{"id":2326,"date":"2026-06-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:03:34","slug":"hertford-castle-walking-route-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/hertford-castle-walking-route-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hertford-kastali \u00e1 m\u00f3ti borgarmi\u00f0ju 2026 \u2014 4 t\u00edma g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa getur st\u00fdrt sj\u00e1lf"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur \u00feegar fari\u00f0 yfir helstu London dagflugra og vilt r\u00f3legri lei\u00f0 sumari\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 er Hertford-kastali g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0<\/strong> bau\u00f0 fram einni af \u00fev\u00ed minsta metn\u00fa\u00f0u 4 t\u00edma g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0um \u00ed Hertfordshire. Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 Hertford b\u00e6r hefur veri\u00f0 samfelldum h\u00e6tti bygg\u00f0 fr\u00e1 7. \u00f6ld og er a\u00f0eins 21 m\u00edn\u00fatu togstreymi fr\u00e1 London Liverpool Street \u2014 en f\u00e6r a\u00f0eins 8% af fer\u00f0amenni sem a\u00f0rar n\u00e6rliggjandi borgir eins og St Albans (VisitHerts \u00e1rssk\u00fdrsla, mars 2026).<\/p>\n

\u00deessi handb\u00f3k gengur \u00feig \u00ed gegnum sj\u00e1lflei\u00f0ar\u00f0a 4 klst. lei\u00f0 sem n\u00e6r yfir Hertford Castle, gamla mi\u00f0aldaborgina, \u00e1rstr\u00f6ndina og \u00ferj\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0a kaffih\u00fasa sem sveitar f\u00f3lk notar \u00ed raun. \u00deess vegna virkar lei\u00f0in fyrir UK ETA gesti me\u00f0 nokkra klukkustunda forskot \u00e1 flugum e\u00f0a fyrir afsl\u00f6ppna\u00f0a fj\u00f6lskyldueftirmi\u00f0lun fjarri London mannfj\u00f6lda.<\/p>\n

Flj\u00f3ta Svari\u00f0 \u2014 Hva\u00f0 \u00feessi g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 n\u00e6r yfir og hversu langan t\u00edma tekur h\u00fan<\/h2>\n

Lei\u00f0beinandi g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 um Hertford Castle er 4,3 km (2,7 m\u00edlur), tekur 4 klst. a\u00f0 me\u00f0t\u00f6ldum 45 m\u00edn\u00fatna stopp \u00e1 kastala og einni kaffihl\u00e9i, og er alveg \u00e1n \u00ferepa \u00e1 bitm\u00e1lum og m\u00f6rkum gr\u00f6fu sem henta ungab\u00f6rnum og hj\u00f3last\u00f3lum.<\/strong> \u00dear a\u00f0 auki er lei\u00f0in loka\u00f0 lykkja sem hefst og endar vi\u00f0 Hertford East lestarflot, \u00feannig a\u00f0 engin endurtekning \u00e1 sama lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n

N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 muntu ganga framhj\u00e1 14 byggingum \u00e1 s\u00f6gulegu skr\u00e1, \u00feremur br\u00fam yfir \u00e1r, g\u00e1ttum Hertford Castle (\u00f3keypis a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0eins \u00e1 sunnud\u00f6gum), og endar \u00e1 virku mi\u00f0aldaaldarmarka\u00f0i. Sannarlega, k\u00f6nnun British Heritage Walks (mars 2026) settir Hertford \u00e1 lista yfir \u00fe\u00e6r fimm bestu “r\u00f3leg helgarfl\u00f3tta” innan 30 m\u00edn\u00fatna fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0b\u00e6 Lund\u00fana.<\/p>\n

Lei\u00f0 fr\u00e1 London til Hertford \u2014 Togvalkostir, Kostna\u00f0ur og T\u00ed\u00f0ni \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/h2>\n

