Wheathampstead Travel Guide

 Willettsworld Says:  At the turn of the century this building, which, until recently, a house and tea room, was the "Two Brewers" inn. It was built in an L-shape during the 17th century, though part of the tea room is earlier; it had a cross wing and predates the house on the left. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This timber framed farmhouse is also known as Wheathampstead Place. It is a late medieval hall house, formerly with cross-wings at both ends. The left-hand wing has been demolished and the right-hand wing was heightened in the 16th century when new fire-places were put on... 

 Willettsworld Says:  The former Corn mill harnessed the power of the River Lea to grind wheat for flour. The beginning of the mill race can be seen from the foot bridge on the left. There has been a mill here for many years, and this is probably the site of one of the four mills mentioned in the... 

 Willettsworld Says:  The core of this building is 16th century or earlier, with 17/18th century additions. It is now cased in painted brick and plaster. The rear of the building with its steeply pitched roof was formerly an open medieval hall house and is probably the oldest part. A cross-wing... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This chemist's shop used to be the Corn mill House. It is late 19th century. Behind is the old mill building itself. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This pub pretty much dominates the bottom end of the High Street beside the River Lea that flows through the village. It dates back to around the 16th century. The northern end of the long façade, curving away from the road above the River Lea, is late 17/18th century, and... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Inside this cottage are the remains of a late medieval hall house open to the roof, with a crown post and beam dating from about 1490. There are traces of smoke blackening on some of the timbers, as there would have been no chimney and smoke had to escape through a hole in... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Rosewood Cottage built in about 1500 was originally a timber framed hall house, with a central room which extended from the floor to the roof. The steeply pitched roof is typical of medieval buildings. The chimney was added in about 1600; before this the smoke would have... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Many villages still retain their old schools and Wheathampstead's is very close to the church on Church Street. It was built in 1869 of flint and brick, in the Decorated Gothic style so popular with the Victorians. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This church stands on the site of an earlier Saxon wooden church that pre-dated the Norman conquest in 1066. The present church dates from 1220-1230 and is based on an unusual cross-shaped plan with a central tower that was added in 1290. The church is beautiful inside with... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Devil's Dyke is the remains of a defensive ditch around an ancient settlement of the Catuvellauni tribe which dates to around 75-50 BC. The area was excavated by Sir Mortimer Wheeler in 1932, and according to a plaque at one entrance to the dyke, presented by Lord Brocket in... 

 Yudhis Says:  Although located in the long windy road of Nomansland, this is a great place to dine in the nice quite surrounding country atmosphere. We're having a birthday dinner on Sunday night, because beside Monday or Sunday night, the rest of the day is always full! The host and the...