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vichatherly Says: Inside Knebworth house you'll be able to take a look at some rooms. These include:The entrance hall and staircaseThe Dining Parlour The LibraryThis is a lovely room. Try and get one of the, very knowledgeable, guides to close both of the doors, which are backed with books...
vichatherly Says: John Derry, who made the first supersonic flight in Britain in 1948. He had a distinguished and brave WWII record flying Hawker Typhoons. It was on 6 September 1948 that he flew the DH108 faster than the speed of sound. Sadly his life was cut short when flying at...
vichatherly Says: The Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas More, Knebworth, part of the Knebworth Family of Churches (KFC), built in 1936.KFC has been formed from the churches in Knebworth - St Thomas More (Roman Catholic), Trinity Church (United Reform) and St Mary’s & St Martin’s (Church of...
vichatherly Says: This place is a great place to take the kids, both old and young alike. Relax, have a coffee and explore the artist in you.It’s basically a mix of a pottery and an art shop, run by some friendly, lovely, local ladies.You start by picking out a piece of ready-made pottery...
vichatherly Says: St Martin's church was built in 1915 and was designed by the eminent architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869 - 1944). Susequent changes were made in 1963/4 when the church was completed to its present design by Sir Albert Richardson (1860 - 1964). The church is Church of...
Knebworth House - Adventure Playground and Fort
vichatherly Says: The Adventure Playground and Fort are great places to keep the kids amused. It's aimed at kids between 4 and 15. Slides and rope swings etc.A free courtesy vintage bus runs within the Park on Sundays and Bank Holidays between 11:00 and 16:30 and takes you to and from the...
Knebworth House - St Marys Church
vichatherly Says: St Mary & St Thomas of Canterbury is the Norman Parish Church of Knebworth and is the place where I got married to the lovely Nicola in 2007."St. Mary's first stood at the heart of the mediaeval village of Knebworth, the earliest record of which is in the Domesday Book. When...
1 Review and 0 Opinions This is one of our favourite pubs in the area and we often pop in for a quick drink. It is a run as...
Knebworth Fish and Chips: Fish & Chips a plenty
vichatherly Says: Please don't be put by the sometimes lack of people in this fishy spot. It always serves up a tasty traditional fish and chips. along with the accompaniments of mushy peas and a pickled egg or gherkin.portions are generous, and so we normally just order a large fish and chip...
Coasters Cafe: Sterling English Breakfasts
vichatherly Says: If we're feeling lazy in the morning then we'll take the short walk up the road to Coasters cafe for breakfast.The place is really relaxing and serves various ranges of breakfasts and lunches.The staff are friendly and it's always a nice place to stop in on even for just a...
Val's Kitchen: A Working Mans Cafe
vichatherly Says: A very decent, always friendly, local cafe.Val and her husband Roger, bought the Knebworth Village Cafe in July 2007 and renamed it Val’s Kitchen.We've popped in for a few breakfasts and lunches over the years and have never been disappointed.They do orders by phone, and...
The Red Lion, Woolmer Green: Wild Food Night
vichatherly Says: This is a really fun and unique food night out. Once a month, in the nearby village of Woolmer Green, Stuart runs a "Wild Food Night". he describes the night as thus..."Where you will experience some amazing local food. We have replaced 'Food air miles' with the much greener...
Knebworth Ming Che: Vegetarians Stay Clear!
f430 Says: This Chinese Takeaway has gone down hill over the last few years significantly. No less than five times has my wife ordered a vegetarian dish only to find large chunks of pork or chicken in it. Apologetic are the staff and we resume to place an ordered at another time. They...
Ming Che: Tasty Chinese Takaway
vichatherly Says: This is an excellent local Chinese takeaway spot. We always get a friendly service and a free calendar at New Year.Somehow whatever you order will be ready in "20 minutes" The House Special Rice dish is plenty enough for a whole meal in itself and the Chicken Chow Mein is...
Knebworth House: Rock Concerts
vichatherly Says: Knebworth House and its grounds have hosted some famous bands from all over the world. The first festival was back in 1974, The Bucolic Frolic, when The Allman Brothers Band attracted 60,000.Since then, it has been the scene of outdoor extravaganzas featuring Pink Floyd...
vichatherly Says: There aren't many pubs in Knebworth and it's a shame that this one, which is my local, is not really that nice.I've tried a few times over the years and still can't quite pin down why I don't feel relaxed in theis spot. They only time I pop in now is whilst waiting for my...
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The station is quite small and has little in the way of amenities, although it is worth remembering that if it wasn’t for the railway “New” Knebworth would not be around as we know it today.
There is now a small cafe on site, serving up coffee and other delights to the morning commuters.
There is a direct train route, run currently by First Capital Connect, south to London Kings Cross Station (35mins), and north to Cambridge (50mins), Peterborough (60mins).
To go even further north then you only have to take the small trip to Stevenage and change to the East Coast line for routes to York (2hrs) and Newcastle (3hrs).
Because it's on the York to London route, we sometimes get an old steam train or two thundering through and you’ll get a few trainspotters and photographers with their tripods stationed at on end of the platform.
I live five minutes walk away from the station, and so it’s ideal for me to use it to take a trip into London for a day out.
Updated Jul 1, 2012
Website: http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=StationInfo&crs_code=KBW
Village News: Village Newsagents
vichatherly Says: This is the place to buy your daily newspaper before heading to the railway station for your daily commute.As with most newsagents these days, you will be surprised what you can buy at this small shop.It's not exactly "Open Aall Hours", 9am to 5pm most days, but then it has...
Jacksons Garage: Need a motorbike?
vichatherly Says: Jacksons Garage is the local Knebworth garage which also sells second-hand cars.It normally has a impressive display of motorbikes and scooters in the main window. The Royal Enfield motorbikes, both original and modern replicas, look tempting, and this is coming from a non...
Cheese Yes Please - Sadly now closed: Local Deli
vichatherly Says: A strange name for a shop I grant you and the garish yellow certainly gets it noticed. This shop is actually rather good in the way that it concentrates on a niche market.UPDATE: sadly this shop is no more. It closed down, to be replaced by a very decent cycle shop. It's...
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To take a walk around the park in Knebworth is always a good thing to do. Be it to walk off a Sunday lunch, exercise the dog or take the kids up to the swings.
The recreation ground is home to Knebworth Football Club as well as Knebworth Tennis Club
Updated Feb 3, 2012
Address: Watton Road Knebworth Herts SG3 6AH
Knebworth is my home village and has been since I moved from Kent in 2002. It has all that a village really needs including a local shop, a doctor’s surgery, a decent dentist, a post office, some...
The only reason I went to Knebworth was to go to Knebworth house to see Robbie Williams in concert so I didn`t see much of the village.
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