English Heritage sites near Harpenden Parish

Old Gorhambury House

OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE

4 miles from Harpenden Parish

The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.

Roman Wall of St Albans

ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS

5 miles from Harpenden Parish

A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.

Berkhamsted Castle

BERKHAMSTED CASTLE

9 miles from Harpenden Parish

Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.

Wrest Park

WREST PARK

14 miles from Harpenden Parish

Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON

14 miles from Harpenden Parish

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

Houghton House

HOUGHTON HOUSE

17 miles from Harpenden Parish

Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.

Churches in Harpenden Parish

St John's Harpenden

St Johns Road Harpenden St Albans
(01582) 712776
http://www.stjohnsharpenden.org.uk

We at St John's, Harpenden welcome you to A Church Near You. 

We are a friendly, Anglican church set on the edge of the Common in the Southdown area of Harpenden. We have a fairly traditional but relaxed style of worship, and our all-age worshipping community aims to live out and share God's love with those around us. 

We offer a warm welcome to all, and our website sets out the services and activities that take place at St John's.

St Nicholas

Church Green, (right in the town centre) Harpenden St Albans
(01582) 765524
http://www.parishofharpenden.org

St Nicholas' is one of three district churches (and the parish church) in the St Nicholas' Parish. It is a fine traditional early Victorian stone church with a good organ, and a tower with a good set of bells that are regularly rung.

The parish offices are joined to the church and located at the back. The graveyard surrounds the church with a memorial garden at the rear. Just a few yards to the left of the church are the Church Halls including Cornelia's which is a Coffee Shop open to the public most mornings and serving FairTrade coffee and snacks etc.

Pubs in Harpenden Parish

Amble Inn

182 Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4UL
(01582) 27016

Reopened Christmas 2022 following a 10-month closure, and now renamed back as the Amble Inn. The pub is more back to basic with less emphasis on gourmet food than its predecessor, and with the addition of Sky TV. The pub sells meals and wil...
Bennets (Harpenden Royal British Legion)

21 Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HU
(01582) 460424
bennets.club

Bennets is owned and run by the Royal British Legion. The bar area has three, large screens showing Sky, BT Sports and Amazon Prime. There is a large, well-kept and sunny garden with lots of picnic style benches overlooking the Common. It i...
Carpenters Arms

14 Cravells Road, Harpenden, AL5 1BD
(01582) 460311

Landlord Tony has been running Harpenden's smallest pub since 2006, offering five real ales including two changing guests. Popular with all sections of society, and their dogs, the cosy interior is comfortably furnished, with an open fire w...
Clubroom Cocktails & Kitchens

72 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2SP
(01582) 765634
clubroom72.com/

Formerly Clubroom Brasserie now called Clubroom Cocktails and Kitchens. 1980s retro-style pub with American style burger kitchen. Sells draught lager as well as cocktails, but no real ales served.
Cross Keys

39 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2SD
(01582) 763989

A warm welcome from landlady Maxine and her team awaits you here at the Cross Keys, located on the Lower High Street. This two-bar pub, a regular entry in the guide, has retained its traditional charm with a rare fine pewter bar top, flagst...
Engineer

12 St Johns Road, Harpenden, AL5 1DJ
(01582) 460478
theengineerharpenden.co.uk

Local community pub with two bars and a separate restaurant in the conservatory serving good food. All food is freshly prepared and cooked using local suppliers where possible. It is said that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman visited the pub du...
George of Harpenden

4 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2TB
(01582) 763750
thegeorgeofhaenden.co.uk

An old red brick building, originally a hotel but has been through many reincarnations over the years. Re-opened in June 2019 with a beautiful contemporary design with a bar and lounge area. Background music. A large central u shaped bar....
Gibraltar Castle

70 Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5AH
(01582) 460005
gibraltar-castle.co.uk

An interesting old building dating back to 1799 with several nooks and crannies. The pub was taken over on a five-year lease from December 2018 by the family running the Garibaldi pub in St Albans (another Fuller's pub). This is one of the...
Harpenden Arms

188 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2TR
(01582) 461113
harpenden-arms.co.uk

Located at the top of the High Street near the station, and overlooking Harpenden common, this Victorian era former Railway Hotel has creatively zoned main drinking and dining areas with a secluded ground floor snug drinking area. Upstairs...
Harpenden House Hotel

