King's Heath is close to excellent amenities in Harpenden

Harpenden’s spacious tree-lined high street is bristling with shops and cafes. The town has three supermarkets and a number of good eating places and pubs. Harpenden, a Fairtrade town since 2008, has a vibrant farmer’s market every fourth Sunday of the month, offering a delicious array of colourful fruit and vegetables. It is held along Bowers Parade, just off the high street. Harpenden railway station is on the Midland Main Line with regular services to London St Pancras and northbound to Bedford, Kettering, Corby, Melton Mowbray, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield.

Luton, just 11 minutes drive away has an excellent range of amenties including a vibrant shopping centre with a good range of shops including butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers, hairdressers, supermarkets and eating places. Luton station on the Midland Main Line has regular northbound services to Bedford, Kettering, Corby, Melton Mowbray, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield and southbound services to London.

Welwyn Garden City, England’s second garden city (founded in 1920) and just 25 minutes drive away from King’s Heath has an excellent range of shops, supermarkets, stores and other amenties. The railway station has regular train services to London King's Cross and London Moorgate and north to Stevenage, Hitchin, Cambridge and Peterborough. The town is well-served by major arterial road routes, namely the A1(M) and the A414.

There are some great places of interest to visit and things do in and around King's Heath Park. Here are just some of them:*

• St Albans Cathedral is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. It stands over the place where Alban, the first martyr, was buried after giving his life for his faith over 1700 years ago. 5.7 miles.
• Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. An oasis of peace, with easy parking and grounds to wander through. The temple is open to visitors. 11 miles
• Hatfield House, home of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury and their family, feature superb examples of Jacobean craftsmanship. Hatfield House is open to the public. 9.8 miles
• Stanborough Park is a beautiful countryside park with 2 lakes covering an area of 126 acres located on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City. 8.3 miles
• The Ashridge Estate consists of 5,000 acres of woodland, chalk downlands and lush meadows. You can walk for miles and see a variety of wildlife such as Fallow deer and Muntjacs as well as the more common, foxes, badgers and squirrels. 12 miles

Things to do

• Batford Springs Nature Reserve features fresh springs that serve a small network of chalk lined streams and ponds. 1.5 miles
• Stockwood Discovery Centre in Luton displays collections of local social history, archaeology, geology and rural crafts. 6.1 miles
• Verulamium Museum gives an exceptional insight into life in Roman times in Britain. 5.7 miles
• British Schools Museum sets out the history of education set in a complex of historic classrooms and schools buildings. 13.7 miles.

*Please note: Visiting restrictions may apply due to the current Covid 19 situation. 

Distances and drive times to and from King’s Heath Park:

• Nearest town: Harpenden 1.5 miles - 4 Minutes *
• Luton: 5.4 miles - 11 minutes*
• Welwyn Garden City: 7.9 miles - 25 minutes*
• Stevenage: 15.7 miles - 25 minutes*
• St Albans 7.3 miles - 17 minutes*
• London 37 miles - 1 hour 4 minutes*

*Drive times are subject to traffic conditions

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