Amwell House, a Grade II listed building, was once the home of the Quaker poet John Scott who built the impressive Scott’s Grotto in the grounds. The house has a blue plaque and features a beautiful painted window depicting a...

Hertford Museum is based within a town house dating from around 1610 in the heart of the town. The museum has been open to the public for around a 100 years and was started by the Andrews brothers. The museum...

Scott's Grotto is a Grade I listed building constructed by the Quaker poet John Scott in the 1760s. You will need to bring a torch to explore the subterranean passages and 6 chambers. These are decorated with flint, glass and...

The Maltmaker is the result of a £30,000 project to commemorate the malting industry in and around Ware. The 7 1/2 foot bronze statue of a malting worker with his cat was sculpted by Jill Tweed. It was unveiled in...

The former village church of Thundridge, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was partially demolished in 1853. Now only the tower remains with a fine example of Norman moulding on the semi-circular arch that connected the tower to the nave. This...

These eighteenth Century gazebos are situated at the bottom of the former coaching inns' gardens. The gazebos line the bank of the River Lee which was an important trading route for transportation of goods such as malt into London. They...

Ware Museum was founded in 1986 and extended in 2002 with access for the disabled. The museum has an extensive archaeological collection, most of which is Roman as Ware used to be a Roman town. The museum is constructing a...

Ware Priory is a grade I listed building which began as a 14th Century Benedictine friary. The priory experienced the dissolution by Henry VIII and was acquired by Thomas Byrche around the 1550s and turned into a private house. During...

Amwell Quarry Nature Reserve is an important wetland site in part of the Lee Valley Special Protection Area. This popular birdwatching site is a former gravel pit, now flooded, and there are regular sightings of bitterns, smews and shovelers here....

Broxbourne Mill was renovated by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority in 1977 after being destroyed by fire in 1949. Prior to that the mill had stood here for over 900 years and was the only local mill to be...

This five mile trail runs between Great Amwell and Hertford, and comprises of 31 sculptures that can be found along the way. These bronze cast figures standing approximately 30cm tall were created by a class of 7 and 8 year...

The East Herts Miniature Railway Society is based at the Van Hage Garden Centre in Great Amwell. The railway is a 7 1/4 inch gauge and runs as a circular track from the Great Amwell station through a tunnel. There...

Emma's Well is situated at grid reference in the village of Great Amwell which is said to be named after the well. The spring used to be one of the sources of the neighbouring New River. At the entrance to...

Hertford Castle, a Grade I listed building, started off in the Norman period as a motte and bailey castle and spread in time to become a royal fortress. The castle was beseiged in 1216 by Louis, Dauphin of France and...

The Hertfordshire Archives go back many centuries and are filled with extraordinary pieces of literature, texts, documents and photographs that chart the county and its history. The archives are open to the public and are of particular interest to...

Lowewood Museum is housed in a listed Georgian building that dates from the mid 1750s. The impressive collection allows visitors to discover the fascinating story of the local area through displays relating to geology, social history, photographs of the...

Rye Meads Nature Reserve is owned and operated by the RSPB and is in the heart of the Lea Valley. The reserve is home to a large array of native and migrating birds that thrive in the unspoilt marchlands...

St John the Baptist Church sits overlooking the New River. It has some Romanesque windows which date the church to the Norman times. There also many 15th Century features such as the striking tower and the piscina. The church is...