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Enjoy!Hertfordshire

DiscoverFantastic Museums

Fun Days Out

ExploreFarmers’ Markets

Vintage Finds

ExperienceWhite Water Rafting

Afternoon Tea

The magazine of the Hertfordshire Tourism and Leisure Partnership

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Issue 15 Autumn to Winter 2012

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CELEBRATE A SPECIAL MOMENT AT HANBURY MANOR

Whether its a birthday party, engagement party, anniversary or baby shower opt for an afternoon tea, private dinner, disco or themed event in one of our

banqueting spaces including the original converted chapel Poles Hall or Garden Court set in beautifully walled gardens ideal to capture the perfect moment.

For further information please contact our Social Event Organiser on: 01920 487722

HANBURY MANOR, A MARRIOTT HOTEL & COUNTRY CLUBWare, Hertfordshire SG12 0SD

Telephone: 01920 487 722; Website: MarriottHanburyManor.co.uk

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Issue 15 Autumn to Winter 2012

The magazine of the Hertfordshire Tourism and Leisure Partnership

EDITORIAL Editor-in-chief Annie Hawkins Email [email protected] Telephone 01992 556231 ADVERTISING Advertisment Manager Stewart Hedges Telephone 01525 874607 or 07595 894557 DESIGN Chris Johnson & Carla Keen

Enjoy!Hertfordshire is published by Thompson Media Partners Ltd, Unit 4, Avenue Buisness Park, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY

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CONTENTSWhere to Stay 06 Spa Time 12 Tea for Two 14 Eating Out 16

Map 30 The Good Life 26 Ride the Rapids 20

Natural History 34 Welcome to the Aquadrome 38

Supply Chain 42 Special Days Out 45 Special Events 48 Museums and Heritage 52


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Welcome to the latest edition of Enjoy! Hertfordshire magazine. Well what an amazing summer of sport and festivals we have had in our beautiful county this year. As host county to the Canoe Slalom events we were priveliged to see Olympic history in the making at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Broxbourne, where Team GB won not only a gold but a silver medal.

Just weeks after those medals being won the White Water Centre is open again to the public. Tickets for the white rafting experience are up for grabs alongside Afternoon Tea at the Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel in our competitions, so do enter, you may just be one of our lucky winners.

Inside you can read about our farmers’ markets, Letchworth Garden City - the first Garden City, the places where you can be pampered during the winter months and much, much more.

If you are looking for a special gift for someone, do try to shop local and support the many independent shops in our market towns as they really do have a lot to offer. You may want to treat family and friends with tickets to a show, so don’t forget to check out what is on offer in Herts as you can often see a show before it hits the West End. Wherever you go and whatever you decide to do, you will receive a warm welcome in Hertfordshire and I am sure you will want to return again. Enjoy!Tim Hutchings

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THE PERFECT VENUE FOR ALL YOURSPECIAL EVENTS BIG OR SMALL.

The Cheshunt Marriott hotel can make your special day a reality,

with our courtyard garden and private rooms for up to 180 guests

we can make your event special.

Or join us for Sunday lunch, every Sunday 12-3pm. £15.75 for two

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Call 01992 451 245 to discuss your special event with our team.

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Redcoats is a beautiful, family-run, 15th century farmhouse restaurant and hotel with 13 bedrooms

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Our restaurant is open for Breakfast and Lunch Monday to Sunday, Dinner Monday to Saturday and

Afternoon Tea served throughout the year.

Dine in our conservatory with views over beautiful gardens or in one of our period feature dining rooms

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Redcoats Green, Near Hitchin, Herts SG4 7JR 01438 729500

www.redcoats.co.uk

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Ye Olde Fighting Cocks16 Abbey Mill Lane, St Albans

Hertfordshire AL3 4HETel: 01727 869152

www.yeoldefightingcocks.co.uk

Reputed to be the oldest pub in England by The Guinness Book of Records, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks dates back to the 8th Century.

Nominated for ‘Best Pub!’ for the St Albans

Food and Drink Festival 2012

Passing Visitors are guaranteed a warm welcome. The friendly atmosphere augmented by a blazing log fire, excellent selection of real ales and fine wines and wholesome home cooked food.Our menu changes on a monthly basis, keeping those all time favourites available.

