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St Albans has a wealth of remarkable heritage from over 2000 years of human occupation. So take your time, explore and enjoy all of the district’s fantastic attractions, with something to offer everyone. Whether for historic interest or purely for fun (or perhaps both at the same time!), you’ll be amazed at what you can find to do in and around St Albans

St Albans Cathedral

Sumpter Yard, Holywell Hill, St Albans AL1 1BY The Cathedral dominates the city's skyline from every approach. Its architecture is a blend of many different periods, and its great tower includes Roman bricks salvaged from the ruins of Verulamium. It is best known for the shrine of St Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr, which continues to attract pilgrims from far and wide.

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Butterfly World

Miriam Lane, Off Noke Lane, Chiswell Green, Herts AL2 3NY Set amongst 27 acres, visitors can wonder at hundreds of butterflies in the Tropical Butterfly House, visit the insect study centre with regular Insect Handling Sessions, and Ant World with colonies of leaf cutter ants. Outside, enjoy outstanding designer gardens, the Chrysalis Lake, a large natural play area and beautiful wildflower meadows. Free car parking. Nectar House Café and shop on site. Butterfly World 2013 will be open from 25th March.

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Verulamium Museum

St Michael's Street, St Albans AL3 4SW Award-winning museum, displaying beautiful objects from the Roman City of Verulamium, featuring superb mosaics and re-created Roman rooms giving the visitor an opportunity to discover the life and times of a major Roman city. Legion XIIII, a re-enactment group, occupies the galleries on the second weekend of each month explaining the tactics and equipment of the Roman army.

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Roman Theatre

Bluehouse Hill, St Albans AL3 6AE Just a short walk from Verulamium Museum is the Roman Theatre, the only visible example in Britain. It was linked to two temples dedicated to Romano-British gods and would have been used primarily at times of religious festivals but also for armed combat and wild beast shows. Its fine acoustics were perfectly suited to musical and dramatic performances. Close by are the foundations of a Roman town house, a secret shrine and a row of Roman shops.

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The Roman Mosaic (Hypocaust)

Verulamium Park, St Albans AL3 4SW In Verulamium Park lies a Roman Mosaic - part of a suite of rooms in a large town house built around AD 200.  The 1800 year old hypocaust and its covering mosaic floor were uncovered during excavations in Verulamium Park in the 1930's by Sir Mortimer & Tessa Wheeler. It was decided to leave these in their original Roman location where they formed part of the reception and meeting rooms of a large town house. The preserved section was part of a suite that originally extended almost twice the surviving length of the room.

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Clock Tower

Clock Tower, High Street, St Albans AL3 4EL
Built between 1403 and 1412, the Clock Tower is the only medieval town belfry in England. The tower with its fine bell has survived over 600 years of use. The Clock Tower was first and foremost a political statement. The townspeople used it to assert their freedom, power and wealth in the face of the premier Benedictine Abbey of England (now St Albans Cathedral).

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Museum of St Albans

9a Hatfield Road, St Albans AL1 3RR Here, you can discover the fascinating story of our historic cathedral city and the rise of St Albans from market town to a modern commuter city. Special exhibitions are held regularly and the museum has a wildlife garden. UH Galleries exhibit established artists, as well as showcasing more experimental work, providing audiences with the opportunity to engage with contemporary art and discover an array of surprises and perhaps hidden interests in a varied and vibrant programme of exhibitions.

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Royal National Rose Society Gardens

Gardens of the Rose, Chiswell Green Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3NR The world-renowned Royal National Rose Society Gardens in Chiswell Green will be open from from 8 June to 28 July 2013. Highlights include: a 72 arch pergola with each pillar supporting climbing/rambling roses and companion plantings of clematis, lonicera and others, 3 ponds containing a variety of fish and water loving plants, displays of the best of modern roses together with many varieties of old garden roses, a border of species roses and a grassed maze, a rose collection showing the history of the rose and the Queen Mother rose garden.