Hra\u00f0asta \u00fej\u00f3nustan er Greater Anglia fr\u00e1 London Liverpool Street til Hertford East, tekur 51 m\u00edn\u00fatu utan h\u00e1annat\u00edma og keyrir \u00e1 20 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti; sveigjandi Anytime Day Return kostar \u00a314.30 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 og endurkomubil utan h\u00e1annat\u00edma er \u00a38.40 (National Rail Enquiries, 5. ma\u00ed 2026).<\/strong> A\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum kosti tekur Great Northern fr\u00e1 Kings Cross til Hertford North 38 m\u00edn\u00fatur og keyrir \u00e1 30 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti.<\/p>\n

Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur er Hertford East betri kostur fyrir g\u00f6nguferina vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan er 3 m\u00edn\u00fatur fr\u00e1 kastala-hli\u00f0, en Hertford North krefst 12 m\u00edn\u00fatna brekkug\u00f6ngu til a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0. \u00deess vegna skaltu velja Liverpool Street brotthvarf jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0eins h\u00e6gara. Fyrir fleiri samanbur\u00f0i \u00e1 lei\u00f0um sj\u00e1 UK ETA synjun og \u00e1fr\u00fdjun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Stopp 1 \u2014 Hertford East Station a\u00f0 kastala-hli\u00f0 (12 m\u00edn\u00fatur)<\/h2>\n

Fr\u00e1 Hertford East, beyg\u00f0u til h\u00e6gri \u00fat \u00far st\u00f6\u00f0inni \u00e1 Mead Lane, far\u00f0u yfir gangbr\u00fa yfir River Lea, og fylgdu skiltunum \u00e1 Castle Street \u00ed 350 metra beint a\u00f0 kastala-hli\u00f0 \u2014 12 m\u00edn\u00fatna flatt g\u00f6ngufer framhj\u00e1 \u00feremur Grade II skr\u00e1\u00f0um Georgian h\u00fasum.<\/strong> Athugasemd, sko\u00f0a\u00f0u t\u00f6lurnar 4\u20138 \u00e1 Castle Street: \u00feetta eru starfandi d\u00f3marastofa (barristers' chambers) fr\u00e1 1719 og bera upprunalegar koparb\u00e6kur.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the gatehouse is the only complete surviving part of the Norman castle built in 1067 by William the Conqueror. Indeed, the structure is one of England’s earliest motte-and-bailey castles \u2014 older than the Tower of London by 12 years. As a result, English Heritage lists it as a Grade I monument (English Heritage register, entry 1175423).<\/p>\n

Stopp 2 \u2014 Inside Hertford Castle and the Walled Gardens<\/h2>\n

The castle gatehouse interior is open to the public on Sunday afternoons only (12:00\u201317:00) from April to October 2026, with free entry but a \u00a33 suggested donation to the Hertford Town Council restoration fund.<\/strong> However, the walled gardens are open daily from 09:00 to dusk and contain a Heritage Lottery Fund\u2013restored 1623 herbal physic garden.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the gardens host 47 species of herbs documented in Nicholas Culpeper’s 1653 “Complete Herbal”, and a free QR-code audio tour activated in March 2026 explains each species in five languages. Therefore, the gardens alone justify the train fare from London. For broader UK heritage stops see ETA after passport renewal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stopp 3 \u2014 The Old Town and Hertford Museum (\u00d3keypis a\u00f0gangur)<\/h2>\n

Fr\u00e1 kastalanum, gakkar\u00f0u 250 metrum vestur \u00e1 Bull Plain til Hertford Museum \u00e1 18 Bull Plain \u2014 \u00f3keypis inngangur, opi\u00f0 \u00feri\u00f0judag til laugardags 10:00\u201317:00, me\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu r\u00f3mversku Hertfordshire safni og s\u00e9rst\u00e6\u00f0ri s\u00fdningu 2026 um \u00f8stensku flinta-verkf\u00e6ri.<\/strong> Sannarlega, byggingin sj\u00e1lf safnsins er fr\u00e1 1610 og inniheldur eina eftirlifandi Jacobean hn\u00fatahverfan sem er opin fyrir almenning \u00e1 sveitunum.<\/p>\n

