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ST ALBANSGREENRING
ST ALBANSGREENRING
ST ALBANSGREENRING
ST ALBANSGREENRING
ST ALBANSGREENRING
Westminster LodgeSwimming / Sports
Abbey Theatre
Cathedral &Abbey Church
of St Alban
Site of theHoly Well
St AlbansSchool
VerulamiumMuseum
St Albans SouthSignal Box
AbbeySchool
ClockTower
St AlbansAbbey Station
Sainsbury's
Halford’s
St AlbansMuseum
St Peter'sSchool
Old Town Hall
Alban Arena
DistrictCouncilOffices
The Maltings
Sopwell NunneryGreen Space Watercress
WildlifeAssociation
FishingLake
St Alban &St Stephen
School
Loreto School
Oaklands College
ClarencePark
St Albans CityStation
London Roadold station
Salvation Army Haltold platform
Cemetery
Addiktion Cycles
Rock & RoadFleetville
School
FleetvilleSchool
Ashley RoadIndustrial Estate
TrestleArts Base
Longacres
Allotments
CampSchool
WindermereSchool
OrganMuseum
TheSpinney
Maze
Fire StationHealthClub
Emmaus
Verulam School
CunninghamSchool
Morrisons
Samuel RyderAcademy
Oaklands College
FishingLake
Smallford Pit
BeaumontSchool
OakwoodSchool
NicholasBreakspear
School
Hill End Stationold platform
Hill EndGarden of Rest
Smallford Stationold platform
Alban Park
CranbrookDrive
Firwood Avenue
University ofHertfordshire
TheGalleria
Cinema
PoliceStation
BlackberryArch
Milepost
Bishops HatfieldGirls School
Wrestlers’ Bridge
Nast Hyde Halt old platform
Lemsford Road Haltold platform
AsdaMarketplace
Watling ChaseTimberland Trail
Route continues toWelwyn Garden City
Stevenage, north
Route continues toWelham GreenSouth MimmsHadley Wood
London
Birchwood School
to Fielder Centre
HatfieldCycle Centre
Countess AnneSchool
Hatfield House
Hatfield Station
Entrance
OnslowSt Audrey's
School
University ofHertfordshire
De Havilland Campus
Hatfield Business Park
BishopSquare
Hatfield Business Park
traffic-free routeto London Colney
traffic-free routeto London Colney
Marketplace
Allotments
FleetvilleCommunity
Centre
EllenbrookPark
LONDON RD
LONDO
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HATFIELD RD
HATFIELD ROAD
Alban Way Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
A1081 LONDON ROAD
LONDO
N ROAD
HATFIELD RD
A1057
A1057
A1057
A1001
A414
A414
A414
A414
A1001
A1001
A1(M
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ST ALBANS RD WCAVENDISH WAY
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Albert Street
Abbey Mill
Lane
Old London Road
Riverside Road Cornw
all R
dAlm
a
Road
Beac
onsf
ield
Roa
d
Latt
imor
e Ro
ad
Upper Lat
timore
Road
Mar
lbor
ough
Rd
Upp
er M
arlb
orou
gh R
d
Gra
nvill
e Ro
ad
Breakspear Ave.
Grim
ston
Road
Stanhope Road
Stat
ion
Way
Del
lfiel
d
Dellfield
Ridg
mon
t Roa
d
Grosvenor
Road
Pageant Road
Watso
n’s
Walk
ramp
Hart Road
Sopwell LaneBardwell RdBelmont Hill
Cott
onm
ill L
ane
Cottonmill Lane
Berners Drive
River Ver
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
Abbey Line Trail
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
River Ver
Prospect Road
Griffiths Way
LeylandAvenue
Camp Road
Campfield Road
Camp Rd
Camp Rd
Thirlmere Drive
Camp Rd
Win
derm
ere
Grasmere Road
Avenue
Springfield
Road
Camp Cycle Route
Cell Barnes Lane
St Vincent D
rive
Admirals W
alk
Mile House
Lane
Cell Barnes Lane
Camp Road
BramleyWay
Russet
Drive
Frobisher Road
Hill End Lane
Hill
End
Lan
e
Highfield Lane
Hixberry Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Station Road
Lyon Way
Acrew
ood Way
Smallford Lane
Wilkin's Green Lane
Wilkin’s G
reen Lane
Ellenbrook Lane
Roe Green Lane
Col
lege
Lan
e
Cavendish Way
Lemsford Rd
Wellfield Rd
The Common
Mos
quito
Tamblin Way
Mosquito
Way
Gypsy
Mot
h Ave
nue
Hatfield Avenue
Hatfield Ave
Birchwood Avenue
Crawford Rd
Hom
estead Rd
Great N
orth
Ro
ad
Great N
orth
Rd
The R
yde
Park
St
Parkview
Old Hertford Rd
Ground Lane
Beac
on
sfie
ld R
d
Fore St
Church St
French Horn Lane
Howe Dell
St Albans Rd E
St Albans Rd E
Links Drive
Lem
sfor
d R
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St Albans Rd W
Sutt
on R
oad
Ash
ley
Road
Lon
gac
res
Ash
ley Road
Drakes D
rive
Drakes Drive
Starli
ght Way
Victoria St
Victoria
Mentmore Rd
Boleyn Dr.
