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Welwyn Garden City stands as a unique landmark in urban planning, founded by Sir Ebenezer Howard in 1920 as the second garden city in England. Located in Hertfordshire, about 20 miles north of King's Cross, the town was designed to combine the benefits of the city and the countryside. This is immediately visible in the layout; the broad, tree-lined boulevards and the neo-Georgian architecture of the town centre give it a spacious, orderly feel that is rare for a town of its size. The iconic Coronation Fountain serves as a central landmark, framed by the long Parkway greensward. Geographically, it sits in a green bowl, surrounded by the Lee Valley and areas of ancient woodland like Sherrardspark Wood, which offers miles of walking trails right on the edge of the residential streets. While the central shopping area provides the usual high-street amenities and a large John Lewis, the town’s character is defined more by its integration with nature and its physical separation from the busier industrial zones located toward the eastern side of the railway line.