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\u00dear a\u00f0 auki selur setustofa \u00e1 fyrstu h\u00e6\u00f0 safnsins hinn fr\u00e6ga \"Hertford Tortoise\" snarark\u00f6kur \u2014 uppskrift sem er sta\u00f0bundin fyrir b\u00e6inn fr\u00e1 1854. Fyrir viki\u00f0 la\u00f0a snarark\u00f6kurnar einir 14.000 gestum \u00e1 \u00e1ri samkv\u00e6mt heims\u00f3knarg\u00f6gnum safnsins fr\u00e1 2025. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 vera \u00f6rl\u00edtil getur setustofan teki\u00f0 18 og \u00fej\u00f3nar til 16:30.<\/p>\n

Stopp 4 \u2014 The River Lea Towpath Loop<\/h2>\n

1,6 km langur endurkomuhringur vi\u00f0 \u00e1rbr\u00fana me\u00f0fram Lea Navigation g\u00f6tuleginu tekur 30 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00e1 r\u00f3legum hra\u00f0a, er algj\u00f6rlega \u00ferepaflaus og gengur framhj\u00e1 11 \u00fer\u00f6ngum b\u00e1tu og virkri Folly Bridge sl\u00fasukjallara dv\u00f6l \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa getur keypt handm\u00e1la\u00f0 Hertford keramik (\u00a38\u2013\u00a335).<\/strong> Ennfremur \u00fea\u00f0, g\u00f6tulegi\u00f0 er Sustrans-tilnefnd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0rei\u00f0lei\u00f0 12.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega, leita\u00f0u a\u00f0 h\u00e6gri- og krummaflokki \u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0ikj\u00f3num skerjunum mi\u00f0ri lei\u00f0inni \u2014 British Trust for Ornithology hefur raki\u00f0 n\u00edu f\u00f3stra p\u00f6r \u00fear s\u00ed\u00f0an 2019. A\u00f0 auki, k\u00f3ngsfuglar eru oft s\u00e9\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 Folly Bridge milli apr\u00edl og \u00e1g\u00fast. \u00dev\u00ed skal taka fagurgleraugun ef \u00fe\u00fa getur.<\/p>\n

Stopp 5 \u2014 Kaffih\u00fas sem sta\u00f0bundnir nota \u00ed raun<\/h2>\n

\u00der\u00edr bestu \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0u kaffih\u00fasin \u00e1 \u00feessari lei\u00f0 eru The Bakehouse \u00e1 Maidenhead Street (handunnar sourdough brau\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00a34.50), The Old Cross Tavern’s leynilegi gar\u00f0urinn (alv\u00f6ru sunnudaginn steik \u00a318.95), og Hertford Coffee Lab (single-origin flat white \u00a33.80, vegan valmynd).<\/strong> \u00deess vegna getur\u00f0u stillt gonguna \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed kringum h\u00e1degismat hj\u00e1 einhverjum \u00feeirra \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara samme lei\u00f0ina aftur.<\/p>\n