Private Function areas are available and we take bookings for lunch or dinner.A large beer garden in the rear is an excellent way to spend a sunny afternoon with views of the Roman Verulamium remains, or soak up the authentic English pub interior on those rainy winter days.

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The Herts Young Mariners

Base is a multi activity outdoor

centre and is just 3 minutes

walk from Cheshunt Railway

Station. Lots of fun for all the

family you can learn canoeing,

sailing, climbing and caving all at

one superb location. If you want

to make a weekend of it check

in at the nearby Youth Hostel

and make yourself at home in

one of the six Scandinavian style

lodges, complete with ensuite

twin, double and family rooms.

Alternatively pitch your tent,

park your caravan or get cosy in

a family cabin at one of the three

family-friendly campsites.

Instead of using golf clubs to putt

balls into holes, in Disc Golf you

throw specially designed discs

into baskets. Whoever completes

the course with the least number

of throws is the winner. The

‘nine’ hole course is near Pindar

car park and discs can be bought

nearby at the Lee Valley White

Water Centre.

If you want to grab a bite to eat

while visiting the park, there are

plenty of options. Take a long lazy

picnic in the wide open spaces or

spend some time watching the

waters glide by at a riverside pub.

There are lots of tasty options

at Lee Valley Park Farms Café

and the stunning White Water

Centre offers a stylish café

terrace where you can watch

the daredevil rafters tackle the

rapids – check opening times at

visitleevalley.org.uk.

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It was really exciting to see Team GB win gold and silver in the Olympic Canoe Slalom event at Lee Valley White Water Centre this summer. Now you too can take on the same rapids as the world’s best athletes. This is a unique opportunity not to be missed! You and your friends will never stop talking about rafting on the Olympic Standard Competition Course. Led by a friendly raft guide, your half-day adventure starts with a calm but fast-paced descent followed by tougher challenges with each run of the course. You will face 13,000 litres of water every second and experience fast-paced descent, surfi ng, spinning and nose dunking! After your adventure, relax with a drink and a bite to eat at our licensed terrace café bar located in our award-winning centre that overlooks the course.

Competition entries can be sent to:

Marketing Team, Enjoy! HertfordshireLee Valley Regional Park Authority, Bulls Cross, Enfi eld EN2 9HG

Closing date 25 February 2013 at 16:00Rafters must be at least 14 years old. Standard terms and conditions apply and are available at: visitleevalley.org.uk/go/terms-conditions

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Lee Valley White Water Centre is offering one lucky reader a chance to raft the rapids. For your opportunity to win, simply answer this question:

What medals did Team GB win in the Olympic Canoe Slalom event this year?

Lee Valley White Water Centre is located near Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire and just 15 minutes walk from Waltham Cross train station and 10 minutes from the M25, Junctions 25 or 26 or the A10. For more information and to book visit: gowhitewater.co.uk or call 08456 770 606.

Enter online at www.visitleevalley.org.uk/enjoyherts or send your answer together with your name and telephone number, using the coupon below, to the address below. Closing date 25 February 2013 at 16:00.

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Take part in a whole array of fun family activities.

Have a go at SNAG golf, meet our very special tropical guests, explore the nature reserve on a guided walk and get messy with our arts and crafts.

Enjoy hundreds of greatdays out on your doorstep There are so many fun things to do in Lee Valley Regional Park, the only decision you’ll have to make is where to start!

From getting in touch with nature, exploring miles of picturesque cycling and walking routes to saying hello to our latest arrivals at Lee Valley Park Farms.

For a more active day out, why not make a splash with some watersports, enjoy a round of golf or cool off with some ice skating.

To plan your trip, visitleevalley.org.uk 08456 770 600

make a splash with some watersports,

To plan your trip, visitleevalley.org.uk08456 770 600

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The biggest and the best children’s entertainment centre in the region, providing children with the opportunity for active, imaginary and creative play in a fantastic, safe environment.

