Hertfordshire
Just north of London, Hertfordshire runs from a Roman city and medieval cathedral town through Jacobean stately homes and a pioneering planned garden city to the county's ancient river-junction capital and a commuter town on the edge of the Chilterns. It's easy to overlook as a destination in its own right, but each of these places rewards more than a passing-through visit.
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St Albans
Roman Verulamium ruins, a Norman abbey turned cathedral, and a market town that's grown up around both.
Hatfield House & Welwyn
A Jacobean stately home with royal history next door to Britain's best-preserved planned garden city.
Hertford
The county town, built where the Lea and the Beane meet, with a castle garden at its centre.
Watford
A well-connected town on the M25/M1, with Cassiobury Park as its green centrepiece.
About this guide
We keep this simple: a short, honest guide to each part of Hertfordshire, and a live link through to Booking.com to check current availability and prices — we don't maintain our own hotel listings or reviews, since those go stale fast and Booking.com's own data doesn't.