Things to do in and around Park Street, rain or shine.
82 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Park Street, nearest and best known first.
- 4 Attractions
- 15 Museums and galleries
- 18 Parks and nature
- 18 Activities
- 15 Leisure centres and pools
- 5 Family days out
- 7 Stately homes, castles and gardens
Photo: Ian S, 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. 11 around Park Street.
01Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 2.8 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 4.1 kmPhoto: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower2.9 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.
- Heritage · WatfordCheslyn House & GardensFree · Family-friendly · 7.5 km · Nov-Feb Mo-Su 09:00-16:00, Mar,Oct Mo-Su 09:00-18:00, Apr-Sep Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.9 km · House and gardens open from spring to early autumn. Park and woodland walks also open at weekends and bank holidays, 10.30am to 4pm, outside the main season.
- Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery8.9 km
- Family day out · WatfordGambado Indoor Play CentreFamily-friendly · 5.2 km
- Heritage · BusheyBhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple7.1 km · Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Reopens 4:00pm - 7:30pm Sunday: 10:00am - 7:30pm
- Attraction · St AlbansApollo Activity Centre2.4 km
- Attraction · WatfordCassiobury Park Station9.0 km
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. The best 18 of 20 around Park Street.
01Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 4.1 kmPhoto: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.0 kmPhoto: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.2 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Activity · WoodsideHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 km · Mo-Su 09:00-24:00
- Heritage · WatfordCheslyn House & GardensFree · Family-friendly · 7.5 km · Nov-Feb Mo-Su 09:00-16:00, Mar,Oct Mo-Su 09:00-18:00, Apr-Sep Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.9 km · House and gardens open from spring to early autumn. Park and woodland walks also open at weekends and bank holidays, 10.30am to 4pm, outside the main season.
- Museum · WatfordWatford MuseumFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.8 km · Closed while it moves into Watford Town Hall; reopening there in 2027.
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 km · Mo 10:00-18:00, Tu 07:00-22:00, We-Fr 10:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-21:30
- Family day out · WatfordGambado Indoor Play CentreFamily-friendly · 5.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.5 km
- Family day out · WoodsideNinja Warrior UKPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.5 km
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Family day out · WatfordLangleybury Childrens' FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.1 km
- Family day out · BusheyParents ParadisePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.3 km
- Activity · WatfordPutt ClubPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.2 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.3 km
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. The best 18 of 33 around Park Street.
01Activity · WoodsideHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.5 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leisure centre · WatfordBushey Grove Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Leisure centre · WatfordWatford Leisure Centre - CentralIndoors · 8.4 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadWaterways Experiences Accessible Canal BoatingIndoors · 7.7 km
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 8.4 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
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.5 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadSportspace Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools9.7 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.8 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00
- Activity · Bricket WoodBricket Wood Paintball CentrePaid entry · Indoors · 1.8 km
- Activity · St AlbansRockin' Romans GolfPaid entry · Indoors · 3.0 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.2 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.6 km
- Leisure centre · London ColneyCotlandswick Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.7 km
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead Sports Centre (Everyone active)Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.7 km
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. The best 18 of 22 around Park Street.
01Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 2.8 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower2.9 kmPhoto: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.0 kmPhoto: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.2 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 2.8 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 2.9 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Heritage · WatfordCheslyn House & GardensFree · Family-friendly · 7.5 km · Nov-Feb Mo-Su 09:00-16:00, Mar,Oct Mo-Su 09:00-18:00, Apr-Sep Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.9 km · House and gardens open from spring to early autumn. Park and woodland walks also open at weekends and bank holidays, 10.30am to 4pm, outside the main season.
- Museum · WatfordWatford MuseumFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.8 km · Closed while it moves into Watford Town Hall; reopening there in 2027.
- Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery8.9 km
- Museum · BusheyBushey MuseumIndoors · 9.0 km
- Heritage · BusheyBhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple7.1 km · Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Reopens 4:00pm - 7:30pm Sunday: 10:00am - 7:30pm
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.9 km
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 8.9 km
- Heritage · St AlbansOld Gorhambury House5.0 km
- Museum · London ColneyDe Havilland Aircraft MuseumPaid entry · Indoors · 5.0 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 · RadlettRadlett & District MuseumIndoors · 5.2 km
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Organ TheatreIndoors · 3.2 km
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 18 around Park Street.
01Park and nature · WatfordCassiobury ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.2 kmPhoto: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · WatfordWhippendell WoodsFree · Family-friendly · 9.4 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · SandridgeHeartwood ForestFree · Family-friendly · 7.8 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · ElstreeAldenham Country ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.9 km
- Park and nature · Abbots LangleyLeavesden Country Park (South Side)Free · Family-friendly · 5.4 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansVerulamium ParkFree · Family-friendly · 2.7 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansHighfield ParkFree · Family-friendly · 3.7 km
- Park and nature · HatfieldEllenbrook FieldsFree · Family-friendly · 7.4 km
- Park and nature · HatfieldRoe Hill ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.4 km
- Park and nature · WheathampsteadNomansland CommonFree · Family-friendly · 8.5 km
- Park and nature · BusheyBushey Manor FieldFree · Family-friendly · 8.7 km
- Park and nature · RedbournRedbourn CommonFree · Family-friendly · 8.9 km
- Park and nature · BusheyBushey Rose GardenFree · Family-friendly · 9.1 km
- Park and nature · WatfordOxhey ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.5 km · 24/7
- Park and nature · WheathampsteadDevil's DykeFree · Family-friendly · 9.9 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansWick Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 4.5 km
- Park and nature · Hemel HempsteadMargaret Lloyd ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.9 km
- Park and nature · BorehamwoodWoodcock Hill Village GreenFree · Family-friendly · 10.0 km
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 52 around Park Street.
01Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 2.8 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.0 kmPhoto: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.2 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 2.8 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 2.9 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Activity · WoodsideHollywood BowlPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 km · Mo-Su 09:00-24:00
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 km · Mo 10:00-18:00, Tu 07:00-22:00, We-Fr 10:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-21:30
- Museum · BusheyBushey MuseumIndoors · 9.0 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 9.5 km
- Leisure centre · WatfordBushey Grove Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.0 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Leisure centre · WatfordWatford Leisure Centre - CentralIndoors · 8.4 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadWaterways Experiences Accessible Canal BoatingIndoors · 7.7 km
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 8.4 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
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 8.9 km
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 8.9 km
- Family day out · WoodsideNinja Warrior UKPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 5.2 km