English Heritage sites near Flamstead Parish
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
5 miles from Flamstead Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
6 miles from Flamstead Parish
Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
6 miles from Flamstead Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
WREST PARK
13 miles from Flamstead Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
13 miles from Flamstead Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
15 miles from Flamstead Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
Churches in Flamstead Parish
St Leonard
Pubs in Flamstead Parish
Holiday Inn
Part of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels
Rose & Crown
Trowley Bottom near Flamstead, Trowley Bottom, AL3 8DP
(01582) 840564
Spotted Dog
8 High Street, Flamstead, AL3 8BS
(01582) 841004
thespotteddog.co.uk/
Three Blackbirds
An old oak-beamed hostelry backing on to the churchyard at the highest part of the village. There are two main drinking areas separated by a fireplace and a restaurant area also used for drinking between meals. Beware of the dartboard when...
Waggon & Horses
Waggon & Horses, Flamstead