Hertford Farmers’ MarketEvery 2nd in the month

Market Place, Hertford, 8.30am to 1pmCome along and meet the producers, find out recipe ideas

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The Garden City Greenway is a 13.6 miles countryside circular trail around the edge of Letchworth Garden City; you are never far from the town. Ideal for a family walk, there are picnic areas and barbecue facilities along the route. Norton Pond is a good place to rest. With patience, a whole host of wildlife can be seen here including dragonflies, damselflies, water beetles, three-spined sticklebacks, common frog, common toad, water boatman, pond snails, pond skaters and crustaceans. Norton Pond is situated next to the entrance to Croft Lane near Norton village. Look on www.greenway.com

The Garden City Museum is holding an exhibition on the Spirella Company, Corsets & Corsetieres. The company motto was ‘Healthy, happy workers are the world’s best’. The exhibition is packed full of objects and ephemera and explores the history of the iconic Spirella Building, the company, the corsets it made and, of course, the lives of some of those ‘happy workers.’ It is open Mon to Sat, 10am to 5pm and runs until 23 February 2013. Look on www.gardencitymuseum.org for more information.

Wide tree-lined streets and distinctive early 20th century buildings mark Letchworth Garden City as somewhere special. It

was here that Ebenezer Howard set up the world’s first Garden City in 1903. It attracted idealists and pioneers who wanted to combine the best of town and country and plough all the financial benefits into the community. The idea struck a chord and Letchworth flourished. Among the early investors was Spirella, the American corset company which built a ballroom for its staff, had a man to maintain their bikes and provided hot baths and dry clothes if it rained. The Spirella Ballroom is still used today as an extra special venue for weddings, conferences and parties. The Broadway Cinema is housed in the original unique art deco building which today showcases the latest blockbusters. The town has a formal central garden with a

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jazz nights, sit back, relax and listen to some great live

music. Tickets are just £5. The monthly Comedy Nights are just as popular. Tickets are £10 and can be booked on

line www.letchwortharts.org

In the village of Hexton a short drive from Letchworth

Garden City, you will find Country Matters and the

Lavender Tea Room. Based in the old Village Hall you

will find an Aladdin’s cave of bric-a-brac and local crafts. An assortment of very fresh

eggs are usually for sale, and you can often buy plants

and flowers too, all sourced locally. After a mooch enjoy

the atmosphere of the tea room with its homemade food. Cyclists and walkers are very welcome. Call 07855 244174

for more information.

Adaptor Clothing based in Mead Lane in Hertford offer

lots of hip retro, mod clothing including suits, shoes and

accessories. So if you want to source a new fishtail parka

and Chelsea boots to look ultra cool on your scooter check Adaptor out. Major

brands available. You can also buy online on www.adaptorclothing.com or

telephone 01992 501616.

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fountain dominating the main approach to the town. Shoppers will find a range of individual shops, an Arts Centre, the museum and a fine selection of restaurants and cafes. The town was teetotal for many years but there are now plenty of licensed premises. www.letchworthgc.comIf vintage and collectables are your favourites, come and explore the Wynd. It is a cornucopia of delights. Here you will find the fabulous GoGoSix which offers cool vintage clothing from the 40’s to the 60’s, alongside vintage jewellery, household goods and accessories. Stock often changes so look on www.gogosixvintage.co.uk Nearby Mackay’s Junk and Disorderly is home to an eclectic mix of antiques and collectables and is well worth a rummage, you may just discover a unique piece of furniture that you can give a good home to. They buy and sell so if you are looking for something specific give them a call on 01462 685050.

Other shops in the Wynd include The Gourmet Soap and Gift Shop, Garden City Crafts, Gemology and A Different Calibre, a country pursuit specialist. The area is pedestrianised so is very child friendly – look out for the pirate ship for budding pirates!

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Standalone Farm is a traditional working farm set in 170 acres; you can see lots of animals.The farm walk takes you through surrounding paddocks, past sheep, cows, different breeds of goats and horses all contentedly grazing. In the spring lambs, calves and chicks delight the visitors. There is a picnic area and a children’s play area. It closes on 4th November but reopens early March. Opening hours: 10am to 5pm.Look on www.standalonefarm.com or telephone: 01462 686775 for more information.

