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Youth Club
Westminster Lodge Swimming / Sports
Cathedral & Abbey Church
of St Alban
Site of the Holy Well
St Albans School
VerulamiumMuseum
Abbey School
Clock Tower
St Albans Abbey Station
Sainsbury's
Halford’s
St Albans Museum
St Peter's School
Old Town Hall
Alban Arena
District Council Offices
The Maltings
The Nunnery Watercress
Wildlife Association
Fishing Lake
St Alban & St Stephen
School
Loreto School
Oaklands College
Clarence Park
St Albans City Station
London Road old station
Sanders Siding old platform
Cemetery
Addiktion Cycles
Leisure WheelsFleetville
School
FleetvilleSchool
Ashley Road Industrial Estate
Trestle Arts Base
Longacres
Allotments
Camp School
Windermere School
Organ Museum
The Spinney
Maze
Fire Station Health Club
Emmaus
Verulam School
Cunningham School
Verulam Golf
Course
Morrisons
Francis Bacon School
Oaklands College
Fishing Lake
Smallford Pit Reclaimed Land
Beaumont School
Oakwood School
NicholasBreakspear
School
Hill End Station old platform
Smallford Station old platform
Alban Park Ryecroft Court
Cranbrook Drive
Firwood Avenue
University of Hertfordshire
The Galleria
Cinema
Blackberry Arch
Milepost
New Briars School
Ellenbrook Lane Station
old platform
Fiddlebridge Siding old platform
Asda Marketplace
Watling Chase Timberland Trail
Route continues to Welwyn Garden City
Stevenage, north
Route continues to Welham Green South Mimms Hadley Wood
London
Birchwood School
to Fielder Centre
Hatfield Cycle Centre
Countess Anne School
Hatfield House
Hatfield Station
Entrance
Entrance
Onslow St Audrey's
School
University of Hertfordshire
De Havilland Campus
Hatfield Business Park
BishopSquare
Hatfield Business Park
District Centre
Leisure Complex
traffic-free route to London Colney
traffic-free route to London Colney
Marketplace
Allotments
Fleetville Community
Centre
Ellenbrook Park
LONDON RD
LONDO
N ROAD
HO
LYW
ELL
HIL
L
HIGH ST
ST P
ETER
'S S
T
HATFIELD RD
HATFIELD RD
HATFIELD RD
Alban Way
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
A10
01
A1001
A1(M
)
A1(M)
A1(M)
ST ALBANS RD W CAVENDISH WAY
COMET WAY
GRE
AT N
ORT
H R
OA
D
HERTFORD ROAD
A10
00
COMET WAY
Albert St
Abbey Mill
Lane
Old London Rd
Riverside Rd
Cornw
all R
d Alm
a Rd
Latt
imor
e Rd
Upper Lat
timore
Rd
Mar
lbor
ough
Rd
Upp
er M
arlb
orou
gh R
d
Gra
nvill
e Rd
Breakspear Ave.
Grim
ston Road
Stanhope Road
Stat
ion
Way
Del
lfiel
d
Dellfield
Ridg
mon
t Rd
Grosvenor
Road
Pageant Rd
Watso
n’s
Walk
Hart Rd
Sopwell Lane Bardwell Rd Belmont Hill
Cott
onm
ill L
ane
Cottonmill Lane Berners Drive
River Ver
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
River Ver
Prospect Rd
Griffiths Way Leyland
Avenue
Camp Rd
Campfield Rd
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 Rd
Bramley Way
Russet
Drive
Frobisher Rd
Hill End Lane
Hill End Lane
Hill
End
Lan
e
Highfield Lane
Hixberry Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Station Rd
Lyon Way
Acrew
ood Way
Oaklands Lane
Smallford Lane
Wilk
in's
Green
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
Mos
quito
Mosquito
Way
Gypsy
Mot
h Ave
nue
Hatfield Avenue
Hatfield Ave
Wellfield Rd
Birchwood Avenue
Crawford Rd
Hom
estead Rd
Great N
orth
Rd
Great N
orth
RdB
ull Stag
Green
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
Queensway
Links Drive
Lem
sfor
d R
d
St Albans Rd W
Sutt
on R
d
Ash
ley
Rd
Lon
gac
res
Ash
ley Rd
Drakes D
rive
Starli
ght Way
Victoria St
Victoria St
Mentmore Rd
College
Lane Coach Mews
Castle Rd
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
Diana Princess
Cedarwood Drive
Hedley Rd
Cambridge Rd
Nightingale Lane
Queensway
to Luton
to London
to Watford
to Stevenage
Tesco
to London
Way
Cycletrack to Green Lanes School & Great Braitch Lane
Orient C
lose
Marconi Way
Clarence Rd
VERU
LAM
RD
St Albans
Old Hatfield
Fleetville
The Camp
City Centre
Verulamium Park
Tyttenhanger
HighfieldPark
Smallford
Sleapshyde
Colney Heath
Birchwood
Hatfield Garden Village
The Ryde
Roe Green Town Centre
Ellenbrook N
N
to Fielder Centre
Hatfield
The Alban Way...the green route from St Albans Abbey to Hatfield House...The Alban Way is a trail for cyclists and walkers 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, with lighting at the Hatfield end. It has many access points, most of which are ramped or level. It provides a route for leisure, commuting and safe routes to school.
