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Photo: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Built by the first Earl of Salisbury who was Chief Minister to King James I from 1607 to 1611. The house has an extensive collection of pictures, furnishings and historic armour. Queen Elizabeth 1st spent much of her childhood here and it was here that she learnt that she had become Queen. The garden dates from the early 17th century. The West garden includes a scented garden, herb garden and knot garden.
Hatfield House is a Grade I listed country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
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National Cycle Route 61
following the disused Hatfield & St Albans Railway 6.5 mi that was closed in 1968