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St Albans
City in southern Hertfordshire, England

St Albans

St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of London, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Luton.

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St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium. It has a population of 82,146.

Get in

Getting to St Albans

There are several major routes into the St Albans area: From London, exit at junction 6 for /St Albans. Follow signs for /St Albans into the city centre. From Hatfield (Galleria) follow St Albans Road West direct into Fleetville and the city centre. From Hemel Hempstead follow, which runs along the southern rim of St Albans. Follow signs for /St Albans into the city centre.

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    St Albans Civic Centre
See

Worth seeing

St Albans is packed with a rich history with something around nearly every corner. = = The Romans left their mark on St Albans (Verulamium as they knew it). There are Roman Remains that you can still see:

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    Roman Wall

    It was the defensive wall of Roman Verulamium.

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    Roman Theatre of Verulamium

    Bluehouse Hill, AL3 6AE (by car: off the A4147 (Sat Nav AL3 6AE); by train: nearest station St Albans Abbey Station), enquiries@gorhamburyestate.co.uk.

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    Verulamium Museum
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    Hypocaust
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    Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban

    Its 84-metre-long nave is the longest of any cathedral in Britain.

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    Clock Tower

    High Street, AL3 4EL, museum@stalbans.gov.uk.

Do

Things to do

There is lots to do in St Albans whether its just for: a short few hours, day trip or longer holiday.

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    Alban Arena

    City centre theatre which hosts a range of events - from local theatre and dance groups to shows on the national comedy circuit.

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    St Albans Comedy Garden

    An annual summer festival of comedy in St Albans city centre, featuring some of the biggest names on the London and national circuits.

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    The Odyssey

    166 London Road, AL1 1PQ (by foot: a 15-min walk from town centre; by car: on London Road (A1081); by train: nearest station St Albans City Station).

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    Abbey Theatre
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    The Maltings Art Theatre

    Level 2, 26 The Maltings, AL1 3HL (on Level 2 of the Maltings Shopping Centre next to the Library),.

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    The St Albans Organ Theatre

    Contains theatre organs, punch-card cafe organs and other instruments.

Eat

Where to eat

St Albans has a wide variety of restaurants and pubs serving food, though nothing of particular excellence. The Hot Cross Bun (the Alban Bun) originates from St Albans, where Brother Thomas Rocliffe, a 14th century monk at St Albans Abbey, distributed the bun to the local poor on Good Friday, starting in 1361. The Alban bun is available from the Abbots Kitchen (St Albans Cathedral) during the run up to Easter.

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    Côte Brasserie

    Excellent French restaurant, with a little garden in the back.

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    The Waffle House
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    Wagamama

    A trendy Japanese noodle restaurant in the town centre.

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    Nonnos Pizza

    215 Hatfield Road, AL1 4SY, stalbans@nonnospizza.co.uk.

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    The Camp Fish & Chips

    33 Sutton Rd, AL1 5JQ (corner of Cambridge and Camp View Road),.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.