The next Hertford Vintage Fayre is taking place on Saturday 10 November in Hertford Corn Exchange, a small but perfectly formed fair with interesting vintage stalls selling a variety of fabulous vintage goodies. Tasty homemade cakes are also on offer, just £1 to get in.

The Letchworth Garden City calendar for 2013 is available on line for just £7.99. Created with 13 winning Garden City images from the recent photographic competition, including the famous Garden City black squirrel. Look on www.letchworthgc.com

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The Green House Community Market is close by in the Gallery and hosts events that focus on recycling and

reusing goods. Stall holders are encouraged to be innovative in their recycling by repainting, reusing and adapting items or by creating new items from used materials to help save the planet. Various themed markets take place on Wednesdays to Sundays including monthly craft and collectables and regular vintage markets. The Green House is under cover and there is a café for that quick pit stop. Do check in advance for details of events on www.letchworthgreenhouse.co.uk

The historical shopping arcade shows off the style and architecture of the 1920s and is home to a selection of independent and specialist retailers, including a traditional sweet shop where they will weigh out your sweets for you straight from the jar. Look on www.shopletchworth.com for all your shopping options in the Garden City, plus the opportunity to even win an exclusive Love Letchworth Scarf.

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The unmistakable atmosphere of a grand country estate surrounds the four-star Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel. The hotel is set in eight acres of gardens including a developing meadow which attracts muntjac deer and the local black squirrels.

The property was refurbished and re-launched in November 2009 and has restored and retained many of the Jacobean features of the quintessential “Olde English” manor house, dating from 1625, at the heart of the estate.

Afternoon teas are served in The Great Hall and can be booked from 12 mid day until 5.30 pm. They include an assortment of sandwiches; mixed fruit and plain scones with clotted cream and a selection of preserves; cakes and pastries; and a variety of speciality teas or freshly-brewed coffee.

Some dates may be excluded and advance booking is essential by calling 01462 683747

Competition entries should be sent to:

Enjoy! HertfordshireAfternoon Tea CompetitionHertfordshire Local Enterprise PartnershipBioParkBroadwater RoadWelwyn Garden City HertsAL7 3AX

No later than 28 February 2013

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To win afternoon tea for up to 4 people at Letchworth Hall, answer the following question:

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To win the prize, just answer the following question:Where is afternoon tea served at Letchworth Hall?

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The Fleetville Vintage Emporium

of St Albans

221 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 4TBTel: 01727 760095

www.thefleetvillevintageemporium.co.uk

The Emporium, with it’s amazing array of all things vintage - from clothes to shabby chic furniture, from antiques and collectables to books and records, from curtains to bed spreads, from Kitchenalia to French pots, has everything the discerning vintage buyer could want. Since it’s opening in August 2009 the Emporium has gone from strength to strength and now houses over 80 dealers with another warehouse filling quickly. You won’t believe your senses.

Open 7 days a week: Mon - Sat 9am - 5:30pm Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Gardenonaroll offers the non-gardener the opportunity to plant their very own pre-design border using the new, patented, life sized paper plan system with circles and

numbers on the paper which corresponds with the number on the plants!

Simply go to our web site and follow these 5 simple steps to produce your own perfect border.• Choose the style of plants you like • Select required length and width• Place your order and receive delivery• Carry out simple ground preparation• Plant the ‘lettered’ plants through ‘lettered’ circles on

Bio-degradable paper plan and cover with soil or bark

For more information or advice, please visit our web site www.gardenonaroll.co.uk or contact Antony Henn

on 01707 276620 [email protected], The Dutch Nursery, Bell Bar, Hatfield, AL9 6ND

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We are proud to welcome you to our growing, prosperous town. With our diverse population we think everyone will feel at home

W atford has activities and attractions to suit all tastes: historical sites,

parks, museums, leisure centres and sporting events for the whole family. There’s a wide range of shopping and dining opportunities as well as theatres, cinemas, pubs, music venues and nightclubs for after-hours entertainment.

