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Pro
Wonderful historic buildings, Roman remains, museums, cathedral, churches, great market,
Con
Would have liked more time there
In a nutshell
Lively and enchanting city!!
Britannia2 Says: The Abbey Gateway is a massive gateway in the historic cathedral city of St. Albans, close to St. Albans Abbey.Built of Roman tiles and flint, it was the gateway to the monastery, and is sometimes known as the Great Gateway.The gateway was built around 1360, while Thomas de...
Britannia2 Says: St Albans Cathedral (formerly St Albans Abbey, officially The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban) is a Church of England cathedral church at St Albans, England. At 84 metres (276 ft),[1] its nave is the longest of any cathedral in England. With much of its present...
Britannia2 Says: The tower was built between 1403 and 1412 and is the only medieval town belfry in England still in existence. It was built by the townsmen to assert their freedom, power and wealth in face of the Cathedral. The Towers original bell weighs one ton and has a diameter of one...
littlebush Says: Chilli Raj-Indian, stanhope road, £30 for 2-starters,mains and wine and a beerThe Pan Asia Dining Room, beaconsfield rd, does indian,thai and chinese-£40 for 2, starters, main and wine.Zizzi's-£35 for 2 incl wine, italian, in town.Carluccio's - st christopher place - great...
colin_bramso Says: A Wetherspoon pub, so the food is formula, basic, standard. Gammon & chips, chicken tikka marsala, burgers, fish & chips.Nothing fancy, you know exactly what you're going to get and the price is good.It's in a big old converted barn conveniently located in St Peter's Street,...
Lussmanns Fish & Grill: My favourite local restaurant
StAlbansLocal Says: I've been a regular at Lussmanns ever since I moved to St Albans six years ago. It's on Waxhouse Gate, right next to the Abbey, and spread out over three floors. The setting is really lovely - lots of light coming in through the glass roof and a mix of leather, wood and...
vichatherly Says: This is one ouf our favourite restaurants in st Albans and is ideal for a spot of lunch or an early dinner.The Waffle House serves up waffles with everything. You can have waffles for starter, main course and the dessert.The restaurant is at the just outside of the bottom of...
little marrakech: Great tastes of Moroccan Cuisine
tzuki Says: It great location in the centre of Old Town and also in the middle of the busy street market, make the spot a must to do not loose, even if you just one a refreshment, you can taste the nice assortment of cakes and drinks.As you enter by the door, you really enter a new...
graeme83 Says: During the day the place is good for cheap food and drinks. At night the place is full of people on their way to either Batchwood or the Waterend Barn. The place is good to meet up with people on their way out. There is a small dancefloor area. Between 8-11pm the place is...
planxty Says: There are two railway stations serving St. Albans, namely St. Albans City and St. Albans Abbey. The one you want is St. Albans City. It is on the Thameslink line and services running from Bedford to Brighton stop here. They are extremely frequent and the fast train is only...
Rubbish trains at the weekend :(
graeme83 Says: Please note that until 2012, for essential Thameslink Programme engineering work, the route between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill will be closed at the following times: * All day on most Saturdays and Sundays (see below for a list of Saturdays and...
colin_bramso Says: St Peters Street, the main street of St Albans, is the location for regular markets, with a history going back hundreds of years.On Wednesdays and Saturdays there's the general market with over 170 stalls selling a huge variety of goods.There are also specialist markets -...
Maltings Shopping Centre.: A fine selection of shops.
planxty Says: the Maltings is not a particular shop but one of two quite sizeable shopping precincts in St. Albans . The other is christopher place (see seperate tip). I iddn't stop to ocunt the actual number of shops but there is a very good selection, iwth all the usual high street...
Christopher Place.: Another good shopping precinct.
planxty Says: Although not as large as the Maltings shopping precinct (see seperate tip), there is still a good selection of shops here. Both precincts are within a few yards of each other so it's easy to browse both one after the other.
planxty Says: This is one of the chain of very fine food shops owned by the celebrated Italian chef, antonio Carluccio. Whilst not cheap, there is a huge array of excellent food, much of it specifically prepared for the chain.There is also a caffe (sic) attached. The website provided...
Rubbish trains at the weekend until 2012 :(
graeme83 Says: Please note that until 2012, for essential Thameslink Programme engineering work, the route between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill will be closed at the following times: * All day on most Saturdays and Sundays (see below for a list of Saturdays and...
graeme83 Says: This is actually my favourite building in St. Albans. Located very close to the train station, it is a reflective glass building of offices. I got very excited as a child when I saw this building as I thought it looked like something out of the TV show Dallas, albeit a bit...
graeme83 Says: This is an interesting little church. The design is outside is modern and inside very tastefully furnished. Unlike many of the churches in St. Albans, this one was built as recently as the 1960s. At the time there was an expected development of housing in the area. The local...
graeme83 Says: The First Battle of St Albans was the first battle in the War of the Roses. It was fought on 22 May 1455. Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, defeated the Lancastrians under Edmund, Duke of Somerset, who was killed. York also captured King...
graeme83 Says: For those that are interested in heraldry, this is the crest of St. Albans. The significance of the crest is explained from the following website : http://www.ngw.nl/int/gbr/s/stalbans.htm"The blue shield with gold saltire was recorded as St. Albans' arms in 1634 and...
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Before any Christians were here, the ancient tribes who inhabited this region in the 1st century before the Common Era had established a community. Later, upon...
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Q: I am writing from Hong Kong, and would like to send a birthday cake on 6 Jan 2011 to my daughter who is studying in de Havilland...
A: I suggest www.cakesofdistinction.org which is a cake-making company in Hatfield. The owner, I believe, is Samantha Hobbs. Good luck.
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St. Albans today is a bustling market town, effectively a dormitory town for people who work in London. It lies a mere 20 minute train journey from the capital and, as such, makes it a easily...
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St Albans is a small city that is located about 20 miles north of London in the county of Hertfordshire and is easily accessible by train and by car. The city's history stretches back more than 2000...
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St. Albans is the oldest city in Hertfordshire, located about 20 miles north of London and close to my home town of Watford. I often visit on a Sunday morning for a walk around the beautiful...
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I had been in St. Albans before and seen already a bit of the place. But the friend i was staying with had to work anyway and since she worked in St. Albans i thought it might be a good idea to...
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The lure of grown-up middle-aged things such as a bigger house, bigger garden and better schools led us up the M1 (or A1 - we're very accessible here) to St Albans and I've now lived in this house...
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