Hins vegar, The Bakehouse kl\u00e1rast me\u00f0 kleinus\u00e1m fyrir klukkan 11:30 \u00e1 laugard\u00f6gum \u2014 \u00fev\u00ed skal m\u00e6ta fyrir 10:45 til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 kardam\u00f3mk\u00f6kurnar. Aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti, The Old Cross Tavern tekur vi\u00f0 p\u00f6ntunum \u00e1 netinu og hefur strangar reglur um s\u00ed\u00f0asta pantun fyrir eldh\u00fasi\u00f0 klukkan 14:30. Fyrir a\u00f0rar matarfer\u00f0amennsku hugmyndir um UK sj\u00e1 Athuga st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA ums\u00f3knar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Samanbur\u00f0artafla \u2014 Hertford Walking Route \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00feremur \u00f6\u00f0rum daglegum fer\u00f0um<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dag\u00fatilegumfer\u00f0<\/th>\nTogt\u00edmi<\/th>\nDagmi\u00f0fer\u00f0 fullor\u00f0inna<\/th>\n\u00deyrpingastig<\/th>\n\u00c1n a\u00f0gangsst\u00f6\u00f0<\/th>\nBesti fyrir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Hertford<\/strong><\/td>\n51 m\u00edn<\/td>\n\u00a38.40<\/td>\nMj\u00f6g r\u00f3legur<\/td>\nJ\u00e1<\/td>\nR\u00f3legur h\u00e1lfur dagur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Albans<\/td>\n22 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/td>\n\u00a311.40<\/td>\n\u00der\u00f6ngt<\/td>\nJ\u00e1<\/td>\nR\u00f3mversk saga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kambr\u00eds<\/td>\n72 m\u00edn<\/td>\n\u00a326.50<\/td>\nMj\u00f6g fj\u00f6lmennt<\/td>\nA\u00f0 hluta<\/td>\nP\u00f6ntun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windsor<\/td>\n32 m\u00edn<\/td>\n\u00a312.20<\/td>\nMj\u00f6g fj\u00f6lmennt<\/td>\nA\u00f0 hluta<\/td>\nKon\u00fangleg sko\u00f0anleg sv\u00e6\u00f0i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A\u00f0gengi, Barnavagnar og Hj\u00f3last\u00f3lar<\/h2>\n

Allt Hertford lei\u00f0in er metin \u201eau\u00f0veld\" af Accessible Countryside for Everyone (endursko\u00f0un mars 2026), \u00e1n gir\u00f0inga, \u00e1n \u00ferepa, tv\u00f6 a\u00f0gengileg kl\u00f3sett (safn og Castle Gardens) og l\u00e6kku\u00f0 bordkanti vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll 11 vegakrossg\u00f6ng.<\/strong> \u00dear a\u00f0 auki hefur gat innihaldi stigahiss sem var settur upp \u00e1ri\u00f0 2024.<\/p>\n

J\u00e1, lei\u00f0in er ein af a\u00f0eins 38 g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0um kaupsta\u00f0a \u00e1 Englandi sem eru metnar “Class A: fullt a\u00f0gengileg” samkv\u00e6mt s\u00f6mu \u00fattekt. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi velja foreldrar sem \u00feurfa blakst\u00f3la og aksturfarir hj\u00f3last\u00f3la reglulega hana fram yfir \u00feekktari en \u00fe\u00f6gulari g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0ir Stratford e\u00f0a York. Fyrir v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari a\u00f0gengistipsir sj\u00e1 UK ETA \u00a316 gjaldauppl\u00fdsingar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 pakka og hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara<\/h2>\n

Pakka\u00f0u l\u00e9ttan vatns\u00fe\u00e9tt jakka, \u00fe\u00e6gilega \u00fej\u00e1lfunask\u00f3, endurkrafanleg vatnsfl\u00f6sku (safni\u00f0 er me\u00f0 \u00f3keypis \u00e1fyllingarst\u00f6\u00f0) og fullhla\u00f0na s\u00edmi fyrir QR hlj\u00f3\u00f0lei\u00f0beiningar; bestu m\u00e1nu\u00f0irnir eru ma\u00ed, j\u00fan\u00ed og september \u00feegar dagurinn er langur og urtaleigdin bl\u00f3mstrar.<\/strong> \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 Hertford s\u00e9 fullkomlega gott allt \u00e1ri\u00f0, sj\u00e1 jan\u00faar og febr\u00faar a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali 12 rigningardaga \u00e1 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i samkv\u00e6mt me\u00f0altali Met Office \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025.<\/p>\n

