Transport in Harpenden 

Harpenden has very good transport links to London and major local towns, with M1, A1 and M25 within easy reach. The Village is only 20 minutes from London on the Thameslink line and also has easy access to London Luton airport by either rail or car. Local bus services operate to the market towns of St Albans and Hemel Hempstead and the shopping centres at Watford and Luton.

This section of the site has links to Hertfordshire County Council's bus timetable site, The Trainline.com and all the local airports, to enable you to plan your journey, whether by rail, bus or air. You can check the arrival times of flights to see if they are on schedule or have been delayed.

Eating Out in Harpenden. 

Harpenden has a wide choice of excellent restaurants, cafes, pubs and wine bars catering for all tastes and budgets. You can choose from a simple pub lunch to a gourmet dinner. There are cafés and pubs serving breakfasts, brasseries offering coffees and croissants, a variety of Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants as well as the traditional fish and chip shops.

Harpenden has a selection of hotels, guest houses and B&Bs to choose from all providing excellent accommodation. Most of them are situated within walking distance of the town centre with all its amenities as well as being close to the park and common. They range from the very grand to the more homely and you will find them listed under Where to Stay.

There are many pleasant places to visit in Harpenden but go a little further afield and you will find a wealth of National Trust properties within an easy drive, zoos and wild animal parks, historic houses and gardens, adventure parks and museums. Take a look at Where to Go to see some of them.

Harpenden has a long and interesting history and the About Harpenden section of the site features historical facts and pictures (who remembers Anscombe's department store on Leyton Road?) as well as details on local attractions, the parks and commons and Harpenden's twin towns of Alzey and Cosne-sur-Loire.

The Sports section gives you details of the variety of sports clubs around including badminton, tennis, cricket and golf. You'll also find the sports centre, fitness centre and swimming pool listed.

The Clubs section focuses on the wealth of clubs and associations in Harpenden covering all sorts of activities including gardening, theatre, dance and art.

The High Street is a listing of the many kinds of businesses you might find in the High Street from opticians to travel agents.