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Hemel Water Gardens

3 ha

📷 Chris Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Dogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.75081, -0.47430

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Hemel Cafe and Restaurant — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Trailing Bellflower, Hemlock +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Trailing Bellflower, Hemlock +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ver Valley Walk 3Walking route

The Winterbourne Walk

Named routeRef Ver3Local walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route758 m
Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hemel Hempstead: River Gade and Water Gardens

📷 Chris Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hemel Hempstead: River Gade and Water Gardens

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gadebridge ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Warners End ValleyUrban park1.7 km→🌱Water GardensUrban park0 m→🌱Flower GardenUrban park100 m→🌱Gadebridge ParkUrban park800 m→🌱The Charter GardensUrban park800 m→

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