St. Albans Blog

Sledging in St. Albans

Robin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:49:04 +0000

The snow that blanketed St. Albans at the weekend offered plenty of opportunities for sledging. But where are the best places to go sledging in St. Albans? Our top picks have to be the park, just next to the Abbey, and Batchwood Golf Course (seen here). We’ve also gone to the Brickie, off Lower Dagnall Street, in the past but the snow there tends to go a bit bare quickly. There must be some other good spots I’m missing – feel free to add your favourite spot to go sledging in St. Albans in the comments.

skip hire in st. albans

Robin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:23:19 +0000

Due to damage caused by a leaky pipe in our upstairs bathroom, we’ve had to remove a plaster and lathe ceiling. Apart from being the most physically challenging, dirty and at some points dangerous (as when the brick fell out of the ceiling and knocked me off my ladder) thing I’ve done in a very long time, it also left me with a problem – what to do with 1.5 tonnes of rubbish?

Thankfully, someone told us about Hippo Bags. Basically, you walk into Wickes or B&Q, buy a big bag, fill it with waste, then call for a hippo truck to collect it. All in, ours cost £124 but they do have cheaper, as well as more expensive, options. This was a bit cheaper and a lot less hassle (no parking permit needed in our instance) than a medium sized steel skip.

Sure, at one stage the hippo bag was being dangled high above our car, nearly causing a heart attack, but all and all a really good service.

Ok, so they’re a nationwide business but it was such a perfect solution for us that I thought I’d share it here.

White Hart Tap Sausage Festival

Robin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:57:03 +0000

The White Hart Tap is running their annual (?) sausage festival this week until Saturday 08 October. Choose from a selection of twelve locally sourced sausages – try three different varieties at a time. Last years winner was A&C Meats on Catherine Street. The winning variety becomes the sausage of the house until next time…

St. Albans Beer Festival 2011

Robin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:38:16 +0000

The St. Albans Beer Festival 2011 kicks off this Wednesday at St. Albans Arena.

St. Albans Fire Station Open Day – Sun. 11 Sept ‘11

Robin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:55:34 +0000

map of public assets owned by st. albans council

Robin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:12:01 +0000

The Government has created a tool that makes it possible to view public assets – parks, buildings, disused space, etc – based on postcode. I didn’t find any surprises when I looked at central St. Albans, but there could be some interesting finds I missed… have a look: http://publicassets.communities.gov.uk/

St. Albans Public Assets Map

Inn on the Park (Verulamium Park, St. Albans)

Robin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:37:11 +0000

Inn On The Park in St. Albans Verulamium Park

Serving a variety of lunch food, ice cream and drinks, the Inn on The Park in Verulamium Park is a welcome find for thirsty and hungry park goers. To find it, walk past the smaller of the two lakes in the park, then head up the hill past the splash pool or, from the other direction, walk towards St. Michaels from the playground, past the tennis courts, and you’ll see it.

St. Albans Festival 2011

Robin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:58:54 +0000

St. Albans Festival

The St. Albans Festival, which runs from the 18 June until the 3rd of July, kicked off yesterday with a rain soaked Festival Pilgrimage in the park and performances by a number of bands.

Between the downpours I could hear it all from the dryness of my livingroom but lets hope not everyone was put off as it should have been a great day…

More on the Festival here: http://www.stalbansfestival.com/

Harpenden Art On the Common

Robin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:05:31 +0000

Today is the annual Art on the Common event in Harpenden…

Herts County Show

Robin — Sat, 28 May 2011 06:04:44 +0000

The annual Herts County Show is this Bank Holiday weekend. We go every year – although the ticket prices aren’t cheap, it is a great day out for the whole family. There’s equestrian, animal shows and of course awards for best farm animals/flowers/vegetables. It’s the premier countryside focused event in the calendar, which brings out farmers, posh country pile owners and us city folk in large numbers.