St Albans history then and now
The previous videos are also on YouTube:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrfTkHdWsTc
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJeP2lvcSx8
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiOFhvd23vg
Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbsQNKOq57o
You may also be interested in:
"Stills From Walks Around Park Street" if you haven't seen it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYXOJnTa5DM
Excellent small museum with beautiful Roman artefacts, telling the town's history
Museum of St. Albans
9A Hatfield RdExcellent small museum with beautiful Roman artefacts, telling the town's history
The Odyssey Cinema
166 London RdNewly refurbished, Art Deco building
Mainline railway station to King's Cross St Pancras. The St Albans Abbey station is a small single track line between the city and Watford Junction, connecting to Euston, London.
16 locals recommend
St Albans City station
Mainline railway station to King's Cross St Pancras. The St Albans Abbey station is a small single track line between the city and Watford Junction, connecting to Euston, London.
Multi-storey car parking and good selection of shops, also small theatre and library
12 locals recommend
Maltings Arts Theatre
28 Victoria StMulti-storey car parking and good selection of shops, also small theatre and library
Commit no nuisance, the sign on the door. The Cathedral and Abbey Church opposite has the remains of St Alban, the first British/Roman martyr, making it a place of pilgrimage from early Middle Ages
18 locals recommend
The Clock Tower
High StreetCommit no nuisance, the sign on the door. The Cathedral and Abbey Church opposite has the remains of St Alban, the first British/Roman martyr, making it a place of pilgrimage from early Middle Ages
Beautiful and historic building with guided tours
31 locals recommend
The Cathedral & Abbey Church of Saint Alban
Sumpter YardBeautiful and historic building with guided tours
Food Scene
ATM (Moor Mill - Beefeater)
Smug Oak LaneGood food, quaint setting, short walk from cottage
Loch Fyne Restaurant & Bar
5 Verulam RdGood fish meal, reasonably priced, in medieval building
Tabure
6 Spencer StSightseeing
Frogmore
Site of the original Roman villa
Arts & Culture
Abbey Theatre
Holywell HillGood programme of amateur and professional theatre
Alban Arena
Saint Peter's StreetDrinks & Nightlife
The Overdraught Freehouse
86 Park StreetGood food and quiet ambiance, mainly used by locals
The Falcon
2A St John's HillLocal drinking spot
The Three Hammers
210 Watford RdWithin 25 minutes walk - good food and friendly locals!
Food scene
Lussmanns
High Street