Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Cheshunt (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Lee Valley Park, Cedars Park, and Fishers Green. Also, be sure to include De Vere Theobalds Estate in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Cheshunt (England).
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Lee Valley Park
Park in England. Lee Valley Regional Park is a 10,000-acre 26 miles long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of Greater London, Essex and Hertfordshire from the River Thames to Ware, through areas such as Stratford, Clapton, Tottenham, Enfield, Walthamstow, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in an area generally known as the Lea Valley. Greater London's largest park, Lee Valley Park is more than four times the size of Richmond Park, extending beyond Greater London's borders into the neighbouring counties of Hertfordshire and Essex.
The park follows the course of the River Lea (Lee) along the Lea Valley from Ware in Hertfordshire through Essex and the north east of Greater London, through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to East India Dock Basin on the River Thames. The park is managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and is made up of a diverse mix of countryside areas, urban green spaces, heritage sites, country parks, nature reserves and lakes and riverside trails, as well as leading sports centres covering an area of over 10,000 acres (40 km2). It is crossed by a number of roads and railways.
There are several major reservoirs and multiple water courses (rivers and canals) within Lee Valley Park, both to carry the river flow, and also to provide navigable waterways and flood relief channels.[1]
Cedars Park
Park in Waltham Cross, England. Cedars Park is a historic public park originally the site of Theobalds Palace, which was King James I's favourite residence. The park is managed by Broxbourne Council and located in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. It has received a Green Flag Award every year since 2009, rewarding it for promoting high standards of management for green spaces.[2]
Fishers Green
Fishers Green is a settlement 1 mile to the north of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, in the parish of Waltham Abbey. It lies on the flood plain of the River Lea.[3]
De Vere Theobalds Estate
Stately home in Goffs Oak, England. Theobalds House, located in what is now Cedars Park in the parish of Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a significant stately home and royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries. Set in extensive parkland, it was a residence of statesmen Lord Burghley and his son, both leading royal advisers. James I enjoyed staying so much he acquired it from the Cecil family, further extending house and park. It was a notable example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, but was demolished as a result of the English Civil War.
A new mansion known as The Cedars was built farther to the West in 1763: the house and park were then acquired and the house extended by millionaire brewers the Meux family. London's Temple Bar Gate was preserved and stood in the park from 1880 to 2003, when it was moved back to London. The mansion, which became Middlesex County Council Secondary School and then Theobalds Park College is now part of a hotel and members club known as Birch; the house is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
Address: Lieutenant Ellis Way, EN7 5HW Cheshunt
Aqueduct Lock
Aqueduct Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to Turnford.[5]
Waltham Common Lock
Waltham Common Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and stands close to the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. At the tail of the lock is the Powdermill Cut dug in 1806 to connect the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills directly to the then-new navigation.[6]
Turnford and Cheshunt Pits
The Turnford and Cheshunt Pits is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheshunt in Hertfordshire and Essex and covers a total of 428.17 acres. It is part of the Lee Valley Special Protection Area.[7]
Broxbourne Borough Council
Broxbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the Broxbourne non-metropolitan district of Hertfordshire, England. Broxbourne is located in the south-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Cheshunt, the largest settlement in the district.
The Council consists of 30 elected members, representing ten electoral wards. All ten wards elect three councillors each.
The Council is currently controlled by the Conservatives, who hold 28 of the 30 seats. Labour held three seats all in the Waltham Cross ward, but a by-election held in March 2017 saw the Conservatives gain the seat from Labour, and a sharp increase in the UKIP vote.
The Conservatives have controlled the council since the first election in 1973, making it the nineteenth safest in the country.[8]
Cheshunt Lock
Historical landmark in Cheshunt, England. Cheshunt Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.[9]
Waltham Town Lock
Waltham Town Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The adjoining Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre has been chosen to host the canoeing event in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Flowing close to the lock is the River Lee Flood Relief Channel known as the Horsemill Stream at this point.[10]
Cornmill Stream and Old River Lea
The Cornmill Stream and Old River Lea is a 24.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Waltham Abbey, Essex.[11]