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Facts and places of interest in and around

Rickmansworth

Interesting Facts about Rickmansworth

• William Penn, a famous Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania in the USA used to live with his wife in Basing House in Rickmansworth.

• A house in the High Street called ‘The Elms' was the summer country house of George Eliot the Victorian novelist whose real name was Mary Ann Evans.

• Rickmansworth is known locally as ‘Ricky' and the yearly town celebration is known as ‘Ricky Week'.

• Rickmansworth is mentioned on the first page of Douglas Adams' book ‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.

• Rickmansworth is also featured in some of John le Carre's books.

Places of Interest in and around Rickmansworth

Three Rivers Museum Rickmansworth

A collection from the Three Rivers District of archaeological remains, items rescued from old buildings, Victorian and wartime memorabilia and a large collection of photographs dating back to the early 20th century.

Chenies Manor House

Chenies Manor House is a Tudor house which was built circa 1460 by Sir John Cheyne and displays furniture from this period and tapestries. The house and beautiful gardens, which have a Physic garden and a sunken garden, are open to the public during the summer.

Moor Park Mansion

Croxley Green Skate Park

The Skate Park is located in Baldwins Lane Playing Fields, Croxley Green and is supervised in the school holidays. The jumps and ramps have been designed in a concrete material.

Medieval Cultivation Terraces, Goldingtons Park,Sarratt

The Medieval cultivation terraces or ‘strip lynchets', at Goldingtons Park , Sarratt are considered to be some of the best examples in the county. They are thought to have been created during the 13th and 14th centuries, and are clearly visible following the contour of the hill. They measure about 20-30m wide and the best preserved are about a metre high.

Moor Park Mansion

Moor Park shares its name with the Stuart / Jacobean Mansion built in 1678 / 1679 for The Duke of Monmouth. The property is a Grade I Listed Building and is located near Rickmansworth town centre. It was at this large house that war plans for Operation Market Garden were made during World War II resulting in the Battle of Arnhem. Inside the property you can view the Venetian decorations and important paintings and artefacts.

Three Rivers Museum

The Three Rivers Museum has displays documenting the archaeological and historic background of the area exhibits about William Penn and Moor Park Mansion . There are photographs from past and present and many articles given by local people.

The Aquadrome, Rickmansworth

The Rickmansworth Aquadrome consists of three lakes, Batchworth, Stockers and Bury lakes, which were created by the extraction of gravel which was actually used in the building of the first Wembley stadium. There are also parkland and wooded areas and is a good place for nice walks. Stockers Lake has a bird and wildlife sanctury.

Croxley Common Moor Local Nature Reserve

Croxley Common Moor is a local nature reserve which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. There are in excess of 130 different types of plants and many ant hills created by yellow meadow ants on the Moor.

The Withey Beds

The Withey Beds is one of the few remaining wetlands in Hertfordshire. This Local Nature Reserve supports many habitats and wildlife is encouraged to flourish here in the wet woodland, grass and marshes.

Prestwick Road Meadows, South Oxhey

This Local Nature Reserve is left over from an old farm meadow in South Oxhey and is one of the few meadows still remaining which has been unspoilt. The ancient hedgerows that divided the fields are still in evidence. There is also a seaasonal pond here which is visited by wildlife.

Oxhey Woods

Oxhey Woods Local Nature Reserve is an ancient semi-natural woodland with a number of areas dating back to the last ice age. The woods are considered to be one of the most important woudlands in the county and contain a range of habitats. Beautiful wild flowers flourish here.

Chorleywood House Estate

Chorleywood House Estate Grounds are set within the Chilterns and are an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are lots of walks to undertake and formal parkland to explore along with open meadows and woodland which leads down to the River Chess. The woodlands are made up of ancient woodlands and secondary woodlands and there are protected species living here.

Also in the area there are interesting buildings to look at such as the Summerhouse, the Well House, Old Chapel and Drill Hall.

The Chess Valley Walk

The Chess Valley Walk runs from Rickmansworth to Chesham and is approximately 10 miles long, although shorter sections can be walked than this.

The Ebury Way

The Ebury Way is suitable for bike riders, horse riders (although the horse riders route is restricted) and people on foot; it crosses the Colne, Chess and Gade rivers and the Grand Union Canal.

William Penn Leisure Centre, Rickmansworth

The William Pen Leisure Centre has a 25m swimming pool, fitness studio, health suite, squash courts, dance studios etc

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