Historic house · near Ware · Hertfordshire

Fanhams Hall

Fanhams Hall is a 18th-century Queen Anne House-style hotel in Ware, Hertfordshire. It counts as a Grade II* listed building. A short trip away is Hertford Castle Gate House, 5.7 km off, the first of 29 within 15 km.

Photo: Fanhams Hall, Darren Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

500 m

northeast of Ware

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Ware

Just outside Ware

Fanhams Hall is 500 m northeast of Ware. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ware has 193 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Ware

Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Ware.

Jan8° / 2°61 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May18° / 7°46 mm

Jun21° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ware, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ware. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ware’s full climate →

About

Fanhams Hall

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Ware’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 500 m northeast of Ware
Official site: ehvenues.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Fanhams Hall and what surrounds it

On this map, Fanhams Hall is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Fanhams Hall

By population, Hertford leads the 8 with 28,807. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 500 m southwest of it

Ware

19,631 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km northwest of it

Thundridge and Wadesmill

720 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km south of it

Great Amwell

1,017 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km north of it

High Cross

853 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fanhams Hall is	People	Places to visit
Ware	500 m southwest of it	19,631	8
Thundridge and Wadesmill	1.7 km northwest of it	720	6
Great Amwell	2.4 km south of it	1,017	9
High Cross	2.5 km north of it	853	4
Hertford	3 km southwest of it	28,807	11
Stanstead Abbotts	3.4 km south of it	3,754	6
Widford	4 km east of it	658	4
Hertford Heath	4 km southwest of it	2,830	11

Make a day of it

What else is near Fanhams Hall

Within 15 km are 29 places, among them 3 castles, 2 museums and an art gallery.

CastleHertford Castle Gate House5.7 km away 2

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation6.9 km away 3

GardenHarlow Town Park9.2 km away 4

ZooHertfordshire Zoo9.4 km away 5

MuseumHertford Museum5.4 km away 6

CastleWaytemore Castle (remains)13 km away 7

CastleRye House Gatehouse5.9 km away 8

MuseumWelwyn Roman Baths14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Fanhams Hall

Where is Fanhams Hall?

Fanhams Hall is 500 m northeast of Ware, Hertfordshire.

What is Fanhams Hall?

18th-century Queen Anne House-style hotel in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fanhams Hall?

May to September are the warmest months in Ware, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Fanhams Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Fanhams Hall?

Within 15 km: Hertford Castle Gate House (5.7 km), Henry Moore Foundation (6.9 km), Harlow Town Park (9.2 km) and Hertfordshire Zoo (9.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Fanhams Hall: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Museum: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waytemore Castle (remains): PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rye House Gatehouse: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Welwyn Roman Baths: Philip White, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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