Larkabout · Things to do
Things to do in and around Newgate Street, rain or shine.
43 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Newgate Street, nearest and best known first.
- 1 Attractions
- 7 Museums and galleries
- 14 Parks and nature
- 7 Activities
- 7 Leisure centres and pools
- 4 Family days out
- 3 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. 4 around Newgate Street.
- Family day out · BroxbourneHertfordshire Zoo (formerly Paradise Wildlife Park)Paid entry · Family-friendly · 4.3 km · Open daily; hours vary with the season, so check before you go.
- Attraction · StanboroughVertigo10.0 km
- Family day out · HertfordFoxholes FarmFamily-friendly · 8.6 km · Open for visitors weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
02 · Family
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 7 around Newgate Street.
01Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.7 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Activity · Waltham AbbeyLee Valley White Water CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.3 kmPhoto: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Family day out · BroxbourneHertfordshire Zoo (formerly Paradise Wildlife Park)Paid entry · Family-friendly · 4.3 km · Open daily; hours vary with the season, so check before you go.
- Family day out · HertfordFoxholes FarmFamily-friendly · 8.6 km · Open for visitors weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.2 km
- Family day out · HoddesdonRyeassic Softplay ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 10.0 km
03 · Activities
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 14 around Newgate Street.
- 01Activity · Waltham AbbeyLee Valley White Water CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.3 kmPhoto: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.8 kmPhoto: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Activity · HoddesdonRye House Kart RacewayPaid entry · Indoors · 9.9 kmPhoto: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · BayfordPolaris Wilderness AdventureIndoors · 3.5 km
- Activity · Waltham CrossHerts Young Mariners BasePaid entry · Indoors · 7.2 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.7 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 10.0 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Leisure centre · CheshuntThe Laura Trott Leisure CentePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km
- Leisure centre · Potters BarFurzefield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km
- Activity · HoddesdonRye House Laser TagPaid entry · Indoors · 9.9 km
- Activity · HoddesdonADX Karting ExperiencePaid entry · Indoors · 9.9 km
- Leisure centre · HertfordHartham Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.5 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 Newgate Street.
- 01Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 7.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Museum · BrickendonCeltic Harmony CampIndoors · 4.3 kmPhoto: Bikeboy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons- 03Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.7 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · HertfordHertford MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.2 km · Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
- Museum · BrickendonSpeedway MuseumIndoors · 4.2 km
- Heritage · HertfordHertford Castle Gate House7.9 km
- Museum · Potters BarPotters Bar MuseumFree · Indoors · 6.3 km · Tu-We 14:30-16:30; Sa 11:00-13:00
- Museum · HoddesdonLowewood MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.8 km · We-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
- Heritage · HoddesdonRye House Gatehouse9.9 km
- Museum · HatfieldHatfield BunkerIndoors · 9.2 km
05 · Parks and nature
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 14 around Newgate Street.
01Park and nature · CheshuntLee Valley Park: River Lee Country ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.3 kmPhoto: Claire Stretch, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · Waltham CrossCedars ParkFree · Family-friendly · 6.7 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · Hertford HeathBalls WoodFree · Family-friendly · 7.0 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · Birch GreenPanshanger ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.8 km
- Park and nature · Newgate StreetNorthaw Great Wood Country ParkFree · Family-friendly · 1.8 km
- Park and nature · Potters BarMorven ParkFree · Family-friendly · 4.8 km
- Park and nature · CheshuntCheshunt ParkFree · Family-friendly · 4.8 km
- Park and nature · Potters BarOakmere ParkFree · Family-friendly · 5.3 km
- Park and nature · HoddesdonBarclay ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.6 km
- Park and nature · HatfieldRoe Hill ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.3 km
- Park and nature · HertfordHartham CommonFree · Family-friendly · 8.8 km
- Park and nature · StanboroughStanborough ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.5 km
- Park and nature · BroxbourneTop Field and Cozens Grove Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 6.3 km
- Park and nature · HertfordWillowmeadFree · Family-friendly · 7.3 km
06 · Rainy day
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 22 around Newgate Street.
- 01Museum · BrickendonCeltic Harmony CampIndoors · 4.3 kmPhoto: Bikeboy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- 02Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.7 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · HertfordHertford MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.2 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · Waltham AbbeyLee Valley White Water CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.3 km
- Activity · BayfordPolaris Wilderness AdventureIndoors · 3.5 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.8 km
- Activity · HoddesdonRye House Kart RacewayPaid entry · Indoors · 9.9 km
- Museum · BrickendonSpeedway MuseumIndoors · 4.2 km
- Museum · Potters BarPotters Bar MuseumFree · Indoors · 6.3 km · Tu-We 14:30-16:30; Sa 11:00-13:00
- Activity · Waltham CrossHerts Young Mariners BasePaid entry · Indoors · 7.2 km
- Museum · HoddesdonLowewood MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.8 km · We-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.7 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 10.0 km
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.2 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Leisure centre · CheshuntThe Laura Trott Leisure CentePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km
- Leisure centre · Potters BarFurzefield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km
- Museum · HatfieldHatfield BunkerIndoors · 9.2 km