Sadlier R
oad
Co
lleg
e La
ne
Coach Mews
Castle Road
Beaumont A
venue
Brampton Road
Wo
od
sto
ck R
oad
So
uth
Beec
hwoo
d Av
enue
Oak
wo
od
Dri
ve
Elm Drive
Oakdene Way Pinewood Close
Drive
DianaPrincess
Cedarwood Drive
Hedley Road
Cambridge Road
Nightingale Lane
Queensway
toLuton
to London
toWatford
The Abbey WayNCN 6/61 to Watford
toStevenageTesco
toLondon
Way
Cycletrack toGreen Lanes School& Great Braitch Lane
Marconi Way
Queensway
W
ilkin
’s Gre
en L
ane
Wellfield Rd
Wo
od
s Av
Alban Way
Orient Close
Vanda Cres
c.
Bull Stag
Green
Charri n
gton
Place
Street
Colney Heath Lane
Clarence Road
St Albans
Old Hatfield
Fleetville
The Camp
CityCentre
VerulamiumPark
Tyttenhanger
HighfieldPark
Smallford
Sleapshyde
Colney Heath
Birchwood
HatfieldGardenVillage
TheRyde
Roe GreenTown Centre
EllenbrookN
N
to Fielder Centre
Hatfield
The Alban Way...the green route between St Albans Abbey to Hatfield House...The Alban Way is a traffic free multi-user route along a former railway line. It is an important link in the local sustainable transport network and forms part of Route 61 of the Sustrans National Cycle Network.
The Alban Way has a smooth surface, suitable for all users. It has many access points, most of which are ramped or level. It has become a popular route for commuting, leisure and a safer route to many schools and the University of Hertfordshire.
The Alban Way is 61/2 miles long (about 40 minutes’ cycling or 3hours walking). It runs between Cottonmill Lane in St Albans and Wrestlers Bridge in Hatfield, providing a safe link between these two historic towns, with access to many amenities and facilities.
For most of its length, the Alban Way runs along the former route of the Hatfield to St Albans branch line of the Great Northern Railway. Opened in 1865, the line was used for freight and passenger services until it was closed and dismantled in 1969.
Part of the Alban Way between Cottonmill Lane and Sutton Road is used by the St Albans Green Ring a continuous walking and cycling route (approx. 9km long) that encircles the city Centre. The route primarily enhances existing cycling and walking routes and extends from Townsend in the north to Fleetville in the east, Sopwell in the south and into Verulam Estate to the west.
London Road station was one of the main passenger stations on the old railway line. The grade II listed building now houses a nursery.
Near the old station, the Alban Way passes under a huge railway bridge carrying today’s mainline rail traffic.
The River Ver is a chalk river, an internationally rare Biodiversity Action Plan habitat. Chalk rivers flow from underground aquifers and are typified by good water quality and steady temperatures.
St Albans Abbey
St Albans
Start/Finish
Watercress Beds
London Road
River Ver
This platform served employees of Sander’s Orchids, where the school is, and Salvation Army Printing Works and Musical Instrument Works in Campfield Road, who moved from East London in 1901.1961
Salvation Army Halt
Camp Road
The old platform on the south side used to be Hill End Station, close to the former county psychiatric hospital. In World War 2, the railway was used to ferry wounded soldiers to the hospital.
Hill End
Hill End Lane leads to Hixberry Lane, a pleasant off-road route to the village of Tyttenhanger.
Hill End Lane
These fields and private fishing lake have been created from a former landfill site. Please keep to the paths in this area.
Smallford Pit
On the north side is the derelict railway building and old platform – all that remains of the former Smallford Station, now a Grade II listed building.
Originally called ‘Springfield’, it was renamed in 1897 to prevent confusion with another station in Scotland.
