Knebworth House and Country

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton ‐ author of the words The pen is mightier than the sword ‐ this beautiful gothic mansion is situated 29 miles north…
Distance: 8.2 miles away

Wimpole Hall

The 2500 acre 1012ha Wimpole Estate, situated eight miles south west of Cambridge, offers visitors the chance to visit: a house built mainly in the 18th Century; landscaped park; gardens and Home Farm. First built in 1643 and much altered by subsequent owners, Wimpole has developed into…
Distance: 12.4 miles away

Houghton House

This 17th‐century mansion was reputedly the inspiration for House Beautiful in Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Today, its remains still contain elements that justify the description, including work attributed to Inigo Jones. .…
Distance: 12.2 miles away

Old Warden Park

The shuttleworth Collection home of the 'Edwardian Flying Machines' The Shuttleworth Collection ‐ a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight.The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting, actually on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars. The Collection…
Distance: 8.2 miles away

Shaws Corner

Shaw's Corner is the former home to famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw for over 40 years.Bernard Shaw lived in this Edwardian Arts & Crafts‐influenced house from 1906 until his death in 1950. The rooms remain much as he left them, with many literary and personal effects evoking…
Distance: 11 miles away

Shephalbury Park

Shephalbury Park ‐ Amusement Park in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Contact venue on telephone number 01438353389 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractionsrides available at this park.…
Distance: 7.1 miles away

Wrest Park House &

This is one of the most magnificent gardens in England, but one of the least well known. Unlike 'Capability' Brown's natural landscape styling, favoured during the late 18th century, Wrest Park's formal gardens provide a fascinating history of gardening styles, laid out over 150 years and inspired…
Distance: 8.7 miles away

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