Things to do in and around Piccotts End, rain or shine.
41 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Piccotts End, nearest and best known first.
- 1 Attractions
- 7 Museums and galleries
- 8 Parks and nature
- 11 Activities
- 8 Leisure centres and pools
- 1 Family days out
- 5 Stately homes, castles and gardens
Photo: David Howard, 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. 5 around Piccotts End.
01Heritage · BerkhamstedBerkhamsted CastleFree · 5.7 kmPhoto: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.9 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery6.0 kmPhoto: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 9.6 km · Open daily, 9am to 5pm; enter through the Welcome Centre. Tower tours on selected dates.
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower9.7 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.
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 8 around Piccotts End.
01Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.1 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.9 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.7 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.8 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 3.0 km
- Family day out · WatfordLangleybury Childrens' FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 9.2 km
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. The best 18 of 19 around Piccotts End.
01Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.1 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead Sports Centre (Everyone active)Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.8 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 km
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 3.0 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 Pools2.8 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadWaterways Experiences Accessible Canal BoatingIndoors · 5.2 km
- Activity · BovingdonDrift LimitsIndoors · 5.6 km · Office Hours: Mon – Sat 08:30-17:30
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadBattlefield PaintballPaid entry · Indoors · 2.7 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadMulligansPaid entry · Family-friendly · 3.0 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.5 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00
- Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.6 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Activity · MarkyateTick Tock UnlockPaid entry · Indoors · 7.1 km
- Leisure centre · BerkhamstedKnox Johnston Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 km
- Leisure centre · RedbournRedbourn Leisure CentreIndoors · 6.5 km
- Activity · St AlbansRockin' Romans GolfPaid entry · Indoors · 8.9 km
- Activity · MarkyateDelta Force Paintball North LondonPaid entry · Indoors · 9.1 km
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 12 around Piccotts End.
01Heritage · BerkhamstedBerkhamsted CastleFree · 5.7 kmPhoto: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery6.0 kmPhoto: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 9.6 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.7 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower9.7 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.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.8 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 8.7 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 3.7 km
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 6.0 km
- Heritage · St AlbansOld Gorhambury House6.1 km
- Museum · BerkhamstedDacorum HeritageIndoors · 6.1 km · "by appointment"
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadNo Ordinary MuseumIndoors · 2.5 km
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 8 around Piccotts End.
01Park and nature · Hemel HempsteadGadebridge ParkFree · Family-friendly · Under 1 kmPhoto: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · AldburyAshridge EstateFree, some paid · Family-friendly · 9.0 kmPhoto: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · FeldenSheethanger CommonFree · Family-friendly · 4.2 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · Abbots LangleyLeavesden Country Park (South Side)Free · Family-friendly · 9.3 km
- Park and nature · RedbournRedbourn CommonFree · Family-friendly · 6.0 km
- Park and nature · Hemel HempsteadMargaret Lloyd ParkFree · Family-friendly · 1.1 km
- Park and nature · ChipperfieldChipperfield CommonFree · Family-friendly · 7.9 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansVerulamium ParkFree · Family-friendly · 9.2 km
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 28 around Piccotts End.
01Activity · Hemel HempsteadQuasar Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Activity · Hemel HempsteadThe Snow CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 3.1 kmPhoto: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Attraction · LeavesdenWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry PotterPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.9 kmPhoto: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 9.6 km · Open daily, 9am to 5pm; enter through the Welcome Centre. Tower tours on selected dates.
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.7 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.8 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadLaser Quest Hemel HempsteadFamily-friendly · Indoors · 2.3 km
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 8.7 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Activity · Jarman ParkXCPaid entry · Indoors · 3.0 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 · Hemel HempsteadThe Paper Trail - The Paper Mill MuseumIndoors · 3.7 km
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadSportspace Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools2.8 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadWaterways Experiences Accessible Canal BoatingIndoors · 5.2 km
- Activity · BovingdonDrift LimitsIndoors · 5.6 km · Office Hours: Mon – Sat 08:30-17:30
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 6.0 km
- Leisure centre · Hemel HempsteadHemel Hempstead Sports Centre (Everyone active)Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 2.8 km
- Museum · BerkhamstedDacorum HeritageIndoors · 6.1 km · "by appointment"
- Museum · Hemel HempsteadNo Ordinary MuseumIndoors · 2.5 km
- Activity · Hemel HempsteadBattlefield PaintballPaid entry · Indoors · 2.7 km