Park or estate · near Burton End · Essex

Hatfield Forest

Visitors find Hatfield Forest, a park or estate, 1.3 km southwest of Burton End. The National Trust looks after it. 19 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (5.4 km).

Where

1.3 km

southwest of Burton End

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Park or estate near Burton End

Just outside Burton End

Hatfield Forest is 1.3 km southwest of Burton End. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Burton End, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–23°C.

Jan7° / 1°58 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°39 mm

Apr14° / 4°40 mm

May17° / 7°44 mm

Jun20° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°49 mm

Aug22° / 13°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°68 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

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

About

Hatfield Forest

Park or estate.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Park or estate
Run by: National Trust
Town: 1.3 km southwest of Burton End

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

The map

Getting your bearings

On this map, Hatfield Forest is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that list Hatfield Forest

Bishop's Stortford, with 40,916 people, is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 1.3 km northeast of it

Burton End

177 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km northeast of it

Takeley Street

570 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km east of it

Takeley and Little Canfield

5,553 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km west of it

Bishop's Stortford

40,916 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hatfield Forest is	People	Places to visit
Burton End	1.3 km northeast of it	177	8
Takeley Street	1.3 km northeast of it	570	7
Takeley and Little Canfield	2.2 km east of it	5,553	6
Bishop's Stortford	2.5 km west of it	40,916	10
Birchanger	3 km northwest of it	957	7
Hatfield Broad Oak	3.3 km south of it	904	3
Little Hallingbury	3.5 km southwest of it	1,434	6
Stansted Mountfitchet	3.9 km northwest of it	8,629	7

Make a day of it

What else is near Hatfield Forest

Choose from 19 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 museums and an art gallery.

CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle5.4 km away 2

CastleWaytemore Castle (remains)4.8 km away 3

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation10 km away 4

CastleClavering Castle14 km away 5MuseumMuseumBishop's Stortford Museum4.5 km away 6

MuseumSouth Mill Arts4.5 km away 7

GardenHarlow Town Park12 km away 8

Historic houseDown Hall7 km away

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

Questions people have about Hatfield Forest

Where is Hatfield Forest?

Hatfield Forest is 1.3 km southwest of Burton End, Essex.

What is Hatfield Forest?

Park or estate.

Who runs Hatfield Forest?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Hatfield Forest?

May to September are the warmest months in Burton End, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Hatfield Forest?

Within 15 km: Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (5.4 km), Waytemore Castle (remains) (4.8 km), Henry Moore Foundation (10 km) and Clavering Castle (14 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 (7)

Stansted Mountfitchet Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waytemore Castle (remains): PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
South Mill Arts: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down Hall: Polly, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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