Watford combines a busy town centre and the Watford Palace Theatre with leafy escapes like Cassiobury Park and the Grand Union Canal. Vicarage Road is home to Watford FC, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour is just up the road at Leavesden, and St Albans' markets and cathedral are a short hop away.
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St Albans' Charter Market has been trading on St Peter's Street for centuries, and it's still one of the liveliest things about the city. Every Wednesday and Saturday the street fills with a long run of stalls selling fresh produce, food, flowers, clothing, household goods and gifts, right in the historic heart of...
Willows Activity Farm goes pumpkin-tastic for autumn, with thousands of pumpkins for children to pick from the farm's own patch, and every paid child admission includes a free standard pumpkin. There's a full day of fun built around it: a pumpkin hunt, arts and crafts, a Halloween maze, character shows starring...
More than 70 artisan stalls fill the magnificent Norman nave of St Albans Cathedral for this festive fair, showcasing independent makers, artists, creatives and small businesses. It's a wonderfully atmospheric place to find something special for Christmas, with local primary school choirs singing at the altar from...
One of Hertfordshire's favourite bonfire-season nights out, the St Albans Fireworks Spectacular lights up the sky over historic Verulamium Park, with the cathedral looking on from the hill. Gates open at 6pm, giving plenty of time to grab a drink or a bite and find your spot before the fireworks begin at 7.30pm....
The Christmas Cracker is St Albans' big festive street party, launching the season with around a hundred stalls filling the historic city centre around St Peter's Street. Browse gifts, crafts and seasonal food and drink, enjoy the funfair rides and catch the acts on stage as the city gets into the Christmas...
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