Why visit How Wood
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 12 parks and trails, 17 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Alban Arena, Hypocaust Museum, Old Gorhambury House and Broad Colney Lakes.
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About How Wood
How Wood is a residential village, south of Park Street village between the centres of Watford and St Albans in St Stephen civil parish, Hertfordshire, England.
From the Wikipedia article How Wood (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Alban Arena
Cinema and theater · 2.4 mi
Theatre and music venue in St Albans, England
Museums and landmarks9
Hypocaust Museum
Museum · 2.1 mi
Museum in the Roman city of Verulamium displaying a mosaic floor heated by a hypocaust
Old Gorhambury House
Museum · 3.1 mi
Country house in St Michael, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
Monument and historic site · 2.4 mi
Ancient Roman theatre in St Albans, England
Sopwell Priory
Monument and historic site · 1.9 mi
Monastery in Hertfordshire, England, UK
Verulamium
Monument and historic site · 2.1 mi
Ancient town in Roman Britain in St. Albans
Verlamion
Monument and historic site · 2.2 mi
Capital of the Catuvellauni tribe
Verulamium Museum
Museum · 2.3 mi
Museum in St Albans, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Broad Colney Lakes
Park · 2.4 mi
Nature reserve in London Colney, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Longspring Wood
Park · 3.0 mi
Small Nature Reserve in Southern England
Verulamium Park
Park · 2.0 mi
Park in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Watercress Wildlife Site
Park · 1.9 mi
Nature Reserve in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Clarence Park, St Albans
Park · 2.6 mi
Sports venue and park in St Albans, UK
Restaurants and cafes17
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Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School · Anglican · 0.4 mi
Branch Road, St Albans
Healthcare2
Map of How Wood
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Getting there and nearby towns
London Luton Airport (LTN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Frogmore 1 mi east, about 1 min by car
- Park Street 1 mi east, about 1 min by car
- St Albans 2 mi north, about 4 min by car
- North Watford 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Watford 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Hemel Hempstead 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Bushey 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- Borehamwood 5 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Sandridge 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Apsley 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
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Photo credits
- At Verulamium 2025 021, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old-Gorhambury-House-20051002-034, Gary Houston, CC0
- Verulamium Roman Theatre 2, Rob Hinkley, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sopwell Nunnery - St Albans, Przemysław Sakrajda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Garston Park Local Nature Reserve 8, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Peter's Church, St Albans, Legis at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- St Albans - St Michael's Church, Przemysław Sakrajda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Stephen's Church (1), Legis at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- River Ver in Watercress Wildlife Site, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Broad Colney Lakes 5, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Wick LNR 2, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longspring Wood 5, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Park Street Roman Villa - panoramio, Jason Puddephatt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Verulamium-Park-lake-20040313-002, Gary Houston, CC0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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