
Larkabout · Things to do
Things to do in and around Kimpton, rain or shine.
30 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Kimpton, nearest and best known first.
- 1 Attractions
- 4 Museums and galleries
- 8 Parks and nature
- 6 Activities
- 4 Leisure centres and pools
- 1 Family days out
- 6 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. 6 around Kimpton.
01Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 2.7 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury3.6 kmPhoto: AnemoneProjectors - Peter O'Connor (talk; Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.1 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02 · Family
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 8 around Kimpton.
01Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.1 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 6.5 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Family day out · Stevenage360 PlayPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.0 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 · 8.0 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. 10 around Kimpton.
01Leisure centre · StevenageStevenage Arts & Leisure Centre8.3 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 kmPhoto: Gary Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.0 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 · 8.0 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
- Activity · MarkyateDelta Force Paintball North LondonPaid entry · Indoors · 9.4 km
- Leisure centre · RedbournRedbourn Leisure CentreIndoors · 8.9 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.0 km
04 · Museums and heritage
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 10 around Kimpton.
01Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 2.7 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury3.6 kmPhoto: AnemoneProjectors - Peter O'Connor (talk; Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.1 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 6.5 km · Saturdays: 10am - 4pm Hertfordshire School Holidays Mondays to Fridays: 1-4pm
- Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery9.5 km
- Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.7 km
- Heritage · WheathampsteadWheathampstead Railway StationFree · 4.2 km · 24/7
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 9.5 km
- Museum · StevenageSTEM Discovery Centre - StevenageIndoors · 8.1 km
- Museum · Datchworth GreenDatchworth MuseumIndoors · 9.5 km
05 · Parks and nature
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 8 around Kimpton.
01Park and nature · SandridgeHeartwood ForestFree · Family-friendly · 6.9 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · StevenageFairlands Valley ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.6 kmPhoto: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · WheathampsteadDevil's DykeFree · Family-friendly · 5.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · WheathampsteadNomansland CommonFree · Family-friendly · 6.1 km
- Park and nature · StanboroughStanborough ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.1 km
- Park and nature · RedbournRedbourn CommonFree · Family-friendly · 9.6 km
- Park and nature · HatfieldEllenbrook FieldsFree · Family-friendly · 10.0 km
- Park and nature · HarpendenBatford Springs Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 4.4 km
06 · Rainy day
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. 15 around Kimpton.
01Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.7 kmPhoto: el ui, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · StevenageStevenage Arts & Leisure Centre8.3 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 kmPhoto: Gary Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 9.5 km
- Family day out · Stevenage360 PlayPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.0 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 · 8.0 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 · 8.1 km
- Activity · MarkyateDelta Force Paintball North LondonPaid entry · Indoors · 9.4 km
- Museum · Datchworth GreenDatchworth MuseumIndoors · 9.5 km
- Leisure centre · RedbournRedbourn Leisure CentreIndoors · 8.9 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.0 km