Larkabout · Things to do
Things to do in and around Datchworth Green, rain or shine.
43 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Datchworth Green, nearest and best known first.
- 2 Attractions
- 6 Museums and galleries
- 10 Parks and nature
- 6 Activities
- 6 Leisure centres and pools
- 4 Family days out
- 9 Stately homes, castles and gardens
01 · Days out
Days out, worth the whole day.
The big names: studio tours, stately homes, wildlife parks and estates worth a whole day. 10 around Datchworth Green.
01Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 4.6 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 4.1 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 7.6 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · BeningtonBenington Lordship Gardens6.1 km
- Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury8.8 km
- Heritage · WareScott's Grotto9.9 km
- Attraction · StanboroughVertigo7.9 km
- Family day out · HertfordFoxholes FarmFamily-friendly · 9.8 km · Open for visitors weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
- Heritage · WarePlace House Hall9.9 km
- Attraction · ArdeleyChurch Farm9.5 km · 09:00-17:00
02 · Family
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 13 around Datchworth Green.
- 01Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 4.6 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- 02Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 4.1 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 8.9 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · WareWare & Hertford WaterbusFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.6 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 5.8 km
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km
- Family day out · HertfordFoxholes FarmFamily-friendly · 9.8 km · Open for visitors weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
- Family day out · Stevenage360 PlayPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Family day out · WareH2O Rampage Aqua ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.2 km
- Family day out · WareWoody's Play BarnPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.5 km · Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 09:30-16:30
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.6 km · Mo-Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
- Activity · StevenageHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
03 · Activities
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 12 around Datchworth Green.
01Leisure centre · StevenageStevenage Arts & Leisure Centre6.7 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · WareWare & Hertford WaterbusFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.6 kmPhoto: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · WareWodson Park Sports and Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.2 kmPhoto: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 5.8 km
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km
- Leisure centre · WareWare Priory LidoPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 km
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.6 km · Mo-Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
- Activity · StevenageHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km
- Leisure centre · HertfordHartham Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km
- Leisure centre · WareFanshawe Swimming PoolPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.8 km
04 · Museums and heritage
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 15 around Datchworth Green.
- 01Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 4.6 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- 02Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 4.1 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- 03Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 7.6 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · BeningtonBenington Lordship Gardens6.1 km
- Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 6.4 km
- Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury8.8 km
- Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 8.9 km · Check the website for opening days and milling times.
- Heritage · WareScott's Grotto9.9 km
- Museum · HertfordHertford MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.0 km · Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
- Heritage · WarePlace House Hall9.9 km
- Heritage · HertfordHertford Castle Gate House8.1 km
- Museum · Datchworth GreenDatchworth MuseumIndoors · Under 1 km
- Heritage · WheathampsteadWheathampstead Railway StationFree · 9.8 km · 24/7
- Museum · WareWare MuseumIndoors · 9.6 km · Mo,Th-Fr closed; Tu-We,Sa 11:00-16:00; Su 14:00-16:00
- Museum · StevenageSTEM Discovery Centre - StevenageIndoors · 7.0 km
05 · Parks and nature
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 10 around Datchworth Green.
01Park and nature · Birch GreenPanshanger ParkFree · Family-friendly · 6.0 kmPhoto: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Park and nature · StevenageFairlands Valley ParkFree · Family-friendly · 6.1 kmPhoto: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · StaplefordWoodhall ParkFree · Family-friendly · 4.9 kmPhoto: AnemoneProjectors (talk) (Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · StevenageChells ParkFree · Family-friendly · 6.4 km
- Park and nature · HertfordHartham CommonFree · Family-friendly · 7.8 km
- Park and nature · StanboroughStanborough ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.1 km
- Park and nature · StevenageGreat Ashby District ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.5 km
- Park and nature · WareKing's MeadsFree · Family-friendly · 9.1 km
- Park and nature · WheathampsteadDevil's DykeFree · Family-friendly · 9.7 km
- Park and nature · HertfordWillowmeadFree · Family-friendly · 7.7 km
06 · Rainy day
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 20 around Datchworth Green.
01Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 6.4 kmPhoto: el ui, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons- 02Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 8.9 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · HertfordHertford MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.0 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leisure centre · StevenageStevenage Arts & Leisure Centre6.7 km
- Activity · WareWare & Hertford WaterbusFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.6 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 5.8 km
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km
- Museum · Datchworth GreenDatchworth MuseumIndoors · Under 1 km
- Museum · WareWare MuseumIndoors · 9.6 km · Mo,Th-Fr closed; Tu-We,Sa 11:00-16:00; Su 14:00-16:00
- Family day out · Stevenage360 PlayPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Leisure centre · WareWodson Park Sports and Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.2 km
- Leisure centre · WareWare Priory LidoPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 km
- Family day out · WareWoody's Play BarnPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.5 km · Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 09:30-16:30
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.6 km · Mo-Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
- Activity · StevenageHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
- Museum · StevenageSTEM Discovery Centre - StevenageIndoors · 7.0 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km