Local attractions
Royal Gunpowder Mills
Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY.
Tel: 01992 707 370 | www.royalgunpowdermills.com
Open from 10am to 5pm.
An historic heritage location with over 300 years history in the development or explosives and rocket propellants set in 170 acres of woodland and surrounded by canals. An explosive day out.
From the Duke of York - about 7 miles to/from Royal Gunpowder Mills.
Wyllyotts Theatre
Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2HN.
Tel: 01707 645005 | www.hertsmereleisure.co.uk/wyllyotts+theatre/home
Large and popular local theatre, with shows and standup performances.
From the Duke of York - about 1.5 Miles to/from Wyllyotts Theatre.
Paradise Wildlife Park
White Stubbs Ln, Broxbourne, EN10 7QA.
Tel: 01992 470490 | www.pwpark.com
Open from 9.30am to 5pm.
Zoo, wildlife and family attractions, for a fun day out.
From the Duke of York - about 10 miles to/from Paradise Wildlife Park.
Potters Bar Circular Walks
Potters Bar
A 12 mile circular walk in short manageable sections. The Duke of York on Ganwick Corner is at the southern tip of this walk, where Dancers Hill Road meets the Great Northern Road.
From the Duke of York - Well, we're right on the southern tip of this walk.
Welwyn Roman Baths
By Pass, Welwyn, Herts, AL6 9FG.
Tel: 01707 357 850 | www.welhat.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=723
Open Weekends and Bank Holidays, from 2 to 5pm.
Historic Roman Bath House in Welwyn.
From the Duke of York - about 7 miles to/from Welwyn Roman Baths.
Shaws Corner
Ayot St Lawrence, Near Welwyn, AL6 9BX.
Tel: 01438 820 307 | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shaws-corner
The garden is open from midday to 5:30pm, and the house from 1pm to 5:00pm.
Country home of playwright George Bernard Shaw.
From the Duke of York - about 8 miles to/from Shaws Corner.