Historic house · near Hatfield · Hertfordshire

Hatfield House

Hatfield House is a country house in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building. Within 15 km there are 50 more places to visit, starting with St Albans Cathedral (9.2 km).

Photo: Hatfield House, Allan Engelhardt (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

east of Hatfield

How well known

Top 2%

#149 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Hatfield

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#149 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (24 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Hatfield

Hatfield House is 100 m east of Hatfield. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Hatfield has 78 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

Seasons in Hatfield

Warmest in Hatfield are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°64 mm

Feb8° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°39 mm

Apr14° / 5°45 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul23° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

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

About

Hatfield House

Articles on it exist in 24 languages.

Hatfield’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 24 languages
Town: 100 m east of Hatfield
Official site: hatfield-house.co.uk

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

The map

Map of Hatfield House and nearby

The map centres on Hatfield House, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Hatfield House

Among the 8, St Albans is the biggest, home to 75,544 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 100 m west of it

Hatfield

41,561 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km south of it

Welham Green

2,962 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km north of it

Welwyn Garden City

51,504 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km southwest of it

Colney Heath

1,059 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hatfield House is	People	Places to visit
Hatfield	100 m west of it	41,561	9
Welham Green	1.9 km south of it	2,962	8
Welwyn Garden City	2.4 km north of it	51,504	11
Colney Heath	2.9 km southwest of it	1,059	8
Brookmans Park	2.9 km south of it	4,033	8
Essendon	3.1 km east of it	661	2
Smallford	3.8 km west of it	328	10
St Albans	4.5 km west of it	75,544	19

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 50 places, among them 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral9.2 km away 2

CastleHertford Castle Gate House9.6 km away 3

Historic houseBrocket Hall5.2 km away 4

Historic houseKnebworth House12 km away 5

MuseumMill Green Museum & Working Mill1.4 km away 6

Historic houseWrotham Park9.3 km away 7

Museum · National TrustShaw's Corner9.3 km away 8

MuseumDe Havilland Aircraft Museum7 km away

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

Your questions on Hatfield House

Where is Hatfield House?

Hatfield House is 100 m east of Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

What is Hatfield House?

Country house in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Hatfield House?

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

Is Hatfield House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hatfield House?

Within 15 km: St Albans Cathedral (9.2 km), Hertford Castle Gate House (9.6 km), Brocket Hall (5.2 km) and Knebworth House (12 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)

Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mill Green Museum & Working Mill: Alexander Curtis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wrotham Park: British Library HMNTS 10349.ppp.21., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shaw's Corner: PaulSkin from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
De Havilland Aircraft Museum: Jack Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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