Articles in Things to do Close to St. Albans
The annual Herts County Show is this Bank Holiday weekend. We go every year – although the ticket prices aren’t cheap, it is a great day out for the whole family. There’s equestrian, animal shows …
This Sunday, Oaklands College will be hosting a Lambing Day at their Smallford Campus. The free event is open from 10am to 2pm.
The annual event offers adults and children the opportunity to help the …
The Alford Arms in Frithsden has won more than it’s fair share of awards over the years, including Hertfordshire Dining Pub of the Year in the 2010 Good Pub Guide.
We decided to take a drive …
This place is like no other antiques shop I’ve ever been to – two show rooms full of high end antiques as well as a massive warehouse (see photo) with over 8000 pieces, in some …
We spent much of Sunday at the Childwickbury Art Fair, held on the Kubrick family estate a few miles outside St. Albans. Although there was serious art on display, some of it for sale, the …
We had a family day out at the Herts County Show today. The £14.50 entrance fee for adults is a bit steep, but once you forget about that it’s all good fun, and a reminder …
Heartwood Forest which, when fully planted, will be the largest new native forest in England, is just a few miles north of St. Albans, near Sandridge.
The forest, being created by the Woodland Trust on over …
Yesterday we took a drive out to the village of Redbourn which is just 4 miles or so from our home in St. Albans.
There’s not a lot to the village – a single high street …
I pass through, or more correctly under, St. Pancras most days on my commute from St. Albans to London Bridge for work. Earlier this week, however, I had to go to Brussels on business so …