Watford enjoys an enviable proximity to the UK’s transport network. Its location just inside the M25 at junctions19 and 20 and just off the M1 at junction 5 ensures it simply couldn’t be easier to get here. Access from the M40 can also be swift via junction 16 of the M25. Alternatively, Watford can be reached by tube on the Metropolitan Line and for destinations to the North or the South, via overground services into Watford Junction.

Here is just a taster of what our town has to offer…

Shop til you drop! The Harlequin is Hertfordshire’s largest shopping centre. It opens seven days a week and has over 140 shops and restaurants under its roof including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Apple, Karen Millen, Primark, Disney Store, Lakeland and Zara, to name just a few.

Entertainment for allFancy a night at the theatre? Watford can offer not one but two top venues sure to have a show to suit you. Watford Colosseum is home to some of the best live music and

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entertainment outside London with recent acts including One Direction, Level 42 and Jimmy Carr. A stone’s throw from the high street, Watford Palace offers a vast array of theatre, dance, lms and more, and many of its productions have enjoyed critical acclaim. Christmas is on its way and Panto season at the Palace is a great family day out. The theatre is also now offering the chance to watch 3D screenings of lms.

If comedy’s your thing why not eat,drink, laugh and dance all under one roof at The Comedy Club at Oceana Watford? Featuring some of the country’s best comedians, it’s a great place to celebrate any occasion. After the comedy nishes you are then invited to continue you night with complimentary entrance to Oceana Watford, West London’s Premier Nightclub.

Eating outIn harmony with its vibrant, bustling atmosphere, Watford has an abundance of restaurants to try. Choose from family favourites and popular chains like Nandos, Pizza Express, and Ask to a range of fantastic local independent restaurants.

Watford is also close to seeing the completion of the ‘Met Quar-ter’- located in the town centre, opposite the southern entrance to The Harlequin. The Met Quarter will provide a fabulous choice of seven new restaurants and a coffee shop. The extended pavements allow the restaurants to offer al fresco dining, creating a lively café culture feel to this part of town. The new restaurants opening in the scheme are Zizzi, Wagamama, Carluccios, Chimichanga, Nando’s and Jimmy’s World Grill & Bar along with Costa Coffee taking over the listed Barclays Bank building on the corner.

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The Aquadrome is open 365 days a year and has been awarded a Green Flag four years running for its safe, clean and well managed environment. Just a 20 minute drive from Watford which is off Junction 5 of the M1 or take the M25 to Junction 18 for Chorleywood. The car park is open 8am to 6pm until 30 April. See an interactive map of the Aquadrome and other nature reserves in the area at www.ourclimateischanging.com.

Rickmansworth is accessible from London, you can get the Metropolitan Underground to Rickmansworth Station or Chiltern Rail from Marylebone Station and be in the countryside in 35 minutes. The Aquadrome is just a ten minute walk from the station or less if you bring your bike! Rickmansworth is on national cycling Route 61 and Route 6. Look on www.sustrans.org.uk for more cycling information.

Rickmansworth Water Ski Club is a family orientated club and welcomes members of all ages and abilities. The club is open to skiers and wakeboarders and they hold competitions all year. For more information: www.rwsc.co.uk

Welcome to the aquadrome

No, it’s not a song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood but the sign outside one of our most beautiful nature reserves in

Rickmansworth.Straddling the ancient River Colne and

Grand Union Canal, the Aquadrome is 41 hectares of woodland, lakes and grassland. More than just a place for peaceful walks, the Aquadrome is one of the most wheelchair-accessible nature reserves in Britain. In fact, the whole of the nature reserve is perfect for disabled people - with customised sailing dinghies on the lake, secure fi shing bays and accessible loos - as

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The Rickmansworth Festival takes place on the third

weekend of May every year at the Aquadrome. Celebrating

canals, the community and the environment, the

festival has been going for over twenty years and is

the highlight of the town’s annual calendar and fi nale of

Rickmansworth Week. The festival is a great family day

out and with so much to do it is not to be missed. For more

information on the festival look on www.rwt.org.uk

Next to Bury Lake is Stockers Lake where there is a wildlife

sanctuary managed by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife

Trust. The lake attracts an astonishing number of water

birds and is one of the largest gravel pits in the Colne Valley.

