continuous new native forest in England. ()

Coordinates: 51°47'9"N, 0°18'8"W

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St Albans United Kingdom

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Heartwood Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brocket Hall, Batchwood Hall, St Albans Museums, Southdown Road Skew Bridge.

2.6 miNE
Golf, Vernacular architecture
Brocket Hall, Ayot St Lawrence
67 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.
2.5 miSW
Golf
Batchwood Hall, St Albans
64 min walk • Batchwood Hall is a manor house in St Albans...
2.8 miSW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
St Albans Museums, St Albans
72 min walk • St Albans Museums is a collection of museums and historic buildings in the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England that is run by St Albans City and District Council. It oversees St Albans Museum + Gallery and the Verulamium Museum, and also the Hypocaust at Verulamium, St Albans' medieval Clock Tower, and the ruins of Sopwell Priory.
2.4 miNW
Bridge
Southdown Road Skew Bridge, Harpenden
63 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.
1.9 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead
48 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.
2.5 miSW
Church
St Peter's Church, St Albans
64 min walk • St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church. It is located in St Albans, England, at the northern end of the town centre.
1.7 miS
Park
The Wick Local Nature Reserve, St Albans
43 min walk • The Wick is a 3.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in St Albans in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by St Albans City Council. It is also designated a County Wildlife Site.
2.7 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Music venue
Alban Arena, St Albans
69 min walk • Alban Arena is a theatre and music venue located in St Albans, England. The venue opened in 1968 with a performance by blues singer John Mayall, and has staged concerts by bands such as Dire Straits in 1978 and Jethro Tull in 2010. Mayall returned to celebrate 40th anniversary in 2008.
1.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Devil's Dyke, Wheathampstead
42 min walk • 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.
2.8 miSW
51°44'56"N • 0°19'40"W
St Albans South Signal Box, St Albans
71 min walk • Historical place, Museum
~1640 ftS
Nightlife
The Queen's Head, St Albans
8 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.