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Hemel Hempstead Days Out Attractions And Sightseeing

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Hemel Hempstead is a market town in the county of Hertfordshire, with a population of 81,143 inhabitants as of 2001. Hemel Hempstead is usually referred to as just 'Hemel'. The town was mentioned in the 1089 Domesday Book, though evidence of habitation can be traced back much longer than this. The Church of St Mary was built in the town in 1140, and the church has one of the tallest spires in Europe. In Tudor times, Hemel Hempstead was granted a market charter by King Henry VIII. The King and Anne Boleyn are reputed to have stayed in the town at around the same time. Hemel steadily expanded, becoming a borough during the Victorian era. After World War II, Hemel continued to expand outwards, and it hit a population of 80,000 inhabitants around the 1980s, with new developments enveloping the old town. In the 2001 census, Hemel Hempstead became the most highly populated town in Hertfordshire, overtaking the town of Watford, which has traditionally been larger. In December 2005, Hemel Hempstead was rocked by the largest peacetime explosion in Europe since World War II, when the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal (known as Buncefield) blew up in a series of violent explosions. The explosions were heard across Hertfordshire, and as far afield as Holland and Belgium. 300 people were made temporarily homeless, but only 2 people were seriously hurt. No-one was killed, mainly due to the fact that the explosion occured at dawn on a Sunday morning. A number of companies have large offices in Hemel Hempstead, including Kodak, BP, Epsom, Fujifilm, Next, Xerox and Unisys. Hemel Hempstead is also home to the famous 'Magic Roundabout', a large roundabout made up of 5 mini-roundabouts, which is renowned for confusing drivers. Hemel Hempstead lies on the West Coast Main Line, but only sees local services between London Euston and Tring/Northampton/Milton Keynes. Nearby towns to Hemel Hempstead include High Wycombe, Amersham, Watford, Borehamwood, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford and Harpenden.

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British Airways London Eye

Tel: 0870 9908883 - Riverside Building Westminster Bdge Rd, London, SE1 7PB
Days out attractions and sightseeing Hemel Hempstead

Chisenhale Dance Space

Tel: 020 89816617 - 64 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ
Days out attractions and sightseeing in Hemel Hempstead

Minnokubes

Tel: 020 84659779 - 37 Croftongate Wy, London, SE4 2DL
Days out attractions and sightseeing Hemel Hempstead

Enfield London Borough of Leisure Services Parks

Tel: 020 88043120 - Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 5JE
Days out attractions and sightseeing Hemel Hempstead

Chessington World of Adventure

Tel: 0870 4447777 - Chessington Pk Chessington, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2NE
Days out attractions and sightseeing Hemel Hempstead

Hulls Amusements

Tel: 01255 820418 - Seaview Oakmead Rd, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8NW
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Joywheel Amusements

Tel: 01473 233723 - 37 Upper Brook Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1ED
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Claremont Pier

Tel: 01502 573533 - Esplanade, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0QG
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House of Wax

Tel: 01493 844851 - Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2AF
Days out attractions and sightseeing in Hemel Hempstead

Pettitts Feathercraft & Animal Adventure Pk

Tel: 01493 700933 - Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3UA
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Sealife Adventure

Tel: 01702 601834 - Sealife Cntr Eastern Espl, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2ES
Days out attractions and sightseeing Hemel Hempstead

Stratfield Saye House

Tel: 01256 882882 - Stratfield Saye, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 2BZ
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Legoland Windsor

Tel: 0870 5040404 - Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4AY
Days out attractions and sightseeing in Hemel Hempstead

Stonor Park

Tel: 01491 638587 - Admin Off & Enq Stonor, Stonor, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 6HF
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Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway

Tel: 01323 520229 - Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6NS
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Horsham District Council

Tel: 01403 731218 - Cripplegate La, Horsham, RH13 7YU
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