Wintering duck such as Shoveler and Golden Eye are

common visitors. There are over sixty recorded species of

breeding birds, including the Common Tern which breeds

on specially constructed rafts in the lake. It also boasts the largest heronry in the county. Why not take a stroll and see

how many different species of water birds you can spot?

For more information on Stockers Lake look on www.

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Perhaps it’s no surprise that the ‘Aqui’, as the local call it, is just as popular with cyclists and parents with pushchairs. Wander past Bury Lake and you’ll come across the popular Café in the Park, which is bustling with mums and toddlers on weekday afternoons all year round.

Bury and Stockers Lakes were watering holes themselves - quite literally. Gravel extraction, which helped to build the original Wembley Stadium, was ended in the 1920s and rain and springs fi lled the remaining hollows naturally.

Batchworth is now fed by the River Colne and, in turn, carries water on through to Bury Lake, which is close by. This place of industry has long since been reclaimed by Mother Nature.

The 1.3 km trail will help you to get the best views of herons, kingfi shers, swans and moorhens. In summer you’ll spot frogs,


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Over the years Springwell Quarry at Rickmansworth has been a popular location for the popular BBC TV series ‘Doctor Who’, with the stories ‘The Three Doctors’, ‘Earthshock’, ‘The Twin Dilemma’ and ‘Delta & The Bannermen’ being staged there. In Hollywood blockbuster Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, scenes showing Dr. Jones teaching were fi lmed at the local Rickmansworth Masonic School. For more information on fi lm locations look on www.sceneonscreen.co.uk

Watersmeet is the local theatre in Rickmansworth High Street. Plays, music, ballet and fi lms are all on offer. This year’s pantomime is the timeless classic Peter Pan, so if you want to practice your hissing and booing, book your tickets now on www.watersmeet.co.uk

Rickmansworth has a good selection of individual shops and places to stop for a drink or a snack. Other attractions in the town include St Mary’s Church with its 17th Century tower and Basing House where William Penn lived after his marriage in 1672. Penn, a prominent Quaker, founded the state of Pennsylvania in America.

damselfl ies, small copper and gatekeeper butterfl ies among the reeds and grassland. Pop across to Stockers Lake and you’ll fi nd a beautiful wildlife sanctuary which is preserved by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

The Aquadrome is very wheelchair friendly and activities on offer include fi shing and dinghy sailing plus full access to the Café in the Park and the whole of the Aquadrome local nature reserve.

Youngsters can muck about on the wacky slide in Ebury Play Area and you can dine al fresco on the café’s verandah. There are activities for all interests and ages - from model boating, waterskiing, kayaking, fi shing plus disabled and able-bodied sailing. If you can navigate Bury Lake’s complex, squally winds, say the Young Mariners club, then sailing out at sea will be a walk in the park.


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Until April 2013Great Bed of Ware ExhibitionWare Museumwww.waremuseum.org

5 December A Festive Knit and Natter Hertford Museum www.hertfordmuseum.org

7 DecemberWare Dickensian Eveningwww.waretourism.org

8 DecemberA Thomas Hardy Christmas Celebration in Song & DanceBritish Schools Museum, Hitchinwww.hitchinbritishschools.org

8 DecemberArtisan, Arts & Crafts MarketOld Town Hall, St Albans01727 864511

8 & 9,15 &16 DecemberA Christmas CarolKnebworth HouseBooking essentialwww.knebworthhouse.com 9 DecemberMusic for ChristmasHatfield HouseBooking essentialwww.hatfield-house.co.uk

17 – 28 NovemberHitchin Art Club ExhibitionBritish Schools Museum, Hitchin www.hitchinbritishschools.org

21 November – 24 December Santa’s Spectacular Grotto & Festive Farm Fun Willows Farm Villagewww.willowsfarmvillage.com

23 November Festive Fun at Hertford Museumwww.hertfordmuseum.org

25 NovemberHarpenden Christmas CarnivalHigh Street from middaywww.harpenden.gov

1 December – 10 MarchWildlife Photographer ExhibitionNatural History Museum Tringwww.nhm.ac.uk

1 DecemberThe Nutcracker BalletAlban Arena, St Albans01727 844488

1 December The Adventures of Robin Hood Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage www.gordon-craig.co.uk

1 DecemberVictorian Christmas Fair10 am-3 pmBritish Schools Museum, Hitchinwww.hitchinbritishschools.co.uk 2 December Christmas Fair Ashridge Visitor Centre, Berkhamstedwww.nationaltrust.org

