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Hertfordshire: Hitchin to St Albans

A drive down the middle of Hertfordshire. It begins at Hitchin Priory and the Six Hills at Stevenage, calls at Datchworth, Tewin and the Brocket Arms at Ayot St Lawrence, and ends in St Albans, with its cathedral and the White Hart, and Salisbury Hall at London Colney.

8 stops · about 54 km · allow roughly 4 hrs

  1. 1
    Hauntings
    Hitchin Priory

    Hitchin Priory, Hitchin

  2. 2
    Folklore & legend
    The Black Dog of Six Hills

    Six Hills, Stevenage

  3. 3
    Curses & omens
    The Pie-Man of Datchworth

    Datchworth Green, Datchworth

  4. 4
    Curses & omens
    Lady Anne Grimston's Grave

    St Peter's Church, Tewin

  5. 5
    Hauntings
    The Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence

    Ayot St Lawrence, near Welwyn

  6. 6
    Hauntings
    The Phantom Monks of St Albans Cathedral

    St Albans Cathedral, St Albans

  7. 7
    Hauntings
    White Hart Hotel, Holywell Hill

    Holywell Hill, St Albans

  8. 8
    Hauntings
    Salisbury Hall

    Salisbury Hall, London Colney

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