Abbots Langley

Getting there

By car From the M25, take junction 20 (Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Watford A41), then take the A4251 to Kings Langley (this exit is also on the A41), at the roundabout go right (2nd exit, Home Park Mill Link Road), at the T junction go right (Station Road), you will go past Kings Langley train station on the left. After you go under the tunnel take the 2nd left down Gallows Hill Lane, follow this road until you get to the village centre.

By train Trains from London Euston to Tring stop at Kings Langley station. They run every 30 minutes during the day. Journey time from London is usually 25–30 minutes.

By bus The Arriva bus service 500 goes through Aylesbury - Tring - Berkhamsted - Hemel Hempstead - Kings Langley - Watford. The closest stop to Abbots Langley is between Kings Langley and Watford and is near Langlebury Lane and Bridge Road on the A41 (Watford Road).

Getting around

Getting around by bus is best done on the Arriva bus service 8 which goes past most of the places in Abbots Langley (Have a look at this map). The service starts near South Way Play Area (The grey '2' on the map), goes through Watford then South Oxhey and ends in Northwood. You could also get around by taxi:

1 Abbots Cars, 2 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT, ☏ +44 1923 677613, +44 1923 670707, [email protected].

See

1 Leavesden Country Park, WD5 0GN. 27 hectares of walking/biking paths, tennis courts, a football pitch, wildlife areas, children's play area and an outdoor gym for adults (updated Apr 2016) 2 Manor House Grounds, Gallows Hill Lane, WD5 0BX.

Do

Due to Abbots Langley being primarily a residential area, there isn't a lot to do activity wise, however there are a couple of playgrounds and sports fields for public use.

1 Manor House Grounds Play Area, Gallows Hill Lane, WD5 0BX. This playground has swings and a helter skelter slide. 2 South Way Play Area, South Way, WD5 0JL. Opened in August 2012, the playground has climbing trees, a zip wire, embankment slide, toddler swings, rotator bounce, basket swings, a dish roundabout, trampoline, climbing net and a picnic area.

Buy

1 Abbots Supermarket. 2 Budgens, 57 High St, WD5 0AE, ☏ +44 1923 265693. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 9AM-6PM. 3 Martin's, 22/26 High St, WD5 0AA, ☏ +44 1923 266302. M-F 5:30AM-6:30PM, Sa 6AM-6:30PM, Su 6AM-2PM. 4 Sherwood News, 1 College Rd, WD5 0NS, ☏ +44 1923 894448. M-Sa 6AM-10PM, Su 6AM-9PM. 5 Spar, 28 School Mead, WD5 0LA, ☏ +44 1923 265358. Daily 7AM-11PM. 6 Tesco Express, 11 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT, ☏ +44 845 0269089. Daily 6AM-11PM.

Eat

With 4 Indian restaurants and a takeaway, 4 Chinese takeaways and a restaurant, an Asian restaurant, 2 cafés, 3 fish and chip shops and a pizza place, eating out is not a problem in Abbots Langley! Most of the places to eat are spread along the high street with some around a kilometre away on School Mead road and a couple the same distance away in Katherine Place.

Indian Cuisine 1 Abbots Tandoori, High St, WD5 0AB, ☏ +44 1923 260402, +44 1923 268455. Indian restaurant. 2 Night of Bengal, 20 School Mead, WD5 0LA. Indian restaurant and takeaway. 3 Forest of India, 39-41 High St, WD5 0AA, ☏ +44 1923 270077, +44 1923 270070, [email protected]. Daily noon-2:30PM, 6-11:30PM. Indian restaurant. 4 Village Tandoori, 12 High St, WD5 0AR. Indian takeaway.

Chinese and Asian 5 New Beijing, 19 School Mead, WD5 0LA. Chinese takeaway. 6 Full Moon, 76 High St, WD5 0AW, ☏ +44 1923 268783. M 5-11PM; Tu-Sa 11:30AM-2PM, 5-11PM; Su 2:30-10PM. Chinese and Thai takeaway. 7 Aroma Kitchen, 1 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT, ☏ +44 1923 681864, +44 1923 681865. M-Th noon-2:30PM, 5:30-11PM; F Sa noon-2:30PM, 5:30-11:30PM; Su 12:00-11PM. Asian cuisine restaurant and takeaway, they also deliver. 8 Peony Gardens, 43 High St, WD5 0AA, ☏ +44 1923 270842. Su-Th 5-11PM; F Sa noon-2PM, 5-11PM. Chinese takeaway. 9 Pin Wei, 35 High St, WD5 0AA, ☏ +44 1923 268028, [email protected]. M-Sa noon-2:30PM, 5:30-11PM; Su noon-10:30PM. Chinese restaurant.

Fish and Chips 10 Barkers Fish 'n' Chips, 4 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT, ☏ +44 1923 681841. M-Th noon-2PM, 4:30-9PM; F noon-2PM, 4:30-9:15PM; Sa noon-9PM. Fish and chip shop. 11 Dolphin Fish Bar, 4 Langley Rd, WD5 0AB. Fish and chip shop. 12 The Lighthouse, 18 School Mead, WD5 0LA, ☏ +44 1923 260738, +44 1923 275213. M 4-11PM; Tu W 11:30AM-2:30PM, 3:30-11PM; Th-Sa 11:30AM-11PM; Su 4-10:30PM. Fish and chip shop.

Cafes 13 Village Cafe, 32 High St, WD5 0AR. Cafe. 14 Deli-Licious, 1 Langley Parade, High St, WD5 0AD. M Tu 9AM-4PM, W 9A

Drink & nightlife

1 The Boys Home. Traditional pub. 2 The Compasses, 95 Tibbs Hill Rd, WD5 0LJ, ☏ +44 1923 262870, [email protected]. M-Th noon-11PM, F Sa noon-midnight, Su noon-11PM. 3 The Royal Oak, Kitters Green, WD5 0ET, ☏ +44 1923 265163, [email protected]. M-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight, Su 11AM-10:30PM. 4 The Swan, College Rd, WD5 0NR, ☏ +44 1923 672539.

Sleep

There isn't anywhere to stay in Abbots Langley unless you are looking for something more permanent. There are lots of places a few miles outside, however (have a look at Go next for some ideas).

Go next

Abbots Langley is closely linked to Hunton Bridge in Kings Langley which has two places to stay. Leavesden in Watford is home to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour where you can look around the studios where the Harry Potter series was made. Watford also has a park and leisure centre. Hemel Hempstead, one of the post-war "new towns" has a picture perfect parish church and old town high street. Berkhamsted still has the motte and bailey where the keys to the kingdom were given to William the Bastard.