Historic house · near Hemel Hempstead · Hertfordshire

Old Gorhambury House

Old Gorhambury House is a country house. It lies 1.9 km east of Hemel Hempstead. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Old Gorhambury House, Gary Houston (CC0)

Where

1.9 km

east of Hemel Hempstead

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Hemel Hempstead

Just outside Hemel Hempstead

Old Gorhambury House is 1.9 km east of Hemel Hempstead. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Hemel Hempstead has 170 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

Choosing a month

Warmest in Hemel Hempstead are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°73 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°77 mm

Nov10° / 4°79 mm

Dec8° / 2°74 mm

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

About

Old Gorhambury House

Its care is managed by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. There are 54 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St Albans Cathedral (3.5 km).

Hemel Hempstead’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.9 km east of Hemel Hempstead
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/old-gorhambury-house

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

The map

Where to find Old Gorhambury House

Spot Old Gorhambury House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The biggest base of the 8 is Hemel Hempstead (95,995 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 1.9 km west of it

Hemel Hempstead

95,995 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km east of it

St Albans

75,544 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km southeast of it

Chiswell Green

6,681 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km south of it

Bedmond

678 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Old Gorhambury House is	People	Places to visit
Hemel Hempstead	1.9 km west of it	95,995	14
St Albans	2.2 km east of it	75,544	19
Chiswell Green	3.1 km southeast of it	6,681	16
Bedmond	3.3 km south of it	678	10
Redbourn	3.9 km north of it	5,188	4
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	4.3 km southwest of it	18,203	11
Harpenden	4.4 km northeast of it	30,964	14
Park Street and Frogmore	4.4 km southeast of it	2,256	16

Make a day of it

Also near Old Gorhambury House

Within 15 km you can add 2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums.

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral3.5 km away 2

Historic houseHatfield House13 km away 3

Historic houseGorhambury House400 m away 4

ZooWhipsnade Zoo15 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle11 km away 6

CastleSomeries Castle13 km away 7

MuseumVerulamium Museum2.6 km away 8

MuseumThe Hypocaust2.6 km away

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

Questions about Old Gorhambury House

Where is Old Gorhambury House?

Old Gorhambury House is 1.9 km east of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

What is Old Gorhambury House?

Country house in St Michael, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Old Gorhambury House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Old Gorhambury House?

June to September are the warmest months in Hemel Hempstead, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Old Gorhambury House a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Old Gorhambury House?

Within 15 km: St Albans Cathedral (3.5 km), Hatfield House (13 km), Gorhambury House (400 m) and Whipsnade Zoo (15 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)

Old Gorhambury House: Gary Houston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gorhambury House: Srlee at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Verulamium Museum: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hypocaust: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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