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Places to Visit

Are you looking for places to get out and about in nature in Letchworth Garden City? Check out our directory below… We’re adding new locations to this page all the time, so be sure to check back often!

Help keep these spaces safe and enjoyable for everyone by following the Countryside Code and checking our safety tips before your visit.

The green space of Broadway Gardens. A path and trees in the foreground, and a fountain in the background.

Broadway Gardens

Home of the iconic fountain, the layout of Broadway Gardens reflects Ebenezer Howard’s initial vision for Letchworth Garden City.
People walking along the Garden City Greenway

The Garden City Greenway

The Garden City Greenway is a 13.6 mile (21.8km) route around Letchworth suitable for walkers, runners, cyclists and more to enjoy. The route also covers a number of local wildlife and nature spots for people to enjoy while on the route.
A group of volunteers work in Hillbrow Grassland.

Hillbrow Grassland

With a view over the Chilterns, Hillbrow Grassland is a nature rich site on the western edge of Letchworth, and an access point for the Greenway multi-user trail.

This chalk grassland is home to a rich tapestry of wildflowers, starting with cowslips in spring, followed by majestic pyramid orchids and carpets of kidney vetch, ox-eye daisy and knapweed. This floral diversity makes it an important area for butterflies and moths.
The splash park at Howard Park and Gardens.

Howard Park & Gardens

Created over 100 years ago, the park is now home to Letchworth’s popular Splash Park.
A path leads through the grass of Norton Common, with rows of trees on either side.

Norton Common

At the heart of Letchworth, Norton Common Local Nature Reserve offers a slice of the countryside for everyone to enjoy, with activities and nature to discover for all ages.
A couple and their child hold hands on a woodland walk.

Standalone Farm

A delightful small working farm set within 125 acres of farmland on the outskirts of Letchworth. With a variety of animals, a charming farmyard, nature walks and activities for little ones, it’s a wonderful day out for the whole family.
The ickelford tumulus burial mound site

Ickleford Tumulus

Under a prominent stand of trees lie two Bronze Age burial mounds, which are designated as a scheduled ancient monument. Please help protect this monument by leaving the ground undisturbed.

Hillfort on Wilbury Hill

Under the top part of this slope lies the site of a Bronze Age hillfort. This would have been some form of settlement surrounded by earthworks. Find out more.

A group of children in paper crowns walk along the Greenway to celebrate Arbor Day.

Arbor Day

Re-imagining a Letchworth ceremony which began in 1908, this site has been chosen as the dedicated area for Arbor Day tree planting and celebration.

Croft Lane Orchard

This extensive orchard of over 400 trees mainly produces apples for local cider production. The north east section also contains a community orchard with apples and other fruits that can be enjoyed during autumn.

Manor Wood & Willian Arboretum

These two neighbouring areas of woodland offer a range of spaces to explore, play in and have a picnic. There is also a small community orchard, help yourself to an apple in the autumn!

Norton Pond

This is a seasonal (ephemeral) pond, which means that it fills up during winter and spring and tends to dry out during summer. This provides important habitat for breeding amphibians such as newts, which risk being eaten by fish in more permanent ponds.

Pix Brook

The Pix Brook chalk stream is never far from the northwestern section of the Greenway. With clear water fed by underground aquifers, chalk steams are very special nature-rich habitats.

Radwell Meadows and Plantation

This includes a popular picnic and play area as well as a pasture that runs along the banks of the Ivel chalk stream. Along the route you will also see hedgerows, arable fields and an old coppiced hazel woodland.

Willian Pond

Adding to the picturesque village scene, Willian Pond is a popular spot with local anglers as well as abundant wildlife, including bats.

Wymondley Woods

A short detour from the Greenway will take you to this 200-year-old mosaic of grassy glades within plantation woodland. This was enhanced through some millennium planting. There is also a ground-fed ancient pond which connects to a stream and a second pond.

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