Old Gorhambury House, St Albans

Name: Old Gorhambury House
Address: St Albans, United Kingdom

#25 among attractions in St Albans

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Old Gorhambury House located near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, is a ruined Elizabethan mansion, a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. It was built in 1563–68 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper, and was visited a number of times by Queen Elizabeth. It is a Grade I listed building. ()

Coordinates: 51°45'25"N, 0°23'36"W

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Old Gorhambury House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Boot, St Albans Cathedral, Batchwood Hall, Clock Tower.

2.3 miE
Nightlife
The Boot, St Albans
59 min walk • The Boot is a public house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Located in the centre of the city, it is near the site of the First Battle of St Albans. According to St Albans Ghost Lore, it was known as the Old Wellington pub formerly the Blue Boar.
2.2 miE
Prominent building in contrasting styles
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
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1.9 miE
Golf
Batchwood Hall, St Albans
49 min walk • Batchwood Hall is a manor house in St Albans...
2.3 miE
Tower, Observation decks and towers
Clock Tower, St Albans
59 min walk • The Clock Tower is a Grade I listed belfry in St Albans, England which was constructed between 1403 and 1412, believed to have been completed in 1405. It has been claimed to be the only remaining medieval town belfry in England.
1.7 miE
Park
Verulamium Park, St Albans
45 min walk • Verulamium Park is a park in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Set in over 100 acres of parkland, Verulamium Park was purchased from the Earl of Verulam in 1929 by the then City Corporation.
2.1 miE
Nightlife
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, St Albans
53 min walk • Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is a public house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest in England, claiming to have been in business since 793 AD. The pub was once recognized as the oldest in England by the Guinness World Records, but this title was rested in 2000.
1.5 miE
Town, Museum
Verulamium, St Albans
39 min walk • Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. A large portion of the Roman city remains unexcavated, being now park and agricultural land, though much has been built upon. The ancient Watling Street passed through the city.
2 miN
History museum, Historical place, Museum
Redbournbury Mill, Redbourn
51 min walk • Redbournbury Mill, is a Grade II* listed flour mill in Redbournbury, Hertfordshire, England, which is thought to have been first built in the early 11th Century. Having operated as a watermill on the River Ver, the mill is now powered by a diesel engine.
2.2 miSE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Royal National Rose Society Gardens, St Albans
58 min walk • The Royal National Rose Society Gardens, also known as The Gardens of The Rose, were the gardens and headquarters of The Royal National Rose Society at Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St Albans, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
1.6 miE
Church
St Michael's Church, St Albans
42 min walk • St Michael's Church is a Church of England parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Much of the building is late 10th or early 11th century, making it the most significant surviving Anglo-Saxon building in the county. It is located near the centre of Roman Verulamium to the west of the modern city.
2.2 miSE
Church, Cemetery
St. Stephen's Church, St Albans
56 min walk • St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the south of the town centre, at the top of St Stephen's Hill. It is a Grade II* listed building.