Day trip by train - Hatfield House in Hertfordshire!

Come along on Saturday 27th June for a day trip to historic Hatfield House in Hertfordshire!

About Hatfield House
The house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I and is a prime example of Jacobean architecture. It replaced Hatfield Palace, built in 1497.

Henry VIII's children, King Edward VI and the future Queen Elizabeth I, spent their youth at Hatfield Palace. His eldest daughter, who later reigned as Queen Mary I, lived there between 1533 and 1536.

The Queen Elizabeth Oak on the grounds of the estate is said to be the location where Elizabeth was told she was queen aged 25 in 1558 following Mary I's death.

Hatfield House has many objects associated with Queen Elizabeth I, including gloves and a pair of silk stockings that are believed to have been the first in England. The library displays a 22-foot (6.7 m) long illuminated parchment roll showing the pedigree of the queen with ancestors back to Adam and Eve. The Marble Hall holds the "Rainbow Portrait" of Elizabeth.

Hatfield House also has formal gardens and extensive grounds which you can walk around and contains many 500 year old oak trees.

The house and grounds have been used in countless films and T.V programmes, including: 'Sherlock Holmes' (2009), 'My Week with Marilyn' (2011), 'Paddington 2' (2017), 'Enola Holmes' (2020), the Netflix series 'Bridgerton' (2020) and 'The Crown' (2016).

Train tickets
GroupSave return tickets work out at £8.50 each (purchase on the day in groups of 3 when you turn up). We aim to get the 11:06am train, the journey only takes 25mins.

Fast trains going back at: 4:26pm, 4:56pm and the same times past each hour. Stopping trains going to Moorgate at 4:07pm and 4:37pm and the same times past each hour.

Cost
Entry cost to the house and grounds is £23 per person, payable on the day in cash, credit card, bank transfer or Paypal. This includes an audio guide for the house.

The house is a 10min walk from the station and we will also look at Hatfield Old Town before we go in.

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Food & Drink
Its up to you whether you bring your own food or drink for the day or eat in one of the cafes in the grounds.

Please note, we only wait at the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time.

If you can't see us at the station, please text.

Look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)

On the day, if you can’t make the trip, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
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