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The Old Rectory

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Parrot's-feather, Wood Anemone, Red Dead-nettle +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Parrot's-feather, Wood Anemone, Red Dead-nettle +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km

Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beyond Hartham CommonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Mary Purver Waypublic footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface concretePath type: footway
Mary Purver Waypublic footpath · 136 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Mayflower Closepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route550 m
Named routeRef 61Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 61Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 61Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cole Green Waybridleway · 35 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface gravelIncline upPath type: bridleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 825 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 825 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 523 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 523 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

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