Smallford Station
St Albans is one of England’s oldest cities with a rich architectural heritage. It has several museums, including the Roman museum in Verulam park (left) and the City museum on Hatfield Road. Today, St Albans is a thriving market town, with plentiful pubs, restaurants and cafes.
Camp Road Bridge, built in 2003.
St Albans Abbey forms the heart of the historic city of St Albans. Following the departure of the
Romans from the ancient town of Verulamium, the Abbey was
founded in the fourth century and was one of England’s greatest abbeys until the dissolution of
the monasteries in the sixteenth century, after which it fell into
disrepair until its restoration at the end of the nineteenth century.
From the city, follow any of the yellow roads on the map to reach
the Alban Way.
This is the official start of the St Albans end of
the Alban Way, at Leyland Avenue.
Just off Riverside Road and just by the access ramp up onto the
Alban Way is the Watercress Wildlife Association Local
Nature Reserve. Maintained by volunteers, this small space
provides an urban sanctuary for wildlife on the site of former
watercress beds and includes a butterfly meadow, woodland,
wetlands and an orchard.
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ST ALBANSGREENRING
ST ALBANSGREENRING
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ST ALBANSGREENRING
ST ALBANSGREENRING
Westminster LodgeSwimming / Sports
Abbey Theatre
Cathedral &Abbey Church
of St Alban
Site of theHoly Well
St AlbansSchool
VerulamiumMuseum
St Albans SouthSignal Box
AbbeySchool
ClockTower
St AlbansAbbey Station
Sainsbury's
Halford’s
St AlbansMuseum
St Peter'sSchool
Old Town Hall
Alban Arena
DistrictCouncilOffices
The Maltings
Sopwell NunneryGreen Space Watercress
WildlifeAssociation
FishingLake
St Alban &St Stephen
School
Loreto School
Oaklands College
ClarencePark
St Albans CityStation
London Roadold station
Salvation Army Haltold platform
Cemetery
Addiktion Cycles
Rock & RoadFleetville
School
FleetvilleSchool
Ashley RoadIndustrial Estate
TrestleArts Base
Longacres
Allotments
CampSchool
WindermereSchool
OrganMuseum
TheSpinney
Maze
Fire StationHealthClub
Emmaus
Verulam School
CunninghamSchool
Morrisons
Samuel RyderAcademy
Oaklands College
FishingLake
Smallford Pit
BeaumontSchool
OakwoodSchool
NicholasBreakspear
School
Hill End Stationold platform
Hill EndGarden of Rest
Smallford Stationold platform
Alban Park
CranbrookDrive
Firwood Avenue
University ofHertfordshire
TheGalleria
Cinema
PoliceStation
BlackberryArch
Milepost
Bishops HatfieldGirls School
Wrestlers’ Bridge
Nast Hyde Halt old platform
Lemsford Road Haltold platform
AsdaMarketplace
Watling ChaseTimberland Trail
Route continues toWelwyn Garden City
Stevenage, north
Route continues toWelham GreenSouth MimmsHadley Wood
London
Birchwood School
to Fielder Centre
HatfieldCycle Centre
Countess AnneSchool
Hatfield House
Hatfield Station
Entrance
OnslowSt Audrey's
School
University ofHertfordshire
De Havilland Campus
Hatfield Business Park
BishopSquare
Hatfield Business Park
traffic-free routeto London Colney
traffic-free routeto London Colney
Marketplace
Allotments
FleetvilleCommunity
Centre
EllenbrookPark
LONDON RD
LONDO
N ROAD
HO
LYW
ELL
HIL
L
HIGH ST
ST P
ETER
'S S
TREE
T
HATFIELD ROAD
HATFIELD RD
HATFIELD ROAD
Alban Way Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
Alban Way
A1081 LONDON ROAD
LONDO
N ROAD
HATFIELD RD
A1057
A1057
A1057
A1001
A414
A414
A414
A414
A1001
A1001
A1(M
)
A1(M)
A1(M)
ST ALBANS RD WCAVENDISH WAY
COMET WAY
GRE
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H R
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HERTFORD ROAD
A10
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COMET WAY
Albert Street
Abbey Mill
Lane
Old London Road
Riverside Road Cornw
all R
dAlm
a
Road
Beac
onsf
ield
Roa
d
Latt
imor
e Ro
ad
Upper Lat
timore
Road
Mar
lbor
ough
Rd
Upp
er M
arlb
orou
gh R
d
Gra
nvill
e Ro
ad
Breakspear Ave.
