Larkabout · Things to do
Things to do in and around Northchurch, rain or shine.
24 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Northchurch, nearest and best known first.
- 5 Museums and galleries
- 6 Parks and nature
- 7 Activities
- 5 Leisure centres and pools
- 1 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. 1 around Northchurch.
02 · Family
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 5 around Northchurch.
01Museum · TringNatural History Museum at TringFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.4 kmPhoto: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03 · Activities
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 12 around Northchurch.
- 01Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- 02Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · TringTring Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.5 kmPhoto: Ian Petticrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · BovingdonDrift LimitsIndoors · 5.7 km · Office Hours: Mon – Sat 08:30-17:30
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 9.5 km · Mo 13:00-22:00,Tu 13:00-22:00,Th 13:00-22:00,Fr 13:00-22:00, We 12:00-22:00, Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadSportspace Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools8.2 km
- Leisure centre · BerkhamstedBerkhamsted Leisure CentreIndoors · Under 1 km
- Leisure centre · BerkhamstedKnox Johnston Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.1 km
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead Sports Centre (Everyone active)Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadBattlefield PaintballPaid entry · Indoors · 6.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.6 km
04 · Museums and heritage
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 6 around Northchurch.
01Heritage · BerkhamstedBerkhamsted CastleFree · 2.3 kmPhoto: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph- 02Museum · TringNatural History Museum at TringFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.4 kmPhoto: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · TringTring Local History MuseumIndoors · 5.5 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
05 · Parks and nature
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 6 around Northchurch.
01Park and nature · AldburyAshridge EstateFree, some paid · Family-friendly · 4.3 kmPhoto: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · TringTring ParkFree · Family-friendly · 4.7 kmPhoto: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · TringTring Reservoirs Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 7.2 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
06 · Rainy day
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. 17 around Northchurch.
- 01Museum · TringNatural History Museum at TringFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.4 kmPhoto: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- 02Museum · TringTring Local History MuseumIndoors · 5.5 kmPhoto: Chris Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- 03Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 km · Mo 10:00-18:00, Tu 07:00-22:00, We-Fr 10:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-21:30
- Activity · BovingdonDrift LimitsIndoors · 5.7 km · Office Hours: Mon – Sat 08:30-17:30
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 9.1 km · Wednesdays and Thursdays 11am and 2pm
- Museum · BerkhamstedDacorum HeritageIndoors · 2.1 km · "by appointment"
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 9.5 km · Mo 13:00-22:00,Tu 13:00-22:00,Th 13:00-22:00,Fr 13:00-22:00, We 12:00-22:00, Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadSportspace Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools8.2 km
- Leisure centre · TringTring Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.5 km
- Leisure centre · BerkhamstedBerkhamsted Leisure CentreIndoors · Under 1 km
- Leisure centre · BerkhamstedKnox Johnston Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.1 km
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead Sports Centre (Everyone active)Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadBattlefield PaintballPaid entry · Indoors · 6.2 km
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadNo Ordinary MuseumIndoors · 8.5 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.6 km