Harpenden

Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire near the border of Bedfordshire. It is between and near to the city of St Albans and Luton. Primarily a residential community, in the outside of the London commuter belt, but if passing through, there are interesting sights and pleasant places to be enjoyed in this town.

Harpenden is built around, the prime area of Harpenden, with the High Street and Station to its north and Southdown to its south.

By Bus
Route 307 from Redbourn. Route 321 from Watford to Luton via St Albans. Route 610 from Luton to Potters Bar calling at: Wheathampstead, Hatfield and Brookmans Park.

By car
Harpenden is equidistant between St Albans and Luton by J10 of the M1 via the A1081 [formally called the A6] the London to Bedford road. The nearest motorway is M1 J9 near Redbourn.

By train
is served by First Capital Connect from London St Pancras and Luton Airport Parkway. First Capital Connect also serves Gatwick Airport, with direct journeys only operating at certain times. At times of limited direct services, it is possible to change at London St Pancras onto another First Capital Connect service northbound towards Bedford.

Get around
Local bus companies operate services around the town and connect Harpenden to Luton, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and other nearby towns, but the most advisable way to navigate Harpenden is on foot.

If you have a lot of luggage or a number of people travelling in your party then booking Harpenden Taxis will make the price more affordable.

Do


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Buy
Despite the two main up-market supermarkets: and Harpenden has some interesting shops:

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Eat

 * Towards the north of the High Street is 'The Bangkok Lounge', offering very nice Thai cuisine.
 * Shapla is on Station Road, and has a nice variety of Indian food.

Prices of all these restaurants above are reasonable, but remember that dining out in Britain is not a particularly cheap option.

Centre
In Harpenden High Street:

On the west side of Harpenden Common:


 * Silver Cup listed under Sleep.

Go next

 * To the south St Albans, along the A1081 (was A6).
 * If you can get hold of a bicycle and a map (or a desire to explore independently), there are great opportunities for discovering nearby villages such as Kimpton, Peter's Green, Whitwell, Wheathamstead, Redbourn or Flamstead. All of these have more individual small-town feels to them, and often have nice pubs to stop by in.