
Larkabout · Things to do
Things to do in and around King's Walden, rain or shine.
22 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of King's Walden, nearest and best known first.
- 4 Museums and galleries
- 3 Parks and nature
- 6 Activities
- 3 Leisure centres and pools
- 2 Family days out
- 4 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. 3 around King's Walden.
01Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury3.4 kmPhoto: AnemoneProjectors - Peter O'Connor (talk; Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.6 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 7.7 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, 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. 7 around King's Walden.
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km
- Family day out · HitchinBancroft Splash ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 6.7 km
- Family day out · Stevenage360 PlayPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.3 km · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Activity · StevenageHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.3 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.4 km · Mo-Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
03 · Activities
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 9 around King's Walden.
01Leisure centre · StevenageStevenage Arts & Leisure Centre7.7 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.9 kmPhoto: Gary Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km
- Activity · StevenageHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.3 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.4 km · Mo-Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · HitchinClimb HitchinPaid entry · Indoors · 7.5 km
- Leisure centre · HitchinHitchin Swimming CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.5 km
- Activity · MarkyateDelta Force Paintball North LondonPaid entry · Indoors · 9.8 km
04 · Museums and heritage
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 8 around King's Walden.
01Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury3.4 kmPhoto: AnemoneProjectors - Peter O'Connor (talk; Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.6 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 7.7 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Museum · HitchinBritish schools museumIndoors · 6.0 km
- Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.1 km
- Museum · HitchinNorth Hertfordshire MuseumIndoors · 6.2 km
- Heritage · WheathampsteadWheathampstead Railway StationFree · 9.4 km · 24/7
- Museum · StevenageSTEM Discovery Centre - StevenageIndoors · 7.3 km
05 · Parks and nature
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 3 around King's Walden.
06 · Rainy day
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. 14 around King's Walden.
01Museum · HitchinBritish schools museumIndoors · 6.0 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Museum · StevenageStevenage MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.1 kmPhoto: el ui, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · StevenageStevenage Arts & Leisure Centre7.7 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · StevenageAir Space StevenageFamily-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km
- Museum · HitchinNorth Hertfordshire MuseumIndoors · 6.2 km
- Family day out · Stevenage360 PlayPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.3 km · Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.9 km
- Museum · StevenageSTEM Discovery Centre - StevenageIndoors · 7.3 km
- Activity · StevenageHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.3 km · Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-24:00; Su 09:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00
- Activity · StevenageMr Mulligan's Lost World GolfPaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.4 km · Mo-Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
- Activity · StevenageGravityPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
- Activity · HitchinClimb HitchinPaid entry · Indoors · 7.5 km
- Leisure centre · HitchinHitchin Swimming CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.5 km
- Activity · MarkyateDelta Force Paintball North LondonPaid entry · Indoors · 9.8 km