Grim
ston
Road
Stanhope Road
Stat
ion
Way
Del
lfiel
d
Dellfield
Ridg
mon
t Roa
d
Grosvenor
Road
Pageant Road
Watso
n’s
Walk
ramp
Hart Road
Sopwell LaneBardwell RdBelmont Hill
Cott
onm
ill L
ane
Cottonmill Lane
Berners Drive
River Ver
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
Abbey Line Trail
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
River Ver
Prospect Road
Griffiths Way
LeylandAvenue
Camp Road
Campfield Road
Camp Rd
Camp Rd
Thirlmere Drive
Camp Rd
Win
derm
ere
Grasmere Road
Avenue
Springfield
Road
Camp Cycle Route
Cell Barnes Lane
St Vincent D
rive
Admirals W
alk
Mile House
Lane
Cell Barnes Lane
Camp Road
BramleyWay
Russet
Drive
Frobisher Road
Hill End Lane
Hill
End
Lan
e
Highfield Lane
Hixberry Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Station Road
Lyon Way
Acrew
ood Way
Smallford Lane
Wilkin's Green Lane
Wilkin’s G
reen Lane
Ellenbrook Lane
Roe Green Lane
Col
lege
Lan
e
Cavendish Way
Lemsford Rd
Wellfield Rd
The Common
Mos
quito
Tamblin Way
Mosquito
Way
Gypsy
Mot
h Ave
nue
Hatfield Avenue
Hatfield Ave
Birchwood Avenue
Crawford Rd
Hom
estead Rd
Great N
orth
Ro
ad
Great N
orth
Rd
The R
yde
Park
St
Parkview
Old Hertford Rd
Ground Lane
Beac
on
sfie
ld R
d
Fore St
Church St
French Horn Lane
Howe Dell
St Albans Rd E
St Albans Rd E
Links Drive
Lem
sfor
d R
d
St Albans Rd W
Sutt
on R
oad
Ash
ley
Road
Lon
gac
res
Ash
ley Road
Drakes D
rive
Drakes Drive
Starli
ght Way
Victoria St
Victoria
Mentmore Rd
Boleyn Dr.
Sadlier R
oad
Co
lleg
e La
ne
Coach Mews
Castle Road
Beaumont A
venue
Brampton Road
Wo
od
sto
ck R
oad
So
uth
Beec
hwoo
d Av
enue
Oak
wo
od
Dri
ve
Elm Drive
Oakdene Way Pinewood Close
Drive
DianaPrincess
Cedarwood Drive
Hedley Road
Cambridge Road
Nightingale Lane
Queensway
toLuton
to London
toWatford
The Abbey WayNCN 6/61 to Watford
toStevenageTesco
toLondon
Way
Cycletrack toGreen Lanes School& Great Braitch Lane
Marconi Way
Queensway
W
ilkin
’s Gre
en L
ane
Wellfield Rd
Wo
od
s Av
Alban Way
Orient Close
Vanda Cres
c.
Bull Stag
Green
Charri n
gton
Place
Street
Colney Heath Lane
Clarence Road
St Albans
Old Hatfield
Fleetville
The Camp
CityCentre
VerulamiumPark
Tyttenhanger
HighfieldPark
Smallford
Sleapshyde
Colney Heath
Birchwood
HatfieldGardenVillage
TheRyde
Roe GreenTown Centre
EllenbrookN
N
to Fielder Centre
Hatfield
All users please follow the Alban Way code of conduct.
Walkers•Take care along the trail, remember cycles are very quiet and you may not hear them coming.•Please keep dogs under control and clear up all dog mess.•Please keep the Alban Way tidy, take your litter home. •Please do not pick the wildflowers.•Do not wander onto adjacent private land.
Cyclists•Please be considerate to other users and allow plenty of room when passing.•Fit a bell to warn others, considerately, of your approach, don’t assume pedestrians can hear or see you.•Take special care when approaching all junctions.•Make sure your bike is in good order.
Horse Riders•Horse riding is permitted along the Alban Way from Hill End Lane to Ellenbrook.
MisuseTo report criminal activity or misuse of the Alban Way contact the Community Team at St Albans Police Station Tel: 01727 796042.
Other Walking & Cycling MapsVisit Countryside Management Service (CMS) www.hertslink.org/cms/getactive for copies of other free maps in this series including: The Abbey Way The Nickey Line The Ayots The Cole Green Way The Great North Way
Map / photography / leaflet design by Stephen Wragg: Wragg Art House & St Albans Cycle Campaign member: www.wah.co.uk. Additional photos from Roger Taylor Collection, Steve Ballard and The Watercress Wildlife Association.
