Things to do in and around Hatfield, rain or shine.
46 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Hatfield, nearest and best known first.
- 3 Attractions
- 9 Museums and galleries
- 15 Parks and nature
- 4 Activities
- 8 Leisure centres and pools
- 1 Family days out
- 6 Stately homes, castles and gardens
Photo: Robin Hall, 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. 8 around Hatfield.
01Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 1.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 5.9 kmPhoto: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 7.3 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 8.1 km · Open daily, 9am to 5pm; enter through the Welcome Centre. Tower tours on selected dates.
- Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 8.6 km · Spring to autumn, Thursday to Sunday and bank holidays: house tours at 10.15am and 11.15am, then free-flow visits from 12.30pm. Closed in winter; reopens spring 2027.
- Attraction · StanboroughVertigo2.9 km
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower8.0 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 · St AlbansApollo Activity Centre8.7 km
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 8 around Hatfield.
01Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 1.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 1.8 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 5.9 kmPhoto: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 7.3 km · Saturdays: 10am - 4pm Hertfordshire School Holidays Mondays to Fridays: 1-4pm
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.0 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 4.8 km
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.1 km
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 12 around Hatfield.
01Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.5 kmPhoto: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.9 kmPhoto: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · Under 1 kmPhoto: bigtoe7000, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 4.8 km
- Activity · BayfordPolaris Wilderness AdventureIndoors · 8.7 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · Under 1 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.9 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.1 km
- Activity · St AlbansRockin' Romans GolfPaid entry · Indoors · 8.9 km · Open weekends and school holidays from 10am (weather permitting)
- Leisure centre · London ColneyCotlandswick Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.5 km
- Leisure centre · Potters BarFurzefield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.0 km
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 15 around Hatfield.
01Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 1.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 1.8 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 7.3 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 8.1 km · Open daily, 9am to 5pm; enter through the Welcome Centre. Tower tours on selected dates.
- Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 8.6 km · Spring to autumn, Thursday to Sunday and bank holidays: house tours at 10.15am and 11.15am, then free-flow visits from 12.30pm. Closed in winter; reopens spring 2027.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower8.0 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 AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.0 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.2 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 9.1 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Heritage · WheathampsteadWheathampstead Railway StationFree · 7.4 km · 24/7
- Museum · London ColneyDe Havilland Aircraft MuseumPaid entry · Indoors · 6.7 km · Mo off; Mar 30-Oct 31 Tu-Su,PH 10:30-17:00; Nov 01-Mar 29 Tu-Su,PH 10:30-16:00
- Museum · HatfieldHatfield BunkerIndoors · Under 1 km
- Museum · Potters BarPotters Bar MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.8 km · Tu-We 14:30-16:30; Sa 11:00-13:00
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Organ TheatreIndoors · 6.1 km
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 15 around Hatfield.
01Park and nature · SandridgeHeartwood ForestFree · Family-friendly · 6.1 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · Birch GreenPanshanger ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.7 kmPhoto: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Park and nature · HatfieldRoe Hill ParkFree · Family-friendly · Under 1 kmPhoto: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · HatfieldEllenbrook FieldsFree · Family-friendly · 2.1 km
- Park and nature · StanboroughStanborough ParkFree · Family-friendly · 2.5 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansHighfield ParkFree · Family-friendly · 5.3 km
- Park and nature · Potters BarMorven ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.8 km · Dawn - Dusk
- Park and nature · WheathampsteadDevil's DykeFree · Family-friendly · 6.3 km
- Park and nature · WheathampsteadNomansland CommonFree · Family-friendly · 6.7 km
- Park and nature · Newgate StreetNorthaw Great Wood Country ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.2 km
- Park and nature · Potters BarOakmere ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.4 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansVerulamium ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.7 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansWick Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 5.8 km
- Park and nature · HarpendenBatford Springs Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 9.9 km
- Park and nature · HertfordWillowmeadFree · Family-friendly · 9.6 km
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 23 around Hatfield.
01Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 1.8 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.5 kmPhoto: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 8.1 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.0 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.2 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 4.8 km
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 9.1 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Activity · BayfordPolaris Wilderness AdventureIndoors · 8.7 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.9 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · Under 1 km
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 1.1 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · Under 1 km
- Museum · London ColneyDe Havilland Aircraft MuseumPaid entry · Indoors · 6.7 km · Mo off; Mar 30-Oct 31 Tu-Su,PH 10:30-17:00; Nov 01-Mar 29 Tu-Su,PH 10:30-16:00
- Museum · HatfieldHatfield BunkerIndoors · Under 1 km
- Museum · Potters BarPotters Bar MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.8 km · Tu-We 14:30-16:30; Sa 11:00-13:00
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.9 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00