| Page Views: 7,042 Last Visit to St Albans: October, 2005 | A great deal of history. by planxty - last update: Oct 19, 2005 |
A great day trip. | St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, England. |
St. Albans today is a bustling market town, effectively a dormitory town for people who work in London. It lies a mere 20 minute train journey from the capital and, as such, makes it a easily accessible place to visit for a day trip. There is wealth of history here, dating from Iron Age times, right through the Roman period, when it was a very important place. Only London and Colchester were more important centres in Roman Britain. There is a grand Norman Cathedral containing a shrine to the first English martyr for whom the city is named. There are pleasant parks, good shopping facilities and many restaurants and bars.
Altogether a great place to spend a day. |
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uglyscot Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:26 UTC
Happy birthday. Revisited your amphitheatre page, last seen by me in 1954. Never forgotten it, as it helped spark my interest in archaeology. | urvashi123 Wed Jun 4, 2008 09:27 UTC
nice place .Fit for a king .? lovely church . lovely Clock tower. | jo104 Fri Aug 11, 2006 16:50 UTC
Really interesting page Fergie, unfortunately when I stayed for a wknd in St Albans house sitting I walked into town in the opposite direction Doh | Phillylawyer_19107 Wed May 17, 2006 21:24 UTC
Very informative page with lots of interesting background information! |
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