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St Albans » Leisure And Entertainment

St Albans Leisure And Entertainment

Search our leisure and entertainment directory, and never have a dull moment again! Displaying UK wide leisure and entertainment entries for days out and nights out, providing great ideas for birthdays, hen parties, and giving you every excuse to have another party. Popular days out include paintball, but here you will also find entertainment to keep the kids amused while the adults play. The corporate events section offers a broad spectrum of executive entertainment, including team building activities and nights out to embarrass your boss. Sites include entertainers and music industry entertainment, and for that something extra special, Las Vegas style gambling in the UK. Try your hand at gambling, with less risk and more fun. For more romantic entertainment, you will also find here the perfect suggestions for eating out. Never be stuck for entertainment ideas again.

About St Albans - show infohide info

St Albans is a cathedral city in the county of Hertfordshire. It lies on the A5, and was the first main town for travellers travelling north from London on the A5. St Alban's was founded by the Roman's as Verulamium, and was Britain's second largest town after Londinium (London). It was a major town on the Roman Road from London to the North, and thus had a number of inns and coaching houses. The medieval town of St Albans grew up around St Alban's Abbey, the site upon which Britain's first Christian martyr was beheaded. The Abbey was later made a parish church, and in 1877 was made a cathedral when the city charter was granted. The growth of St Alban's in the 20th century has been fairly slow as it was primarily a rural market town, and a stopping point on the route to and from London. Its main industry came in the inter war years, when a number of electronic companies. After WWII, it became a major population centre after the redistribution of London's population. Today, the city is a popular tourist destination as it has such a range of buildings from many era's. It is also a popular location for filming, and various TV drama's have been filmed here. The town is now mainly a commuter town for London, though a number of people are empoyed in the town for tourism and service industry purposes. St Albans sees rail services to London as a part of the main Bedford to Brighton line, which travels via London Bridge. Trains between Luton and Wimbledon also travel via London Kings Cross. Additionally, St Albans is the starting point for trains to Wimbledon, and again services pass through London. Nearby towns to St Albans include Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Borehamwood, Amersham, Barnet, Rickmansworth, Potters Bar, Tring, Welwyn Garden City and Harpenden.

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