25 NovemberFrogmore Paper Mill Xmas Marketwww.papertrail.org

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7 -23 FebruaryEqually Divided by Ronald HarwoodWatford Palacewww.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk

17 FebruaryShakespeare’s Twelfth NightHatfield HouseBooking essentialwww.hatfield-house.co.uk

22 FebruaryThe TroggsHertford Corn Exchangewww.hertfordcornexchange.co.uk

6 March Gardeners’ Coffee Morning Myddleton House Gardens Booking essentialwww.visitleevalley.org

9 March The Sensational 60s Experience Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage www.gordon-craig.co.uk

15 MarchThe SelectorHertford Corn Exchangewww.hertfordcornexchange.co.uk

16 MarchThe Elves & the ShoemakerWatford PalaceBooking essentialwww.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk

23 MarchWhat the Dickens?Hawthorne TheatreWelwyn Garden City www.hawthornetheatre.co.uk

9 DecemberMuch Hadham Christmas MarketMuch Hadham Village Hallwww.hopleys.co.uk

15-16 DecemberStable Yard Vintage & Antiques MarketHatfield House www.hatfield-house.co.uk

16 December Rapunzel and the Tower of Doom The Weston Auditorium, University of Hertfordshirewww.herts.ac.uk/artsandgalleries December 16 & 23Sunday Lunch with SantaKnebworth House Booking essentialwww.knebworthhouse.com

19-22 DecemberFrench MarketOutside Alban Arena, St Albans01727 864511

27 December Christmas Walk Ashridge Visitor Centre, Berkhamsted Booking essentialwww.nationaltrust.org

31 DecemberGreen OnionsNorthern Soul PartyHertford Corn Exchange www.hertfordcornexchange.co.uk

1 - 6 January Cinderella Wyllyotts TheatrePotters Bar www.hertsmereleisure.co.uk

12 JanuaryHertford Farmers’ Marketwww.eastherts.gov.uk

19 January How to Catch a StarChildren’s theatre, 3yrs plusBooking essentialwww.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk

21 JanuaryRomeo & JulietHawthorne TheatreWelwyn Garden Citywww.hawthornetheatre.co.uk

26 JanuaryStand Up ComedyTerrace SuiteHawthorne TheatreWelwyn Garden Citywww.hawthornetheatre.co.uk

experienceFebruary Half Term February Frolics Lambing Willows Farm Village www.willowsfarmvillage.com

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(t)01923 263 800 21 HIGH STREET, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ABwww.oscarspizza.co.uk

Come and enjoy a traditional Italian

coffee in our relaxing coffee lounge

Lunch at Oscars has never been better!

FREE WI-FI INTERNET AVAILABLE

Two Courses £10 three Courses £15 every day 12pm - 2.30pm

Kids Eat FREE*! every day 3.30pm - 5.00pm

*conditions apply

Find us on FacebookOscars Pizza Co.

01462 742255

Mill Street, Ashwell, SG7 5LY. T: 01462 742255. E: [email protected]. Opening Times: Tues-Fri 8am-5:30pm. Sat 8am-1pm.

To check and reserve stock, or to receive our monthly e-newsletter please call 01462 742255 or email Jonathan at [email protected] www.crumpsbutchers.com

Visit Crumps for a wide range of local free range, RSPCA monitored meat and poultry, delicious

fresh fish and an extensive selection of deli goods.

