Things to do in and around Abbots Langley, rain or shine.
72 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Abbots Langley, nearest and best known first.
- 4 Attractions
- 12 Museums and galleries
- 19 Parks and nature
- 17 Activities
- 10 Leisure centres and pools
- 4 Family days out
- 6 Stately homes, castles and gardens
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Days out, worth the whole day.
The big names: studio tours, stately homes, wildlife parks and estates worth a whole day. 10 around Abbots Langley.
01Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.8 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Heritage · WatfordCheslyn House & GardensFree · Family-friendly · 3.4 kmPhoto: David Marsden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 7.1 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower7.3 km · The tower is open to visitors on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays (10.30am to 5pm) from Good Friday to the end of September.
- Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.6 km
- Family day out · WatfordGambado Indoor Play CentreFamily-friendly · 2.3 km
- Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery10.0 km
- Attraction · WatfordCassiobury Park Station4.9 km · Open at all times
- Heritage · BusheyBhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple7.0 km · Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Reopens 4:00pm - 7:30pm Sunday: 10:00am - 7:30pm
- Attraction · St AlbansApollo Activity Centre6.9 km
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 16 around Abbots Langley.
01Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.8 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Heritage · WatfordCheslyn House & GardensFree · Family-friendly · 3.4 kmPhoto: David Marsden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Activity · WoodsideHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · WatfordWatford MuseumFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.3 km · Closed while it moves into Watford Town Hall; reopening there in 2027.
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.7 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 km · Mo 10:00-18:00, Tu 07:00-22:00, We-Fr 10:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-21:30
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.6 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 km
- Family day out · WatfordGambado Indoor Play CentreFamily-friendly · 2.3 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.2 km · Tue–Fri 4–9pm, Sat–Sun 10am–9pm (Term Time) · School & Bank Holidays Mon–Sun 10am–9pm · Mon Closed
- Family day out · WoodsideNinja Warrior UKPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 km
- Family day out · WatfordLangleybury Childrens' FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 2.5 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 5.3 km
- Family day out · BusheyParents ParadisePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 km
- Activity · WatfordPutt ClubPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.0 km
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. The best 18 of 27 around Abbots Langley.
01Activity · WoodsideHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leisure centre · WatfordWatford Leisure Centre - CentralIndoors · 5.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadWaterways Experiences Accessible Canal BoatingIndoors · 3.3 km
- Leisure centre · WatfordBushey Grove Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.2 km · Tue–Fri 4–9pm, Sat–Sun 10am–9pm (Term Time) · School & Bank Holidays Mon–Sun 10am–9pm · Mon Closed
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 5.3 km · Mo 13:00-22:00,Tu 13:00-22:00,Th 13:00-22:00,Fr 13:00-22:00, We 12:00-22:00, Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadSportspace Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools6.0 km
- Activity · BovingdonDrift LimitsIndoors · 8.5 km · Office Hours: Mon – Sat 08:30-17:30
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead Sports Centre (Everyone active)Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.0 km
- Activity · Bricket WoodBricket Wood Paintball CentrePaid entry · Indoors · 4.1 km · Open for games 7 days week from 9am to 4pm, everyday excepting Xmas day. From the beginning of May to the end of September evening games are available from 5pm to 9pm.
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.7 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 5.3 km
- Activity · WatfordVRXtra WatfordPaid entry · Indoors · 5.5 km · Term Time: Mon–Fri 14:00–21:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–21:00 · Holidays: Mon–Sun 10:00–21:00
- Activity · WatfordHollywood Bowl Watford AtriaPaid entry · Indoors · 5.8 km · Mon–Thu 09:00–22:00, Fri–Sat 09:00–00:00, Sun 09:00–23:00
- Activity · WatfordEscape Hunt WatfordPaid entry · Indoors · 5.8 km · Mon–Fri 10:00 am - 10:00 pm · Sat 10:00 am - 10:45 pm · Sun 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 18 around Abbots Langley.
01Heritage · WatfordCheslyn House & GardensFree · Family-friendly · 3.4 kmPhoto: David Marsden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 7.1 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Museum · WatfordWatford MuseumFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.3 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.7 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower7.3 km · The tower is open to visitors on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays (10.30am to 5pm) from Good Friday to the end of September.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 6.4 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Museum · BusheyBushey MuseumIndoors · 7.7 km
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.8 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery10.0 km
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 5.0 km · Wednesdays and Thursdays 11am and 2pm
- Heritage · BusheyBhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple7.0 km · Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Reopens 4:00pm - 7:30pm Sunday: 10:00am - 7:30pm
- Heritage · St AlbansOld Gorhambury House5.8 km
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 10.0 km
- Museum · RadlettRadlett & District MuseumIndoors · 7.6 km
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadNo Ordinary MuseumIndoors · 6.0 km
- Museum · WatfordThe Forties ExperienceIndoors · 6.2 km
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Organ TheatreIndoors · 8.7 km
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. The best 18 of 19 around Abbots Langley.
01Park and nature · WatfordWhippendell WoodsFree · Family-friendly · 4.5 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · WatfordCassiobury ParkFree · Family-friendly · 5.2 kmPhoto: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · RickmansworthRickmansworth AquadromeFree · Family-friendly · 9.0 kmPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · Abbots LangleyLeavesden Country Park (South Side)Free · Family-friendly · 1.0 km
- Park and nature · Hemel HempsteadGadebridge ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.5 km
- Park and nature · ElstreeAldenham Country ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.8 km · Open Everyday from 9.00am
- Park and nature · RickmansworthStocker's Lake Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 9.9 km
- Park and nature · ChipperfieldChipperfield CommonFree · Family-friendly · 5.2 km
- Park and nature · FeldenSheethanger CommonFree · Family-friendly · 6.5 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansVerulamium ParkFree · Family-friendly · 6.6 km
- Park and nature · WatfordOxhey ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.0 km · 24/7
- Park and nature · BusheyBushey Manor FieldFree · Family-friendly · 7.2 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansHighfield ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.4 km
- Park and nature · ChorleywoodChorleywood House EstateFree · Family-friendly · 7.5 km
- Park and nature · BusheyBushey Rose GardenFree · Family-friendly · 8.0 km
- Park and nature · ChorleywoodChorleywood CommonFree · Family-friendly · 8.6 km
- Park and nature · RedbournRedbourn CommonFree · Family-friendly · 10.0 km
- Park and nature · Hemel HempsteadMargaret Lloyd ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.9 km
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 42 around Abbots Langley.
01Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.8 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · WoodsideHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 7.1 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.7 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 km · Mo 10:00-18:00, Tu 07:00-22:00, We-Fr 10:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-21:30
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 km
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 6.4 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Leisure centre · WatfordWatford Leisure Centre - CentralIndoors · 5.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadWaterways Experiences Accessible Canal BoatingIndoors · 3.3 km
- Museum · BusheyBushey MuseumIndoors · 7.7 km
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.8 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Leisure centre · WatfordBushey Grove Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 km
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 5.0 km · Wednesdays and Thursdays 11am and 2pm
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.2 km · Tue–Fri 4–9pm, Sat–Sun 10am–9pm (Term Time) · School & Bank Holidays Mon–Sun 10am–9pm · Mon Closed
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 5.3 km · Mo 13:00-22:00,Tu 13:00-22:00,Th 13:00-22:00,Fr 13:00-22:00, We 12:00-22:00, Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadSportspace Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools6.0 km
- Family day out · WoodsideNinja Warrior UKPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 km