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Cedars Park, Cheshunt

Cedars Park, Cheshunt is the site of Theobalds Palace, built by William Cecil, Lord Burghley, between c. 1560 and the early 1570s. In 1607 the Cecils exchanged Theobalds for Hatfield House, and the property became one of King James I's favourite homes. He enlarged the buildings and extended the park, and Theobalds remained in use as a royal palace until the Commonwealth, when it was almost totally destroyed on the orders of Parliament. Only fragments of the Palace now survive, and some small sections of park wall, but the recreational facilities of Cedars Park make it a site worth visiting in any case.

The park entrance is situated about 275 yards to the east of the junction between the modern A10 and Theobalds Lane, on the south side of the latter. Grid reference TL 3545 0115.

Map showing Cedars Park