Things to do in and around Wheathampstead, rain or shine.
44 attractions, museums, parks and activities within 10 km of Wheathampstead, nearest and best known first.
- 2 Attractions
- 8 Museums and galleries
- 11 Parks and nature
- 3 Activities
- 9 Leisure centres and pools
- 1 Family days out
- 10 Stately homes, castles and gardens
Photo: Nigel Cox, 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. 10 around Wheathampstead.
01Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 3.1 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 6.0 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 7.7 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury7.8 km · Thursdays through October and November, 12-5pm
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.2 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 · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.6 km · Seasonal: open daily in blocks from late March to early September, with weekends and bank holidays in between. The gardens and dinosaur trail also open some autumn half terms.
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower7.5 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 · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery7.6 km
- Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 10.0 km
- Attraction · StanboroughVertigo5.4 km
With the kids, small legs welcome.
Zoos, farms, soft play, splash parks and places that work for small legs. 9 around Wheathampstead.
01Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 6.0 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.2 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.6 kmPhoto: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.6 km · Check the website for opening days and milling times.
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Attraction · London ColneyWillows Activity FarmPaid entry · Family-friendly · 10.0 km
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 5.9 km
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km
Get moving, whatever the weather.
Bowling, escape rooms, climbing, karting, trampolines, mini golf, pools and leisure centres. 12 around Wheathampstead.
01Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 kmPhoto: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 kmPhoto: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.4 kmPhoto: Gary Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 5.9 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.1 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.2 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Activity · St AlbansRockin' Romans GolfPaid entry · Indoors · 8.0 km · Open weekends and school holidays from 10am (weather permitting)
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · 7.1 km
- Leisure centre · Welwyn Garden CityGosling Sports ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.1 km
- Leisure centre · RedbournRedbourn Leisure CentreIndoors · 7.5 km
- Leisure centre · London ColneyCotlandswick Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 9.4 km
Museums and heritage, Romans to rock gods.
Local museums, galleries, Roman St Albans, cathedrals, castles and historic houses. 18 around Wheathampstead.
01Heritage · Ayot St. LawrenceShaw's CornerPaid entry · 3.1 kmPhoto: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Heritage · Welwyn Garden CityWelwyn Roman BathsFamily-friendly · 6.0 kmPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
03Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 7.7 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
- Heritage · St Paul's WaldenSt Paul’s Walden Bury7.8 km · Thursdays through October and November, 12-5pm
- Heritage · HatfieldHatfield HousePaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.2 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 · Old KnebworthKnebworth House, Gardens & ParkPaid entry · Family-friendly · 8.6 km · Seasonal: open daily in blocks from late March to early September, with weekends and bank holidays in between. The gardens and dinosaur trail also open some autumn half terms.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 km · Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm.
- Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans Clock Tower7.5 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 · RedbournRedbourn Watermill & Bakery7.6 km
- Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.6 km · Check the website for opening days and milling times.
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.5 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 8.3 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Heritage · WheathampsteadWheathampstead Railway StationFree · Under 1 km · 24/7
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.6 km
- Heritage · St AlbansOld Gorhambury House9.3 km
- Museum · HatfieldHatfield BunkerIndoors · 6.4 km
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Organ TheatreIndoors · 7.5 km
Parks and nature, mostly free.
Country parks, woods, commons, lakes and nature reserves. Most are free. 11 around Wheathampstead.
01Park and nature · SandridgeHeartwood ForestFree · Family-friendly · 2.5 kmPhoto: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
02Park and nature · WheathampsteadDevil's DykeFree · Family-friendly · Under 1 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Park and nature · WheathampsteadNomansland CommonFree · Family-friendly · 1.8 kmPhoto: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Park and nature · St AlbansHighfield ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.6 km
- Park and nature · HatfieldEllenbrook FieldsFree · Family-friendly · 5.7 km
- Park and nature · StanboroughStanborough ParkFree · Family-friendly · 5.8 km
- Park and nature · HarpendenBatford Springs Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 3.0 km
- Park and nature · HatfieldRoe Hill ParkFree · Family-friendly · 7.6 km
- Park and nature · RedbournRedbourn CommonFree · Family-friendly · 7.6 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansVerulamium ParkFree · Family-friendly · 8.1 km
- Park and nature · St AlbansWick Local Nature ReserveFree · Family-friendly · 5.8 km
Rainy day, indoors and dry.
Indoors and dry: museums, activities, pools and soft play. The best 18 of 22 around Wheathampstead.
01Heritage · St AlbansSt Albans CathedralFree, some paid · Indoors · 7.7 kmPhoto: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
02Museum · St AlbansSt Albans Museum + GalleryFree · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.4 kmPhoto: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
03Museum · HatfieldMill Green Museum & Working MillFamily-friendly · 7.6 kmPhoto: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Museum · St AlbansVerulamium MuseumPaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.9 km · Open daily, 10am to 4pm.
- Museum · St AlbansSt Albans South Signal Box MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.5 km · "Every second Sunday, 2-5pm. Specific Sundays posted 3 months in advance on noticeboard."
- Museum · St AlbansThe HypocaustFree · Indoors · 8.3 km · SUMMER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm WINTER OPENING TIMES: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 3.45pm
- Activity · Welwyn Garden CityPier Pressure Welwyn Escape RoomsFamily-friendly · Indoors · 5.9 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.4 km
- Museum · RedbournRedbourn Village MuseumFree · Indoors · 7.6 km
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHertfordshire Sports VillagePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.4 km
- Leisure centre · HarpendenHarpenden Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 4.4 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansBatchwood Golf Course & Sports CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.6 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00, Sa-Su 07:00-19:00, PH 08:00-20:00
- Leisure centre · HatfieldHatfield Swim CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 7.1 km
- Leisure centre · St AlbansWestminster Lodge Leisure CentrePaid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 8.2 km · Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 07:00-22:00
- Family day out · HatfieldGet Wild!Paid entry · Family-friendly · Indoors · 6.8 km
- Activity · St AlbansRockin' Romans GolfPaid entry · Indoors · 8.0 km · Open weekends and school holidays from 10am (weather permitting)
- Museum · HatfieldHatfield BunkerIndoors · 6.4 km
- Activity · HatfieldLaser Quest HatfieldPaid entry · Indoors · 7.1 km