Watford is one of the larger
towns in Hertfordshire, England, and has approximately 80,000 citizens.
Watford
is served by the M1 and M25 motorways and is 20 minutes away from London
by train. The Metropolitan line of the London Underground serves Watford
and tube trains to Baker Street and Liverpool Street run approximately
every ten minutes.
Frequent
coaches serve Watford town centre from Heathrow Airport (Bus 724, 45
mins) and Luton Airport (Bus 321, 1.5 hours).
Most
attractions in Watford are within walking distance of each other and do
not require buses or trains.
It is
worth noting all Hertfordshire buses offer an 'Explorer' ticket which
permits a maximum of 2 adults, 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult with 3
children to unlimited travel for £7. It is often worth doing as it can
save money even if you are on your own.
Attractions:
- Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Rd., Box Office: 01923 225671
- Watford Museum, 194 High St., Telephone: 01923 232297
- A Watford football/Soccer Match - they are one of the smaller clubs in English
football but of late have seen their fortunes improve, returning to
the premiership for the first time in 10 years.
- Saracens Rugby Club, Vicarage Road Stadium, [4]. Throughout the year.
Saracens are one of the biggest Rugby Union clubs in the south of
England and have shared the Vicarage Road Stadium with Watford since
1997.
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