Historical information about the former railway line is based on: The Hatfield to St Albans Branch Line by R Taylor and B Anderson (Oakwood Press).
5th edition December 2015 © WAH 2015
ST A L B A N SC Y C L E C A M P A I G N ST A L B A N S C Y C L E C A M P A I G N
6.5 m i l e t r a f f i c f r e e r o u t e b e t w e e n St Albans & Hatf ield
The Alban Waywalking & cycl ingAlban Way FeedbackIf you have any comments concerning the Alban Way, contact St Albans City & District Council: Tel: 01727 866100 Email: [email protected] or Pedal Point (see below) for Hatfield section.
Pedal PointThe one point of contact for all issues relating to cycling in the Welwyn Hatfield area: Tel: 01707 357551 www.welhat.gov.uk/pedalpoint Email: [email protected]
St Albans Cycle CampaignWorking for cycling in St Albans district. Contact us for help or information on all aspects of cycling: www.stacc.org.uk
WelHatCyclingWorking to improve cycling in Welwyn and Hatfield, plus social rides every month. For further details see: www.welhatcycling.org.uk
Welwyn Hatfield Activity MapThis shows walking and cycling routes in the Welwyn Hatfield area - available from Pedal Point, The Galleria or Hatfield Cycle Centre.
Hertfordshire County CouncilFor Hertfordshire County Council cycling information see: www.hertsdirect.org/cycleweb
Other informationFor information about the local area visit the Tourist Information Centre, St Albans in the Old Town Hall - Tel: 01727 864511, or Campus West, Welwyn Garden City Tel: 01707 357150.
For bus and rail information call Traveline Tel: 0300 124050 www.intalink.org.uk
Useful contacts:St Albans Abbey - Tel: 01727 860780 www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk
Hatfield House - Tel: 01727 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk
Museum of St Albans - Tel: 01727 819340 www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Verulamium Museum - Tel: 01727 751810 www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Sustrans - Tel: 0117 929 0888 www.sustrans.org.uk
Countryside Management Service (CMS) Tel 01992 588433 www.hertslink.org/cms
Cycle stands
Cycle shop
Seating
National CycleNetwork route
Sustrans Milepost
Local cycle route
Alban Way
Footpath
Bridleway
Motorway
Minor /Main road
Byway opento all traffic
Field
Park
Residential
Lake / River
Commercial
Building
100 metres
1/4 mile
School
Car park
Rail station
Bus stops
Public Leisure Centre
Cycle / pedestrian road crossing
Suggested route
Traffic free cycle path
Signed on-road cycle route
Children’s Play area
Pub / RestaurantRefreshments
Supermarket
Tourist Information
Museum
Toilet
Bridge
Railway
Key
Scale 1:10,000
Arts Centre
Blackberry Arch
The Blackberry Arch created by local sculptor
Diane Maclean in 1998.
This cast iron milepost marks the boundary between St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield. There are many mileposts like this along the National Cycle Network, a 6,000-mile backbone of cycle and walking routes around the UK, co-ordinated by Sustrans.
Boundary Mile Post
The Galleria
Hatfield Aerodrome
The route goes over Wrestlers’ Bridge and joins the Great North Way cycle route, Route 12 of the National Cycle Network, which goes north to Stanborough Lakes, Welwyn Garden City & Stevenage.
Hatfield HouseOld Hatfield has many historic
buildings, including the Old Palace, built in 1497, whose most famous resident was Princess Elizabeth. It
was here, in 1558, that she learned she had become Queen, following
the death of Queen Mary.
The Old Palace sits in the grounds of Hatfield House, completed in 1611 as
the seat of the Cecil family and still home to Lord and Lady Salisbury. A stunning Jacobean house, Hatfield
House sits in its own Great Park and has magnificent gardens, nature trails and a national collection of
model soldiers.
Dating back to Saxon times, the village of Hatfield was first known as Hetfelle. Always important because of its position on the Great North Road, Hatfield grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century, with the development of fast railway links with London and the north.
The town grew even faster in the twentieth century, fuelled by the aircraft industry and the post-war demand for new housing, and was developed as one of London’s new towns.
Hatfield
In 1934, the De Havilland aircraft company set up its factory here, to produce many remarkable planes, including the Mosquito, Trident, Comet Racer (right) and Tiger Moth (left).
The airfield has been redeveloped to provide commercial, residential and leisure facilities, as well as a new campus for the University of Hertfordshire.
Hatfield Galleria contains shops, eateries and leisure facilities, including a multi-screen cinema.