Hertfordshire: See
With historic homes, pretty market streets, and rivers and valleys, there are a great many things to see in Hertfordshire.
Ashridge Estate, near Tring, has rolling hills and a 5,000-acre woodland managed by the National Trust. The Natural History Museum at Tring is a sister museum to the larger Natural History Museum in London. More than 4,900 objects are stored in the Hertfordshire collection, including two little fleas dressed as Mexicans dating back to 1905 and the last British specimen of the great auk, which is extinct.
Hatfield House, near Hatfield, was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Henry Moore Studios, in Much Hadham near Bishop's Stortford has a 70-acre sculpture garden at his former home.
Royston Cave, near Royston, features carvings which depict Christian icons in a medieval style, and some earlier Pagan symbols.
You can spot common tern, kestrel, owls and kingfisher at the RSPB Rye Meads bird reserve in the lush green Lee Valley south of Ware.
St Albans Cathedral has the longest nave of any cathedral in England. The St Albans Museums include 159 Roman coins unearthed in the Hertfordshire countryside, an ancient Roman heating system, and an exhibition space in the city centre.
The Welwyn Roman Baths, in Welwyn Garden City, is a 1,800-year-old Roman bathhouse.