Shenley is a Village in the county of Hertfordshire.

Retail in Shenley

There are great places to visit near Shenley including some great cities, villages, lakes, parks, hiking areas, towns, geological features, woodlands, nature reserves, waterfalls, historic buildings, gardens, country parks, ruins, shopping centres, attractions, castles and bluebell woods.

Letchworth, and St Albans are some of Shenley best cities to visit near Shenley.

Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, Essendon, and Great Amwell are some of Shenley best villages to visit near Shenley.

There are a number of lakes near Shenley including Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.

The area around Shenley features a number of interesting parks including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.

Shenley has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.

Don't miss Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield's towns if visiting the area around Shenley.

Geological Features to visit near Shenley include Hill End Chalk Pit.

Don't miss Hitchwood, Hatfield Forest, and Ashridge Estate's woodlands if visiting the area around Shenley.

Nature Reserves to visit near Shenley include Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.

Oughtonhead Waterfall is a great place to visit close to Shenley if you like waterfalls.

Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, Hatfield House, and Rye House Gatehouse are great places to visit near Shenley if you like historic buildings.

The area close to Shenley boasts some of the best gardens including Hitchin Lavender.

Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, Pishiobury Park, and Ashridge Estate are some of Shenley best country parks to visit near Shenley.

There are a several good ruins in the Shenley area like Wimpole Ruins, and Berkhamsted Castle.

Places near Shenley feature a number of interesting shopping centres including atria Watford.

Planet Ice Hemel Hempstead, and East Herts Miniature Railway are some of Shenley best attractions to visit near Shenley.

The area close to Shenley boasts some of the best castles including Berkhamsted Castle.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Shenley include Ashridge Estate.

Shenley History

There are some historic monuments around Shenley:

• Grim's Ditch: section extending 1500yds (1370m) NE from Oxhey Lane
• Headstone Manor moated site
• South Mimms motte and bailey castle
• Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement
• The Clock Tower
• Linear earthworks in Pear Wood, W of Watling Street
• Verulamium, site of
• The Benedictine Priory of St Mary (Sopwell Priory) and the post-medieval mansions known as Sopwell House or Lee Hall
• Roman remains S of Hansteads House, Netherwyld Farm
• St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
• Brockley Hill Romano-British pottery and settlement
• 18th century obelisk commemorating Cassivellaunus, at Brockley Hill, Stanmore
• Colney Chapel moated site
• Pinner deer park, Pinner Park Farm
• Moated site at Bushey Hall Farm
• Penne's Place moated site, Aldenham
• Verulamium, The Fosse
• St Albans Abbey Gatehouse
• Verulamium, Bacons Mount
• Devils Ditch
• Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city
• The Pondyards, Gorhambury
• Replica of the Mohne Dam, in the grounds of the Building Research Establishment, Garston
• Iron Age territorial boundary known as Beech Bottom Dyke
• Batch Wood, moated manorial site
• Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane
• Manor House moated site, East End Road, Finchley