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Watford
Town and borough in Hertfordshire, England

Watford

Watford is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne.

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Getting to Watford

Today, Watford lies at the junction between the M1 and M25 motorways. There are car parks throughout Watford town centre, including at the Atria shopping centre, Avenue Car Park and behind the Town Hall.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Warner Bros

    Studio Tour, toll-free: +44 800 640 4550.

  2. 02
    Watford Palace Theatre

    Alongside touring productions, the theatre provides programmes in new writing.

  3. 03
    Watford Museum

    Its collection includes fine art, displays about local heritage, industry and sport, with a special collection related to the history of the Cassiobury Estate.

Do

Things to do

There are plenty of things to do in Watford. For example, visit the Warner Bros Studios in north Watford, shop in the town centre, stroll through Cassiobury Park, play golf at Watford TopGolf or even visit Woodside Leisure Park, home of Vue cinema, indoor play areas and some restaurants. Watford is also home to many leisure centres, for sporting activities, including a running and athletics track in Garston.

  1. 01
    Watford FC

    They play soccer in the Championship, the second tier.

  2. 02
    Watford Colosseum

    Watford Colosseum is famed for its world-class acoustics.

  3. 03
    Watford Topgolf

    Much like a modern bowling alley it has sensors and screens which track your shots.

Eat

Where to eat

There are many choices. For restaurants, there is Middletons Steakhouse and Grill, Flower Drum (Chinese), Flame (Chinese buffet), various Pizza restaurants (Pizza et pizza, Zinco, Ask, Pizza Hut, Pizza Express), Caribbean, Japanese (Hanko)...

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