| :: Watford |
Theres lots to see and do in the
Watford area, for some ideas look lower down on this page or visit
the Watford Website.
click HERE to visit
Watfords website |
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| :: Windsor |
Home of the Queen! Windsor has many
activities & sights to keep even the most overactive of Beavers,
Raindow,
Cubs, Brownies, Guides or Scout entertained. Windsor is also the home of Lego Land!
click
HERE to visit Windsor Castle website
click
HERE to visit Lego Land website |
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| :: Woburn
Abbey & Safari Park |
| Woburn Abbey with outstanding
collections of paintings, furniture and antiques, with pleasure
gardens andwhich is set in a beautiful 3,000 acre Deer Park, Woburn
Abbey has been home to Dukes of Bedford for almost 450 years. Over
1,000 deer roam here, including the Pere David deer saved from
extinction at Woburn. At Woburn Safari Park Visitors drive their
cars through the animal enclosures which gives visitors the
opportunity to view the animals at close quarters. There are five
adventure playgrounds for children with opportunities for hands on
experiences. Animal talks and demonstrations take place throughout
the day
click HERE
to visit the Woburn Abbey website
click HERE
to visit the Woburn Safari Park website |
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| :: Whipsnade
Zoo |
A wildlife park set in around 240
hectares and 2500 animals, it claims to release 50 animals into the
wild for everyone that is captured.
Over 3,000 animals can be viewed on foot, by car or on the park's
own railway. There are Animal Encounters sessions where you can meet
the animals and talk to the keepers. Open all year round from
10.00am to sunset
click HERE
to visit the Whipsnade Zoo website |
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| :: Hatfield
House |
Hatfield House: The Jacobean House,
home of the Marquess of Salisbury, was built in 1611, and contains
famous portraits, rare tapestries, fine furniture and armour. Within
the gardens stands a wing of the Old Palace (circa 1485), childhood
home of Elizabeth I. It is now the venue for Elizabethan banquets,
weddings and private functions throughout the year.
click
HERE to visit the Hatfield House website |
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| :: St Albans |
One of Britain's most historic
cities, built on the ruins of the Roman town of Verulamium. There
its lots to do including the St Albans Museum, St Albans Abby and a
great swimming pool!
click
HERE to visit the St Albans Museum website
click
HERE to visit St Albans Abby website |
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| :: RAF Museum,
Hendon |
The Royal Air Force Museum,
Britain's National Museum of Aviation, celebrates the story of
aviation from before the Wright Brothers to the RAF of the 21st
Century with one of the world's finest collections of legendary
aircraft and associated exhibits.
click HERE
to visit the RAF Museum website |
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| :: Natural
History Museum, Tring |
The Zoological Museum has been part
of the Natural History Museum since 1937, but it was once the
private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild.
click
HERE to visit the Natural History Museum, Tring |
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| :: Watford
Museum |
Watford Museum tells the story of
Watford past and present. Housed in the former offices of Benskins
Brewery, the Museum has displays of local history and industry, as
well as paintings and sculpture.
click
HERE to visit the Watford Museum website |
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| :: Warners
Cinemas, Woodside |
The local multi-screen cinema
showing the latest blockbusters! There is also Ten Pin Bowling at
the same location
click HERE
to visit the Warner Cinema website |
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| :: Jarmans
Park, Hemel Hempstead |
| With a multi-screen cinema, ice
skating rink and a range of restaurants |
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| :: Watford
Swimming Baths |
| The local swimming baths |
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| :: Whippindell
Woods |
| Whippindell woods is a very large
area of woodland right next to Leeswood. Used as one of the
locations for the resent Star Wars Episode I film its already world
famous! There is also a very good orienteering course spread
throughout the woods. |
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| :: Cassiobury
Park |
| Cassiobury Park, Watford's largest
green space, features a range of recreational resources including a
children's paddling pool, tennis courts, a bowling green and croquet
lawn. A miniature railway is a popular attraction during summer
months, and in July, the park serves as a venue for the annual
Rainbow Festival. A carnival procession, music, entertainment and
environmental activities are the highlights of a day of festivities.
Cassiobury's acres of green space also provide a perfect setting in
which to simply relax. Cassiobury park can easily be reached by a
half hour walk from Lees Wood, directly through Whippindell Woods
(see above). |
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| :: Grand Union
Canal |
| The Grand Union Canal, at the
bottom of Cassiobury Park (see above) was formed as part of the
Grand Junction Canal (started immediately after the Act of 1793),
reaching Watford about 1796. Later on, it was merged with the Grand
Union system, from where it takes it's present name. |
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| London is in easy reach of
Watford junction, British Rail, or Watford Met. line |