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St Albans South Signal Box

Ridgmont Road 200 yards from platform 4 exit, St Albans City Station AL1 3AJ Built in 1892, this Midland Railway signal box contains a 44 lever frame dating from 1904 or before. It is the largest such box in preservation, and one of the few boxes open to the public next to a busy operational main line. The way the box worked is demonstrated using the original lever frame, and visitors are encouraged to have a go themselves. There are working signals in the garden and a museum downstairs. Video of the box before closure, slide-show of the restoration and posters about the box can also be seen.

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Redbournbury Mill

Redbournbury Lane, Redbourn Road, St Albans AL3 6RS Redbournbury Mill is a fully restored 18th century working watermill on the River Ver just north of St Albans.  The mill produces and sells stoneground organic flour, with the adjacent bakery producing a variety of bread from the mill’s organic flours. The river and surrounding countryside are a haven for wildlife and the mill is an ideal stop for walkers and cyclists. Attractions include milling demonstrations, an oil engine and other exhibits.

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The de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre

Salisbury Hall, London Colney, St Albans AL2 1BU The Heritage Centre prides itself on being Britain’s first aviation collection. The core of the collection is the unique Mosquito prototype, the only original WW2 prototype in the World. On display there is a variety of de Havilland aircraft, aero-engines, propellers, missiles, rockets and memorabilia. The Centre provides a unique ‘hands-on’ experience for all the family.

Open March to October.

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St Albans Organ Theatre

320 Camp Road, St Albans AL1 5PE A permanent playing collection of rare mechanical musical instruments, dance organs, player pianos and theatre pipe organs. Live performances are given, together with a commentary. The Organ Theatre contains a unique collection of mechanical (self-playing) musical instruments that the museum founder, Mr Charles Hart, began collecting nearly half a century ago. That magical musical atmosphere that has been lost and forgotten in today's digital age.

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Gorhambury House

Off Bluehouse Hill, St Albans AL3 6AH Seat of the Earl of Verulam, Gorhambury was built in the late 18th century by the architect Robert Taylor. The present building replaced old Gorhambury House, built in the 16th century and the home of Francis Bacon, the philosopher and writer. The present house contains a fine collection of family portraits.

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Heartwood Forest

Near Sandridge village, just north of St Albans England’s largest new native forest, Heartwood Forest is a large-scale reforestation project that will see 600,000 new trees planted over 858 acres in the next 12 years. Within the 858 acres are 45 acres of existing ancient woodland complete with bluebells in spring. There will also be a community orchard, new wildflower meadows, open spaces and although many trees at this stage have only just been planted, there is already a network of footpaths, cycle paths and bridleways which cross this area of beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

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Redbourn Village Museum

Silk Mill Lane, The Common, Redbourn AL3 7NB The Silk Mill House contains this Village Museum with a gallery for photographic and art exhibitions as well as displays of the early and later history of the village in other exhibition rooms.

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Sopwell Nunnery

Cottonmill Lane, St Albans AL1 2BY Commonly called Sopwell Nunnery, the ruins here should rightly be known as Lee Hall. The land on which the nunnery ruins stood was purchased by Sir Richard Lee, an adviser to Henry VIII, who demolished the nunnery and built a house on the foundations.

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St Albans Tour Guides

The City and District of St Albans Tour Guides host a programme of walks throughout the year. Walks include A City Revealed, Rags and Riches, Crime and Punishment, and Ghosts and Ghouls.

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Willows Farm

Coursers Road, London Colney, St Albans AL4 0PF Set in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, Willows Farm Village offers a wonderful family day out with a fun packed programme of farmyard animals adventure play, fun fair rides, children’s shows, falconry displays and tractor rides. Meet the farmyard animals and enjoy the daily programme of shows and events. Leave plenty of time for all the adventure play activities and Woolly Jumpers indoor play barn. Entertainment, education and fun for the whole family.

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