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Discover Ashbrook
Ashbrook in Hertfordshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 30 mi (or 48 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Ashbrook is now 07:55 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Ashbrook, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Luton Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arlesey, Stotfold, Stondon, Astwick and Henlow. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 79% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Needham House Hotel
Offley Place
Novotel Stevenage
Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel
Holiday Inn STEVENAGE
Holiday Inn Express STEVENAGE
The Roebuck Inn
Premier Inn Stevenage Central
Cromwell Stevenage
The Sun Hitchin
Videos from this area
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a1 tornado under julians road bridge stevenage, 7.2.09
60163 Tornado is a brand new main line steam locomotive built in Darlington, England. She is the first such locomotive to be built in the United Kingdom since Evening Star, the last steam locomotiv...
London King's Cross to Cambridge Express via New Hitchin Flyover
Aboard the 11:44 (1T20) from King's Cross to Cambridge. Uses the newly opened Hitchin Flyover to reach the Hitchin - Cambridge line from the East Coast Main Line.
Hitchin flyover opens
The long-awaited flyover at Hitchin opened for traffic in the week commencng 24th June 2013. The flat crossover at Cambridge junction had long been a bottleneck to trains on the main East Coast...
Hitchin Old Market Square Sett Paving Re-jointing
A 5 minute video showing how VDW850 epoxy resin mortar supplied by NCC Streetscape was used to re-joint the sett paving of the Old Market Square in Hitchin, England during December 2009. A...
56312 arrives at Hitchin with 6Z34 from Chaddesden
56312 shatters the morning peace at Hitchin Station arriving from Chaddesden sidings with a ballast working. The Ballast being bound for the renewal at Barrington works.
GftK's vdw 850 Jointing Mortar for Repointing Hitchin Market
GftK's vdw 850 Paving Jointing Mortar being used for the refurbishment and re-pointing of the granite sett paving in the historic hitchin Market Square in hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. This shows...
Squirrel Grand National
The 'Squirrel Man of Hitchin' brings you the ultimate backyard obstacle course - the Squirrel Grand National. This unique event in the racing calendar has all the squirrel action you'd expect...
FCC Class 321 departs Hitchin Station
An FCC Class 321/4 departs Hitchin station forming a semi-fast service from Peterborough to London King's Cross.
FCC Class 365 departs Hitchin, crossing the junction to the Cambridge line
An FCC Class 365 departs Hitchin station forming the semi-fast from London King's Cross to Cambridge. Currently, trains branching to the Cambridge line must traverse the fast lines via a series...
The Deviationer on the Hitchin Flyover DCF Poppy Bank 20302 and 305
Pathfinder Tours 'The Deviationer' descends Poppy Bank on the Hitchin Down Cambridge Flyover with a tour from Crewe to Ely Papworth Mills. Hauled by DRS 20302 and 305 with 37194 on the tail...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gosmore
Gosmore is a hamlet in the parish of St Ippolyts near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. One interesting feature is Bunyan's Dell, a natural amphitheatre deep inside Wain Wood where the author of The Pilgrim's Progress preached in secret when his faith was persecuted after the Restoration.
Little Wymondley
Little Wymondley is a village situated between Hitchin and Stevenage in Hertfordshire. Paradoxically, it is larger than its near neighbour Great Wymondley. It has several interesting houses, including the moated Bury of the 16th and 17th centuries, the fine 17th century Hall, the late Georgian Wymondley House, and Wymondley Priory, an early 13th century foundation turned into a house in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Hitchin railway station
Hitchin Railway Station serves the town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is located approximately 1 mile north east of the town centre and 31 miles 74 chains north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. In August 2007 Hitchin was awarded Secure Station status after improvements to station security were made by First Capital Connect, including new lighting, extra CCTV and the installation of Automatic Ticket Gates.
Benslow
Benslow is a district of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It is located very close to the Railway Station. Houses in the area range from those built in the late 19th century to a more modern housing estate at the top of Benslow Lane built in the 1990s. The original properties were built as a response to the arrival of the railway in Hitchin as a response to the housing needs this created, and consist mainly of terraced housing, with some larger properties.
Poets Estate (Hitchin)
The Poets Estate is a 1970s residential area of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. It lies to the east of the town centre, based around St Michael's Road and the surrounding roads, which are named after famous British poets. There is a primary school and a community centre called St Michael's Mount.
Wymondley
Wymondley is a civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. Wymondley forms part of the district of North Hertfordshire, formerly it was in the now-defunct Hitchin Rural District. Its principal settlements are Little Wymondley and the smaller Great Wymondley, it also includes Todd's Green and Titmore Green.
Highbury Ward
Highbury Ward is an electoral ward in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It covers 230.174 hectares. It is a largely residential area bounded roughly to the north by the A505, to the south west by the A602, and by the railway line to the east. Schools in the ward include Highbury JMI and Whitehill Junior School.
Benslow Music Trust
Benslow Music Trust is a charitable trust established to promote music education. The trust is based in the Benslow area of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England, and primarily operates as an adult education college. Under its trading name of Benslow Music, Benslow Music Trust operates a wide range of courses for non-professional instrumentalists and singers at all competency levels and also offers courses in music appreciation.