Larkabout · Things to do
Things to do in and around Bramfield, rain or shine.
40 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Bramfield, nearest and best known first.
- 1 Attractions
- 7 Museums and galleries
- 10 Parks and nature
- 5 Activities
- 5 Leisure centres and pools
- 4 Family days out
- 8 Stately homes, castles and gardens
Photo: David Leeming, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
01 · Days out
Days out, worth the whole day.
The big names: studio tours, stately homes, wildlife parks and estates worth a whole day. 10 around Bramfield.
01Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 5.8 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.1 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · WareScott's Grotto6.7 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.1 km · House and gardens open from spring to early autumn. Park and woodland walks also open at weekends and bank holidays, 10.30am to 4pm, outside the main season.
- Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 9.9 km · Spring to autumn, Thursday to Sunday and bank holidays: house tours at 10.15am and 11.15am, then free-flow visits from 12.30pm. Closed in winter; reopens spring 2027.
- Heritage · BeningtonBenington Lordship Gardens8.0 km
- Attraction · StanboroughVertigo7.8 km
- Family day out · HertfordFoxholes FarmFamily-friendly · 6.3 km · Open for visitors weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
- Heritage · WarePlace House Hall6.8 km
- Family day out · BroxbourneHertfordshire Zoo (formerly Paradise Wildlife Park)Paid entry · Family-friendly · 10.0 km · Open daily; hours vary with the season, so check before you go.
02 · Family
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 10 around Bramfield.
- 01Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 5.8 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- 02Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.1 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.1 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.9 km · Check the website for opening days and milling times.
- Activity · WareWare & Hertford WaterbusFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.5 km
- Family day out · HertfordFoxholes FarmFamily-friendly · 6.3 km · Open for visitors weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
- Family day out · BroxbourneHertfordshire Zoo (formerly Paradise Wildlife Park)Paid entry · Family-friendly · 10.0 km · Open daily; hours vary with the season, so check before you go.
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.0 km
- Family day out · WareH2O Rampage Aqua ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 4.3 km
- Family day out · WareWoody's Play BarnPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.7 km · Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 09:30-16:30
03 · Activities
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 10 around Bramfield.
01Activity · WareWare & Hertford WaterbusFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.5 kmPhoto: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · WareWare Priory LidoPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.3 kmPhoto: Rob Candlish, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · WareWodson Park Sports and Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 kmPhoto: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.0 km
- Activity · BayfordPolaris Wilderness AdventureIndoors · 7.7 km
- Leisure centre · HertfordHartham Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.3 km
- Activity · WareWare Escape RoomsPaid entry · Indoors · 7.3 km
- Leisure centre · WareFanshawe Swimming PoolPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.6 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.1 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · 9.7 km
04 · Museums and heritage
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 15 around Bramfield.
- 01Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 5.8 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- 02Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.1 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Museum · HertfordHertford MuseumFree · Indoors · 4.5 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heritage · WareScott's Grotto6.7 km
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.1 km · House and gardens open from spring to early autumn. Park and woodland walks also open at weekends and bank holidays, 10.30am to 4pm, outside the main season.
- Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 9.9 km · Spring to autumn, Thursday to Sunday and bank holidays: house tours at 10.15am and 11.15am, then free-flow visits from 12.30pm. Closed in winter; reopens spring 2027.
- Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.9 km · Check the website for opening days and milling times.
- Heritage · BeningtonBenington Lordship Gardens8.0 km
- Museum · BrickendonCeltic Harmony CampIndoors · 8.4 km · Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
- Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 9.9 km
- Heritage · WarePlace House Hall6.8 km
- Heritage · HertfordHertford Castle Gate House4.5 km
- Museum · WareWare MuseumIndoors · 6.5 km · Mo,Th-Fr closed; Tu-We,Sa 11:00-16:00; Su 14:00-16:00
- Museum · Datchworth GreenDatchworth MuseumIndoors · 3.5 km
- Museum · BrickendonSpeedway MuseumIndoors · 9.9 km
05 · Parks and nature
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 10 around Bramfield.
01Park and nature · Birch GreenPanshanger ParkFree · Family-friendly · 3.0 kmPhoto: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Park and nature · Hertford HeathBalls WoodFree · Family-friendly · 7.3 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · Great AmwellAmwell Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 9.0 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · StevenageFairlands Valley ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.3 km
- Park and nature · StaplefordWoodhall ParkFree · Family-friendly · 3.7 km
- Park and nature · HertfordHartham CommonFree · Family-friendly · 4.3 km
- Park and nature · WareKing's MeadsFree · Family-friendly · 5.8 km
- Park and nature · StanboroughStanborough ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.8 km
- Park and nature · StevenageChells ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.4 km
- Park and nature · HertfordWillowmeadFree · Family-friendly · 4.2 km
06 · Rainy day
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. 18 around Bramfield.
- 01Museum · HertfordHertford MuseumFree · Indoors · 4.5 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.9 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons- 03Activity · WareWare & Hertford WaterbusFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.5 kmPhoto: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · BrickendonCeltic Harmony CampIndoors · 8.4 km · Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
- Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 9.9 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.0 km
- Activity · BayfordPolaris Wilderness AdventureIndoors · 7.7 km
- Museum · WareWare MuseumIndoors · 6.5 km · Mo,Th-Fr closed; Tu-We,Sa 11:00-16:00; Su 14:00-16:00
- Leisure centre · WareWare Priory LidoPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.3 km
- Leisure centre · WareWodson Park Sports and Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 km
- Family day out · WareWoody's Play BarnPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.7 km · Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 09:30-16:30
- Museum · Datchworth GreenDatchworth MuseumIndoors · 3.5 km
- Museum · BrickendonSpeedway MuseumIndoors · 9.9 km
- Leisure centre · HertfordHartham Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.3 km
- Activity · WareWare Escape RoomsPaid entry · Indoors · 7.3 km
- Leisure centre · WareFanshawe Swimming PoolPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.6 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.1 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · 9.7 km