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What to do and see in St. Albans, England: The Best Sights & Landmarks
St Albans /sənt ˈɔːlbənz/, /seɪn ... / is a city in Hertfordshire, England, and the major urban area in the City and District of St Albans. It lies east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, about 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of central London, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north, and it became the Roman city of Verulamium. It is a historic market town and is now a dormitory town within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area.
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1. Devil's Dyke
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. The Ayot Greenway
3. St Albans South Signal Box
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5.0 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By Neil-KAAG - Ellenton, United States
How amazing to find that this wonderful signal box has not been destroyed like so many other great railway structures from so called improvements. A marvellous insight into mechanical signalling. Brought back so many memories of my time in Abington Box on the West Coast Main Line between Beattock Summit and Carstairs Junction. Very Happy Days!!
4. St Leonard
5. Wheathampstead War Memorial
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Travelling_SE_Asia - St. Albans, United Kingdom
Every Remembrance Sunday the roll of honour with the names of Wheathampstead Villagers who fell in WWI & WWII is read in the High Street at a Remembrance Day service. This is a memorial to those who fell during both conflicts. I think this is part of the Wheathampstead Heritage Trail, but can also be viewed by walking down the High Street.
6. Old London Road Railway Station
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By therichastill - Stevenage, United Kingdom
The Alban Way runs from St Albans Abbey to Hatfield and was a former railway line which shut in the Sixties. Although the track bed is almost all gone (Check out Nast Hyde Halt) there is still quite a bit of architecture on the route to admire as you travel along. One of the stations still in situ is London Road station which is very close to the Midland Arch. From the architecture you can tell this used to be a railway station and I am glad it was not demolished but it has been repurposed and it is now a nursery. I would definitely recommend checking out the Alban Way and admiring the railway history you can see along the way.
7. St Albans Hertfordshire England
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By BenjyBear - St. Albans, United Kingdom
Great city with plenty to do in the town or just outside. Plenty of shops and restaurants. Car parks around the main town. Visitor attractions such as the cathedral, roman remains etc. Well worth a visit
8. The Nave Screen
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By hawkes2an - Cranbrook, United Kingdom
There are many beautiful things to look at in The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban but none more so that the nave screen. Over five years in the scupting, these wonderful seven painted stone staues of martyrs were installed in the nave screen in April 2015 to mark the 900th anniversary of the Norman Abbey. Four of the seven martyrs (St Alban Roe, St Amphibalus, St Alban and George Tankerfield) were chosen because they had a connection with St Albans and together with the other three (Oscar Romero, St Elisabeth Romanov and Dietrich Bonhoeffer) they represent the unity among the Christian churches pioneered by the Cathedral. No visit to the Cathedral would be complete without a quiet moments contemplation at this screen.
9. The Wallingford Screen
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By hawkes2an - Cranbrook, United Kingdom
The Wallingford Screen is a "must-see" site in St Albans Cathedral. William of Wallingford was the 47th Abbot of St Albans and he had the medieval High Altar and Reredos built. The statues on the screen were destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII but they were replaced in Victorian times. The statues on the top layer are St Edmund, King Offa, St Edward the Confessor, St Hugh, Pope Adrian IV and the Venerable Bede. On the second row they are St Cuthbert, St Helen, St Benedict, the Virgin Mary, St John, St Patrick, St Ethelreda and St Germanus. The third row are St Augustine, St Alban, St Amphibalus at St Erkenwald. The little statues above the Altar are Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, James, Jesus, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, Matthias and Jude.
10. The Mill Quay
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Travelling_SE_Asia - St. Albans, United Kingdom
Lovely place to sit and enjoy the river whilst waiting for the busy local fish and chip shop to prepare my order. I was even blessed to see a Heron standing on one leg in the river! A very rare sight usually but one seemingly more common during lockdown. Managed to get some pictures this time.
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