18 Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PE

The hotel closed on 3 April 2014. It was purchased by Fairview New Homes and is to be turned into luxury flats. A four star hotel, part of the Folio group.
Inn on the Green

20 Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HU
(01582) 461804
innonthegreen-harpenden.co.uk/

Once the village tea-rooms that became a pub in the 1970s. Now with one bar divided into several areas and a patio to the front that is popular whenever the weather allows. Open mic night every 3rd Sunday of the month. Guest beers often inc...
Malta

110 Lower Luton Road, Batford, Harpenden, AL5 5AH
(01582) 713587

No real ale currently being served, with only bottled beers sold. This is a free house following its sale in late 2012 by previous owners Punch Taverns. This one-bar pub serves mainly locals and passing trade. Originally dating from 1756 an...
Marquis of Granby

31 Marquis Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5AE
(01582) 713372
omgmog.pub

A pleasant neighbourhood local located by the River Lea now run by Naomi Garcia who took over the pub in November 2021. Naomi has long-established presence in Harpenden, having previously worked in the Gibraltar Castle and Oddfellows Arms....
Oddfellows Arms

15 Leyton Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TG
(01582) 766765
charleswellspubs.co.uk/pub-view/oddfello...

The pub reverted to the original name of the Oddfellows Arms under new ownership in December 2015. It features a handsome new zinc bar top and a log burner on the right hand side. The pub also serves fresh coffee. Outside of the stated meal...
Old Bell

177 Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 3BN
(01582) 712484
chefandbrewer.com/pubs/hertfordshire/old...

Large pub with a strong food focus, refurbished in 2014. Main menu changes three times a year. Excellent regularly changing specials with fish dishes a speciality. Good vegetarian choice. The full dining service is extended to the garden. E...
Old Cock

58 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2SP
(01582) 712649
oldcockinnharpenden.co.uk

Totally refurbished in 2019, the pub has extended its drinking area and large patio-sized doors which open up the patio drinking area at the rear of the pub. Beers served are from the Charlie Wells range (brewed at Eagle Brewery, Bedford),...
Plough & Harrow

88 Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PR
(01582) 715844
ploughandharrow.co.uk

Standing out in the street, particularly in the summer when its garden boasts impressive floral displays, inside this is a down-to-earth community local. Sport is shown on a number of TVs, pub games include two dartboards, there is a regula...
Queens Head

59 Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PQ
(01582) 322997
queensheadharpenden.com/

A modern style gastro-pub with a good outdoor space, the garden having a tented canopy with patio heaters. The pub re-opened February 2023 following two months' closure and is now run by Punch directly (formerly being run by the Big Smoke p...
Red Cow

171 Westfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 4ND
(01582) 621430
theredcowharpenden.com/

Records of licensees back to 1851 the pub over the years has belonged to Glovers and Sons, Bennetts of Dunstable, Mann and then Watney's. Now operated by Farr Brewery with a range of their beers. The pub has wooden floors and has fireplaces...
Rollings Wine Company

26 Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4SE

A former Off licence which sold cask conditioned beer from Tring Brewery and a wide range of bottled beers from Hertfordshire breweries including some bottle conditioned.
Silver Cup

5 St Albans Road, Harpenden, AL5 2JF
(01582) 713095
thesilvercup.co.uk

The Silver Cup is a modern, public house featuring a restaurant, pub and some where to stay on the edge of Harpenden Common. A few minutes walk from the high street, its' menu features modern British food and hearty bar snacks. As a pub, it...
Three Horseshoes

136 East Common, Harpenden, AL5 1AW

Reopened on May 6th 2011 under new management. Attractive country style old pub given a contempory make-over. Majoring on quality food and drinking. There are two inglenook fire places and a peaceful garden well away from the traffic that b...
Wheatsheaf

9 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2RT
(01582) 764624
greatukpubs.co.uk/wheatsheaf-harpenden

Wheatsheaf, Harpenden
White Horse

Redbourn Lane, Hatching Green, Harpenden, AL5 2JP
(01582) 469290
thewhitehorseharpenden.co.uk

In an attractive semi rural location on Hatching Green near Harpenden Common, The White Horse is best known for its popular restaurant. The bar area at the front, which remains separate from the restaurant, has a cosy, intimate feel and is...