Closed today – the House and Gardens

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Getting here – free parking for visitors

Park

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HALFWAY OAK PONDS TRACK

A long grass track that runs parallel to the Air Strip (where tech vehicles can be parked on trackway). The track runs through mostly deciduous...
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DEER PARK WOODS

The deer park woodland is surrounded by a very high fence to contain the deer that cannot be removed. The trees are a mixture of deciduous and pine...
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ELEPHANT DELL

The wooded area Northeast of the house is known as the Elephant Dell, due to the trunk and branches of the oak bearing a remarkable resemblance to...
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QUEEN ELIZABETH SHOWGROUND

Queen Elizabeth II planted this tree in 1985 to replace the original oak tree under which it is believed Queen Elizabeth I was sitting when she was...
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VIADUCT BRIDGE

The Viaduct Bridge is the main entrance route into Hatfield Park and spans the village of Old Hatfield providing impressive views of the Church and...
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FIELDS

A variety of cropped and grass fields, for film backdrops and rural shoots.
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SOUTH FRONT GARDENS

The gardens date from the early 17th century when Robert Cecil employed John Tradescant the elder to collect plants from all over Europe for his new...
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PRIVATE LAKE (NEW POND)

The lake is situated outside the East wing of Hatfield House, beyond the maze in the East Gardens. There a wooded island at the south end of the lake...
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HALFWAY OAK PONDS

A series of three large ponds with a bridge linked by an island with a footbridge. The depth of the main pond is 6 feet. It hidden amongst Millwards...