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GARDENS TO FORMER AMWELL HOUSE INCLUDING SCOTT'S GROTTO AND GAZEBO

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📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.80666, -0.03347

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Coot, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Coot, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Walton Roadpublic footpath · 153 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 153 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route243 m
Named routeRef 61Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scott's Grotto, Scott's Road, SG12 (detail)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scott's Grotto, Scott's Road, SG12 (detail)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buryfield Recreation GroundUrban park700 m→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park3.5 km→🌱Wooden ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦POLES PARKHistoric site2.4 km→✦BALLS PARKHistoric site2.8 km→

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