Big Wood

Big Wood is a forest in Great Gaddesden, Dacorum District, England. Big Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Briden’s Camp, as well as near Water End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amaravati Buddhist Monastery and Gadebridge Park Roman Villa.

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

Buddhist temple

Photo: ibrotha, CC BY 2.0.

Amaravati is a Theravada Buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in South East England. Established in 1984 by Ajahn Sumedho as an extension of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, the monastery has its roots in the Thai Forest Tradition.

Gadebridge Park Roman Villa

Archaeological site

Photo: Graham Hale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gadebridge Roman Villa, alternatively known as Gadebridge Park Roman Villa, is a ruined Roman villa in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hemel Hempstead and Redbourn.

Hemel Hempstead

Photo: ZIGGY RADWA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hemel Hempstead is a town in the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located 24 miles north-west of London; nearby towns and cities include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted.

Redbourn

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Redbourn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located 3 miles from Harpenden, 4 miles from St Albans and 5 miles from Hemel Hempstead. The civil parish had a population of 6,913 according to the 2011 Census.