The town of Welwyn Garden City is located North of Gatwick airport a distance of 70 miles that would take around 1 hour 16 minutes by taxi via the M25 and A1. Welwyn Garden City is in the county of Hertfordshire and it has a population of 43,252 according to the 2001 census.
This Garden City was designed by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the 1920s and created to be a combinaton of city and nature surrounded agricultural land for a better quality of living. There is a main boulevard running through the centre of the town with older houses on the West side and newer ones on the East. The Howard centre is the main indoor shopping facility in the neo Georgian styled town centre, with the train station nearby. The town itself is attractively designed with tree lined boulevards and a fountain and lawns in the centre. There are a number of Golf Courses and Gosling Sports Park for many sports and leisure activities. Stanborough Park, on the outskirts of the town has beautiful parklands and lakes with a restaurant on the waterfront. There is alot to do such as a nature trail, fishing and walking.
Campus West entertainment centre in the town has a Skating Rink, cinema, Gallery, Theatre, Cafe and Bar. Sherrardspark Wood on the edge of the town is an excellent route for walkers and Brocket Hall, the Barn Theatre and Welwyn Roman Baths are excellent places of historical interest. There are a number differently themed restaurants and pubs to choose from in the town itself and the neighbouring towns of Hatfield, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead are interesting places to visit.
Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City, AL6 9BT
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Overview of Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City Hotel Addresses:
Best Western Homestead Court Hotel
Homestead Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4LX
Tel: 01707 324336
Premier Inn Welwyn Garden City
Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DQ
Tel: 0870 850 6326
The Fairway Tavern
Old Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2ED
Tel: 01707 376154
The Old Rectory
Tel: 01438 820429
The White Hart Hotel
2 Prospect Place, Welwyn, AL6 9EN
Tel: 01438 715353
The Links Guesthouse
73 Attimore Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LG
Tel: 01707 885096
Stanboroughbury Farm Bed and Breakfast
Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XA
Tel: 01707 262651
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