Museum · near Blackmore End · Hertfordshire

Shaw's Corner

Shaw's Corner is a writer's house museum. You will find it 1.6 km east of Blackmore End. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Shaw's Corner, PaulSkin from UK (CC BY 2.0)

Where

1.6 km

east of Blackmore End

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum near Blackmore End

Just outside Blackmore End

Shaw's Corner is 1.6 km east of Blackmore 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 ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Blackmore End has 11 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

How the seasons run

The warmest stretch in Blackmore End is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 1°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°52 mm

Aug22° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°52 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec7° / 2°67 mm

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

About

Shaw's Corner

Its care is managed by the National Trust. 3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at St Albans Cathedral, 11 km away, first of 40 more within 15 km.

Blackmore End’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 1.6 km east of Blackmore End
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-corner

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where Shaw's Corner is

Shaw's Corner is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Among the 8, Harpenden is the biggest, home to 30,964 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 1.6 km west of it

Blackmore End

840 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Kimpton

1,546 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Codicote

2,677 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Wheathampstead

4,523 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shaw's Corner is	People	Places to visit
Blackmore End	1.6 km west of it	840	4
Kimpton	2.1 km northwest of it	1,546	4
Codicote	2.1 km northeast of it	2,677	9
Wheathampstead	2.3 km southwest of it	4,523	4
Oaklands	2.9 km east of it	3,960	10
Welwyn	3 km east of it	3,906	9
Harpenden	3.5 km west of it	30,964	14
Lea Valley	3.5 km southwest of it	672	2

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 40 within 15 km, look for 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral11 km away 2

Historic houseHatfield House9.3 km away 3

Historic houseKnebworth House5.5 km away 4

Historic houseBrocket Hall4.1 km away 5

CastleSomeries Castle8.2 km away 6

ZooCat Survival Trust3.1 km away 7

CastleHertford Castle Gate House14 km away 8

MuseumWelwyn Roman Baths4.2 km away

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

Asked about Shaw's Corner

Where is Shaw's Corner?

Shaw's Corner is 1.6 km east of Blackmore End, Hertfordshire.

What is Shaw's Corner?

Writer's house museum in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Shaw's Corner?

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

When is the best time to visit Shaw's Corner?

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

Is Shaw's Corner a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Shaw's Corner?

Within 15 km: St Albans Cathedral (11 km), Hatfield House (9.3 km), Knebworth House (5.5 km) and Brocket Hall (4.1 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)

Shaw's Corner: PaulSkin from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cat Survival Trust: Graham Dean from Rayleigh, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Welwyn Roman Baths: Philip White, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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