Parks & Gardens in Hertfordshire open to the public
More information on many of these sites can be found at PGUK, Historic England and Heritage Gateway.
Public Parks
Cassiobury Park and Whippendell Woods
16th century origins but mainly Victorian now
Cedars Park, Cheshunt
Gardens and park with origins in the 16th century.
Bushey Rose Garden, Bushey
Arts and Crafts garden
Hemel Water Gardens
Restored 20th century Jellicoe designed water garden
Pishiobury Park, Sawbridgeworth
18th-century park, re-designed by Lancelot Brown
Shenley Walled Garden
Victorian walled garden within Shenley Park
Parks accessible on public footpaths
Ashridge
Near Berkhamsted – Medieval
Brocket Park
Near Lemsford – 16th century, landscaped in the 18th century.
King's Walden Park
17th century
Panshanger Park
Near Hertford – Regency
Sacombe Park
17th century parkland
Tring Park
18th century
Weston Park
Near Stevenage – medieval & 19th century
Woodhall Park
Near Watton-at-Stone – 16th century and 18th-century landscape park
Youngsbury
Near High Cross – 18th century landscape park improved by Capability Brown
‘Lost gardens’ accessible from public footpaths
Danesbury
Impressive example of Pulhamite rockwork in open space belonging to Welwyn-Hatfield District Council
Gobions
In Gobions Wood at Brookmans Park – earthwork remains of famous 18th-century gardens designed by Charles Bridgeman
Roxford
Grotto Wood south of Hertingfordbury – earthwork remains of 18th-century gardens
Theobalds Park
Footpath crosses what survives of a large 100m x 100m square pond forming an important feature in the former park south of James I’s Theobalds Palace in the early 17th century
Private but open to the public on payment of entrance fee
Ashridge
A range of gardens dating from the 18th century, Regency and 19th century.
Benington Lordship
Victorian and 20th century gardens set within the bailey of a medieval fortification
Hatfield House
Gardens dating from the 17th century, Victorian period and 20th century
Knebworth House
Victorian and Arts & Crafts gardens. The park was created in the 17th century
Letchworth First Garden Museum
Arts & Crafts garden.
Scotts Grotto, Ware
18th century grotto and summerhouse.
National Garden Scheme
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