"World's second garden city" Welwyn Garden City by Willettsworld

Welwyn Garden City Travel Guide: 20 reviews and 71 photos

I thought it about time that I write a little, and there is only a little, on my home town of Welwyn Garden City, also referred to as WGC or just Welwyn, as it's also incorrectly known, as there's a small village of Welwyn nearby. To confuse matters even more, Welwyn Garden City isn't a city but in fact a town with a population of around 43,000. It's located about 20 miles north of London, just off the A1(M) motorway.

The town became the world's second garden city in the 1920's after being founded by Sir Ebenezer Howard following his previous experiment in Letchworh Garden City, located about 15 miles to the north. However, it's by no means a tourist attraction! Yes, there are some nice areas such as those in and around the town centre along what is known as Parkway - a mile long central mall or 'scenic parkway'. Apart from that, the town's only other distinctive features are of a former Shredded Wheat Factory, which is a fine example of art deco industrial design but is now redundant, and a couple of nice lakes with varied flora and fauna called Stanborough Park in the south of the town. The main reason to come here is to either work or shop as there's a reasonable shopping centre and a large John Lewis department store.

Former Shredded Wheat factory

Stanborough Park

Intro Updated May 31, 2009
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Not tried them as I live here! Hotels (1)

There are only a few hotels in Welwyn Garden City and, of course, being a resident in the town, I haven't tried them... more travel advice

Stanborough Park Things to Do (5)

The Lakes at Stanborough Park were opened in 1970. They are manmade and were built as a result of gravel extraction at... more travel advice

Gosling Sports Park - Welwyn Garden City

Gosling Sports Park Sports & Outdoors (1)

The 50 acre Gosling Sports Park is located to the south of the town near the A1(M). The Park is home to Gosling... more travel advice

All there is Nightlife (2)

There are about 10 pubs in Welwyn Garden but only a few of these are located in the town centre. These are The Cork, The... more travel advice

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Written May 4, 2009

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bryana822 Aug 25, 2010 at 12:59 AM

Beautiful railway walking path. So saddened to see the bridge graffiti in pic #2.
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XenoHumph Jul 18, 2010 at 2:26 PM

Nice little town!