Historic house · near Watford · Hertfordshire

The Grove

The Grove is a country house hotel. Look for it 400 m northwest of Watford. Its status is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: The Grove, David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

400 m

northwest of Watford

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Watford

Just outside Watford

The Grove is 400 m northwest of Watford. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Watford has 96 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 Watford

Afternoons in Watford reach 18–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°54 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May18° / 8°53 mm

Jun20° / 11°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°49 mm

Aug22° / 13°60 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 8°77 mm

Nov11° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°72 mm

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

About

The Grove

Articles on it exist in 3 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 45 more places, St Albans Cathedral (10 km) first on our list.

Watford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 400 m northwest of Watford
Official site: thegrove.co.uk

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

The map

Around The Grove, mapped

Orange marks The Grove, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Watford tops the 8 for size, at 131,336 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 400 m southeast of it

Watford

131,336 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Abbots Langley and Kings Langley

18,203 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2 km southwest of it

Rickmansworth

26,290 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km southwest of it

Chorleywood

12,632 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Grove is	People	Places to visit
Watford	400 m southeast of it	131,336	23
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	800 m north of it	18,203	11
Rickmansworth	2 km southwest of it	26,290	9
Chorleywood	3.2 km southwest of it	12,632	6
Sarratt	3.3 km west of it	655	5
Chipperfield	4 km northwest of it	1,678	6
Bushey	4 km southeast of it	28,427	18
Moor Park	4.5 km south of it	5,850	13

Make a day of it

Around The Grove

Our list has 45 more within 15 km, among them 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral10 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle13 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Watford3.1 km away 4

Historic houseBhaktivedanta Manor7 km away 5

ZooLangleybury Childrens' Farm1.6 km away 6

Historic houseHigh Elms Manor4 km away 7

CastleHilfield Castle7.5 km away 8

Historic houseChenies Manor6.7 km away

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

The Grove: what to know

Where is The Grove?

The Grove is 400 m northwest of Watford, Hertfordshire.

What is The Grove?

Country house hotel in Sarratt, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit The Grove?

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

Is The Grove a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near The Grove?

Within 15 km: St Albans Cathedral (10 km), Berkhamsted Castle (13 km), Museum of Watford (3.1 km) and Bhaktivedanta Manor (7 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)

The Grove: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Watford: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bhaktivedanta Manor: Ilya Mauter, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Langleybury Childrens' Farm: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
High Elms Manor: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hilfield Castle: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chenies Manor: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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