England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in St Albans
St Albans is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 82,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in St Albans, with about 104 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- LTN14 km · London Luton Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About St Albans
St Albans ( ) is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of London, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Welwyn Garden City and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium.
St Albans began in the Iron Age as the Catuvellauni settlement of Verlamio, renamed and developed by the Romans as Verulamium. Burned to the ground by the rebellious Iceni princess Boudicca during her rebellion, it was soon rebuilt. Ruins of portions of the Roman wall, the theatre and a hypocaust can be visited today. A resident of Verulamium named Alban became the first British martyr of Christianity, and thus St Albans became an important abbey and monastic centre in the Middle Ages.
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Things to do
What to see and do in St Albans
See
St Albans is packed with a rich history with something around nearly every corner. The Romans left their mark on St Albans (Verulamium as they knew it).
- Roman Wall
- Roman Theatre of Verulamium
- Verulamium Museum
- Hypocaust
- Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
- Clock Tower
- Sopwell Ruins
- Old Gorhambury House
- Pemberton Almshouses
- St Albans Museum + Gallery
- St Albans South Signal Box
- De Havilland Aircraft Museum
Do
There is lots to do in St Albans whether its just for: a short few hours, day trip or longer holiday.
- Alban Arena
- St Albans Comedy Garden
- The Odyssey
- Abbey Theatre
- The Maltings Art Theatre
- The St Albans Organ Theatre
- Trestle Theatre Company Ltd
- Verulamium Park
- Clarence Park
- Heartwood Forest
- Grebe House Wildlife Garden
- Alban Way (cycle path)
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in St Albans
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge St. Albans City Centre hotel | 104 | 4.0/5 588 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of St Albans to stay in
St Albans has a range of hotels and B&Bs, although no youth hostels. If visiting from London on a day trip, there is no need to stay in the city overnight, although there are some nice options if you want to stay out of London.
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Where to stay
More hotels in St Albans
14 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sopwell House | 2.3 km | |
| Verulam House | 0.4 km | |
| Clarion Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Moat House Hotel | 6.5 km | |
| Prae Wood Arms | 2.1 km | |
| The Goat Inn | 0.7 km | |
| The Woodman Inn | 8.7 km | |
| Torrington Hall | 1900 | 0.8 km |
| Ardmore House Hotel St Albans | 0.7 km | |
| Hatfield Oak Hotel | 6.6 km | |
| Innkeeper's Lodge St Albans, London Colney | 5.3 km | |
| Number 27 Including Gates And Gatepiers Adjoining South Side | 0.7 km | |
| St Michael's Manor Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| The Samuel Ryder Hotel St Albans, Tapestry Collection Hilton | 0.7 km |
All 15 hotels in St Albans, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit St Albans
The most comfortable months for a city stay in St Albans are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to St Albans: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Luton Airport (LTN), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 33 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 39 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
London Heathrow Airport, London's busiest airport, is just over 20 miles from St Albans. By bus, take GreenLine 724 into St Albans City, which leaves roughly once per hour during the daytime. Board at Heathrow Central Bus Station Stand 20 or Heathrow Terminal 5 Stand 8.
Getting around
St Albans has a fairly large city centre set on a hill, with large residential areas to the north, east and south. If you are walking from the railway station or visiting the ancient ruins in Verulamium Park, expect to walk at least two miles on your visit.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
LTN · London Luton Airport
LHR · London Heathrow Airport
LCY · London City Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in St Albans
Eat
St Albans has a wide variety of restaurants and pubs serving food, though nothing of particular excellence. The Hot Cross Bun (the Alban Bun) originates from St Albans, where Brother Thomas Rocliffe, a 14th century monk at St Albans Abbey, distributed the bun to the local poor on Good Friday, starting in 1361. The Alban bun is available from the Abbots Kitchen (St Albans Cathedral) during the run up to Easter. There are lots of places around St Albans suitable for a picnic when the weather is fine. A good alternative to bringing a picnic and carrying it round with you is buying a supermarket meal deal (Tesco/Boots in the town centre & Sainsburys/Waitrose to the south of Verulamium Park).
Drink
St Albans has the largest number of pubs in one square mile in England (and the UK). On Friday and Saturday nights, most bars and pubs are full, and may have bouncers on the door checking ID. Closing times vary between 11PM and 2AM, so ask when you're at the bar what time 'last orders' is. There are plenty of very nice country pubs near St Albans, although you'll need your own transport to get there. On sunny days, plenty of people drink in Verulamium Park. This is allowed in certain areas. There are signs where alcohol is prohibited. Tesco on St Peter's Street is generally cheaper than off-licences.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in St Albans
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
St Albans: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in St Albans?
By published guest score: Travelodge St. Albans City Centre (4.0 / 5 · 588 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit St Albans?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in St Albans are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to St Albans?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Luton Airport (LTN), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 33 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 39 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in St Albans?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near St Albans
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.