The one place to visit in Hatfield is Hatfield Bunker
Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 9 places on the list. We list one place to visit inside Hatfield’s built-up area and 8 within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, British Museum sits 28 km away.
The best known in Hatfield
The rest of the best known are 3 historic houses and 2 museums.
Historic houseHatfield House100 m outside town, to the east
Historic houseBrocket Hall2.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMill Green Museum & Working Mill300 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDe Havilland Aircraft Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTyttenhanger House3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The list reaches out to St Albans South Signal Box Museum, 6.7 km away.
The dashed line is Hatfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
5 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 3.
Green: inside Hatfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
9 places in all: one in town and 8 within 5 km of its edge.
Mill Green Museum & Working Mill
Local museum in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
De Havilland Aircraft Museum
Aviation museum in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Tyttenhanger House
Grade I listed English country house in the United Kingdom.
The one inside Hatfield comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
78 listed buildings are on Hatfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hatfield →
Worth the drive
Out of town, British Museum (28 km) leads 12 names to know.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum28 km south · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London30 km south · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace30 km south
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey30 km south
AttractionElizabeth Tower30 km south
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery29 km south · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye30 km south
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral29 km south
MuseumMadame Tussauds27 km south
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral7.6 km west
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern30 km south · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum30 km south · 858K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Hatfield (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Hatfield
What are the main attractions in Hatfield?
The place to visit inside Hatfield’s built-up area is Hatfield Bunker. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Hatfield have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hatfield: Hatfield Bunker, Mill Green Museum & Working Mill, De Havilland Aircraft Museum and St Albans Organ Theatre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hatfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 30 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Hatfield?
Within 40 km: British Museum (28 km), Tower of London (30 km), Buckingham Palace (30 km), Westminster Abbey (30 km).
Where are Hatfield’s historic buildings listed?
Hatfield has 78 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Hatfield when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (17)
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mill Green Museum & Working Mill: Alexander Curtis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- De Havilland Aircraft Museum: Jack Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyttenhanger House: Mike Hartley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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