Naomi's Guidebook
Food scene
Really friendly local pub - you’ll make friends in there so great way to spend an evening. Good for Sunday roast - you’ll need to book.
The Farriers Arms
32-34 Lower Dagnall StReally friendly local pub - you’ll make friends in there so great way to spend an evening. Good for Sunday roast - you’ll need to book.
Verulam Arms
41 Lower Dagnall StreetLovely pub with big beer garden and excellent food selection.
Excellent wine list and nibbles. The road outside is pedestrianised now. Very cafe society - you can watch the world go by!
6 habitants recommandent
MUST Wine Bar St Albans
3 George StExcellent wine list and nibbles. The road outside is pedestrianised now. Very cafe society - you can watch the world go by!
Highest rated local restaurant by most of the locals I know - and it’s two minutes away.
9 habitants recommandent
Tabure
6 Spencer StHighest rated local restaurant by most of the locals I know - and it’s two minutes away.
Crunch
High StreetGreat salads
George Street Canteen
9a George StExcellent brunch with cathedral/park views
Nkora Coffee - St Albans
26 Market PlHATCH on the Hill
7-8 Christopher PlaceCafe on the Corner.
39 Catherine StBill's St Albans Restaurant
2 Chequer StBill's St Albans Restaurant
2 Chequer StSightseeing
Great walk! The entrance gate is 10 minutes from my cottage and you can walk for hours through the grounds of this estate. The sweep up to the big house is very Downton Abbey. Check the website for occasional closures. https://www.gorhamburyestate.co.uk
Gorhambury House
Great walk! The entrance gate is 10 minutes from my cottage and you can walk for hours through the grounds of this estate. The sweep up to the big house is very Downton Abbey. Check the website for occasional closures. https://www.gorhamburyestate.co.uk
Musée de Verulamium
Saint Michael's StreetExcellent for a rainy day if you’re a Roman history fan
Walk here from St Albans and back for a fantastic country hike (takes two hours each way). https://www.hertsad.co.uk/lifestyle/property/area-guide-the-quaint-hertfordshire-village-of-gustard-wood-5100230
Gustard Wood
Gustard WoodWalk here from St Albans and back for a fantastic country hike (takes two hours each way). https://www.hertsad.co.uk/lifestyle/property/area-guide-the-quaint-hertfordshire-village-of-gustard-wood-5100230
Health
Feel Hot Yoga St Albans
224 London RdAmazing yoga studio, great teachers. Usually has a deal for ten days for £25
You can book swimming lanes, gym sessions, exercise classes and spa treatments.
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre
Holywell HillYou can book swimming lanes, gym sessions, exercise classes and spa treatments.
Neighbourhoods
Sandridge
Lovely walks around the Heartwood Forest area