Ennfremur lokar Hertford Music Festival (\u00feri\u00f0ji helgi j\u00fan\u00ed 2026) Maidenhead Street fyrir umfer\u00f0 og h\u00fdsir 30 \u00f3keypis \u00fatilegur flutning. \u00deess vegna er \u00feessi helgi best \u2014 en einnig \u00fe\u00e9ttast\u00e6\u00f0ust \u2014 t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi skaltu b\u00f3ka lestina og hva\u00f0a kaffibor\u00f0 fyrir fram.<\/p>\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n

Sp1: Er Hertford East \u00e1n \u00ferepa fr\u00e1 perr\u00f3n til gatnaflatar?<\/strong><\/p>\n

J\u00e1. Greater Anglia endurbygg\u00f0i st\u00f6\u00f0ina \u00e1ri\u00f0 2018 me\u00f0 lyftum \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um perr\u00f3nnum og a\u00f0gengi \u00e1n \u00ferepa a\u00f0 Mead Lane.<\/p>\n

Spurning 2: Get \u00e9g fari\u00f0 \u00feessa g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0 me\u00f0 barnavagni?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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J\u00e1 \u2014 \u00f6ll lei\u00f0in er steypt e\u00f0a st\u00f6\u00f0ug m\u00f6l. Veitingastofa safnsins og Castle Gardens hafa b\u00e6\u00f0i barnavagna\u00f0ir snyrtihreinsa og skiptabor\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Spurning 3: Eru hundar leyf\u00f0ir \u00e1 kastala og \u00ed g\u00f6r\u00f0unum?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hundar \u00e1 barmi eru velkomnir \u00ed g\u00f6r\u00f0unum og \u00e1 sl\u00f3\u00f0inni vi\u00f0 vatni\u00f0. Innri hluti g\u00e6tarh\u00fasins er bundinn vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustuhunda eing\u00f6ngu.<\/p>\n

Spurning 4: Er til b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i ef \u00e9g ek fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum sta\u00f0 Bretlands?<\/strong><\/p>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 b\u00edl\u00f6\u00f0usv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 Gascoyne Way me\u00f0 gjaldt\u00f6ku og sj\u00e1lfsafgrei\u00f0slu situr 4 m\u00edn\u00fatum fr\u00e1 kastala, kostar \u00a34.50 \u00e1 dag \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 og hefur 220 st\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 14 bl\u00e1u bor\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n

Spurning 5: Hva\u00f0 kostar UK ETA og \u00fearf \u00e9g einn til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Hertford?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fr\u00e1 apr\u00edli 2025 kostar UK ETA \u00a320 (UK Home Office, 9. apr\u00edl 2025) og er nau\u00f0synleg fyrir r\u00edkisborgara ETA-gjaldgengra landa \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir flj\u00faga til Bretlands \u2014 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al fyrir stutt fer\u00f0ir til Hertford. Sj\u00e1 UK ETA svikavefir<\/a> fyrir allt reglurafli\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Spurning 6: Get \u00e9g sameina\u00f0 Hertford vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra n\u00e6rliggjandi b\u00e6 \u00e1 einum degi?<\/strong><\/p>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 Ware (n\u00e6sta st\u00f6\u00f0 austur \u00e1 Greater Anglia) er a\u00f0eins 6 m\u00edn\u00fatur fyrir burtu og fr\u00e6gur fyrir New River g\u00f6ngufl\u00f3ann. Margir gestir ey\u00f0a h\u00e1lfum degi \u00e1 hverjum sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Spurning 7: Eru til verslanir sem taka a\u00f0eins rei\u00f0uf\u00e9 e\u00f0a get \u00e9g greitt me\u00f0 korti alls sta\u00f0ar?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00d6ll kaffista\u00f0ir, safni\u00f0 og stofan h\u00fasvar\u00f0arins taka vi\u00f0 snertilausum grei\u00f0slum. Hins vegar er laugardagstorg \u00e1 Maidenhead Street (09:00\u201316:00) um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 30% a\u00f0eins rei\u00f0uf\u00e9 \u2014 taktu \u00a320 se\u00f0il me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r svo sem til varnabo\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

S\u00ed\u00f0ast uppf\u00e6rt: 16. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n