After more than 90 years of serving the community we have established an extraordinary network of farmers and producers who share our passion for quality and freshness. Some of our regular favourites include:

• Free range grass fed beef from Cambridgeshire• Free range pork from Dingley Dell farm in Suffolk• Lamb from our local supplier in Bygrave• Local Ashwell veal• Free range chickens• Hand made traditional sausages• Home smoked bacon• Fresh fish and shellfish• Fresh local game

And on the deli counter you will find a selection of home made products as well some more exotic visitors:

• Home made sausage rolls, pies and pates• Boiled and roast hams and cold meats• A wide range of specially selected British and Continental cheeses

Our friendly, qualified staff will be happy to help you choose just the right thing for any occasion and our seasonal offerings are not to be missed.

www.oakshampers.com or call 07543 943904

AWARD-WINNING FOOD AND DRINK THAT TASTES GREAT, LOOKS FABULOUS,

AND IS DELIVERED BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED, BY A NEW HERTFORD

BASED BUSINESS.

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Hampers priced from £20

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Gallery 1066Hertfordshire’sstylish contemporaryArt Gallery

Come along and enjoy a fine art experience!private viewings available

WillowMews, 6A Hitchin Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire SG7 6AEtel : 01462 622233 www.gallery1066fineart.com

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A permanent playing exhibition of mechanical musical instruments. Organs by DECAP, BURSENS and MORTIER. MILLS Violano - Virtuoso. Reproducing pianos by STEINWAY, WEBER and MARSHALL & WENDELL. Musical boxes. WURLITZER and RUTT theatre organs.

OPEN 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY of the month throughout the year. 2.00pm to 4.30pm.

Admission £5.00, Child £2.50, Family £12.00 & Concession £4.00. Group visits by arrangement. Light refreshments. Souvenirs. Shop.

320 Camp Road Tel: (01727) 869693 (Answering machine)www.stalbansorgantheatre.org.uk

A registered Charitable Trust Number 276072

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Registrar, St Albans School,Abbey Gateway, St Albans, Herts AL3 4HB

Telephone : 01727 855521email: [email protected]

www.st-albans.herts.sch.uk

ST ALBANS SCHOOL

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MUSEUM OF ST ALBANS9a Hatfield Road, St Albans AL1 3RR 01727 819340

VERULAMIUM MUSEUM St Michaels,

St Albans AL3 4SW01727 751810

www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk

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Lamb and Mutton Producer Half/whole lambs for freezer, plus individual orders direct from farm or farmers market.

Natural Knitting Wool and Carver Sliver for felting or Spinning from our own sheep

Hog Roasts

Highbury Farm Woodend Ardeley Stevenage Herts Sg2 7Bd

01438 869666 | [email protected]

HIGHBURY FARMFRESH FARM LAMB FOR THE TABLE

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• 24-hour Nursing and Residential care

• Assisted Living apartments• Day-time activities • Respite care / short breaks• Convalescent care

and Rehabilitation• Palliative care

Bushey House Beaumont Care HomeHigh St, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1QN

Tel: 0208 712 6136 | www.barchester.com

Choosing e right care homefor Mum was made easier.

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Discover the stories behind the stories...

Great Missenden | HP16 0AL | 01494 892192

...and let your imagination run wild

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Open 7 days a week01992 552900

www.foxholesfarm.comFollow us on twitter @FoxholesFarm

London Road, Hertford, Herts SG13 7NT

All own and local meats, home-cured hams,

gammons and bacon.

On site butchery fully stocked deli with over

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Check our website for Christmas tasting

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Other Useful Contacts

For Tourist Information :www.enjoyhertfordshire.comwww.hertsdirect.orgwww.visiteastofengland.comwww.visitengland.comwwwww.visitbritain.comTo source locally grown produce:www.bigbarn.co.ukwww.growninherts.org.uk

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Main line stations serve Hertfordshire

from London including Kings Cross,

St Pancras and Liverpool Street.

The M1 and the A1(M) run through the

county and Stansted Airport is situated to

the east with Luton Airport on the northern

border. Buses and trains link the towns and

there is an extensive network of roads with

many idyllic country lanes. Hertfordshire really

is something special.

Herts TravelInformationfrom Intalink

traveline0871 200 22 33 (0700– 2200). (Calls fromBT Landlines cost 10pper minute, mobileand other providers’charges may vary)www.intalink.org.uk(For timetables, maps,journey planning andbreaking news).

National RailEnquiries24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tel: 08457 48 49 50www.nationalrail.co.uk

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