parks & gardens

Aylett Nurseries

Large garden centre with a wide range of seeds, plants, garden quipment, summer furniture and gifts. The popular Dahlia Coffee House serves drinks, cakes, sandwiches, salads, light lunches and daily s

Burston Garden Centre

One of the larger garden centres in St Albans.  Burston has all the usual features including coffee shop and restaurant.  Burston is also a major nursery to the Garden centre trade, growing roses and

Butterfly World Project

Phase IV of Butterfly World is open from 28 March 2012. Print this page or download our Kids Go Half Price voucher here (pdf) Butterfly World, St Albans springs into life for its fourth season w

Capel Manor Gardens

Capel Manor Gardens and Estate occupies 30 acres around a Georgian Manor House and Victorian Stables. Its attractions include: themed gardens including a Victorian walled garden with original glass

Clarence Park

Established in the early 1890s, Clarence Park has 16 acres of municipal sports ground and 9 acres of public park. Its facilities include a Cricket Pavilion, used by local hockey and cricket clubs, bow

Hatfield House

The main entrance of Hatfield House, opposite a bustling urban railway station, gives little clue to the size and splendour of this Jacobean mansion and its beautiful gardens, set in 1000 acres of tra

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) is one of 47 UK-wide local trusts dedicated to protecting local wildlife and wild spaces. The charity manages over 43 nature reserves and campaigns to save im

Highfield Park

Highfield Park, on the eastern side of St Albans, has 60 acres of open space managed by the Highfield Park Trust. The park has footpaths, cycleways, boules courts, a 2 mile tree trail, orchards, mille

Inn on the Park

Situated in Verulamium Park, a stone's throw from the hypocaust, museum and splash park, this café has one of the best locations in town. It caters for all tastes with hot and cold drinks, snacks, cak

Knebworth House

One of our most well known stately homes, Knebworth House is an impressive gothic mansion famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton who wrote 't