The Alban Way is 61/2 miles long (about 40 minutes’ cycling). 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.
London Road station was one of the main passenger stations on the old railway line. It now houses small businesses.
Near the old station, the Alban Way passes under a huge railway bridge carrying today’s mainline rail traffic.
St Albans Abbey
St Albans
Start/Finish
Just off Riverside Road and just by the access ramp
up onto the Alban Way is the Watercress Wildlife
Association 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, a woodland area, a bog and an orchard.
Watercress Beds
London Road
The old wooden railway platform on the north side is all that is left of the Sanders Siding, built in 1890 to transport orchids from the nearby Sanders Nursery.
Sanders Sidings
Camp Road
The old platform on the south side used to be Hill End Station, close to the former county psychiatric hospital. In the war, the railway was used to ferry wounded soldiers to the hospital.
Hill End
Take care crossing the road. 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.
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.
Cross with delight 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.
Take care crossing the
railway line! This is the official
start of the St Albans end of
the Alban Way, at Leyland Avenue.
Youth Club
Westminster Lodge Swimming / Sports
Cathedral & Abbey Church
of St Alban
Site of the Holy Well
St Albans School
VerulamiumMuseum
Abbey School
Clock Tower
St Albans Abbey Station
Sainsbury's
Halford’s
St Albans Museum
St Peter's School
Old Town Hall
Alban Arena
District Council Offices
The Maltings
The Nunnery Watercress
Wildlife Association
Fishing Lake
St Alban & St Stephen
School
Loreto School
Oaklands College
Clarence Park
St Albans City Station
London Road old station
Sanders Siding old platform
Cemetery
Addiktion Cycles
Leisure WheelsFleetville
School
FleetvilleSchool
Ashley Road Industrial Estate
Trestle Arts Base
Longacres
Allotments
Camp School
Windermere School
Organ Museum
The Spinney
Maze
Fire Station Health Club
Emmaus
Verulam School
Cunningham School
Verulam Golf
Course
Morrisons
Francis Bacon School
Oaklands College
Fishing Lake
Smallford Pit Reclaimed Land
Beaumont School
Oakwood School
NicholasBreakspear
School
Hill End Station old platform
Smallford Station old platform
Alban Park Ryecroft Court
Cranbrook Drive
Firwood Avenue
University of Hertfordshire
The Galleria
Cinema
Blackberry Arch
Milepost
New Briars School
Ellenbrook Lane Station
old platform
Fiddlebridge Siding old platform
Asda Marketplace
Watling Chase Timberland Trail
Route continues to Welwyn Garden City
Stevenage, north
Route continues to Welham Green South Mimms Hadley Wood
London
Birchwood School
to Fielder Centre
Hatfield Cycle Centre
Countess Anne School
Hatfield House
Hatfield Station
Entrance
Entrance
Onslow St Audrey's
School
University of Hertfordshire
De Havilland Campus
Hatfield Business Park
BishopSquare
Hatfield Business Park
District Centre
Leisure Complex
traffic-free route to London Colney
traffic-free route to London Colney
Marketplace
Allotments
Fleetville Community
Centre
Ellenbrook Park
LONDON RD
LONDO
N ROAD
HO
LYW
ELL
HIL
L
HIGH ST
ST P
ETER
'S S
T
HATFIELD RD
HATFIELD RD
HATFIELD RD
Alban Way
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
A10
01
A1001
A1(M
)
A1(M)
A1(M)
ST ALBANS RD W CAVENDISH WAY
COMET WAY
GRE
AT N
ORT
H R
OA
D
HERTFORD ROAD
A10
00
COMET WAY
Albert St
Abbey Mill
Lane
Old London Rd
Riverside Rd
Cornw
all R
d Alm
a Rd
Latt
imor
e Rd
Upper Lat
timore
Rd
Mar
lbor
ough
Rd
Upp
er M
arlb
orou
gh R
d
Gra
nvill
e Rd
Breakspear Ave.
Grim
ston Road
Stanhope Road
Stat
ion
Way
Del
lfiel
d
Dellfield
Ridg
mon
t Rd
Grosvenor
Road
Pageant Rd
Watso
n’s
Walk
Hart Rd
Sopwell Lane Bardwell Rd Belmont Hill
Cott
onm
ill L
ane
Cottonmill Lane Berners Drive
River Ver
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
Ver-Colne Valley Walk
River Ver
Prospect Rd
Griffiths Way Leyland
Avenue
Camp Rd
Campfield Rd
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 Rd
Bramley Way
Russet
Drive
Frobisher Rd
Hill End Lane
Hill End Lane
Hill
End
Lan
e
Highfield Lane
Hixberry Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Colney Heath Lane
Station Rd
Lyon Way
Acrew
ood Way
Oaklands Lane
Smallford Lane
Wilk
in's
Green
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
Mos
quito
Mosquito
Way
Gypsy
Mot
h Ave
nue
Hatfield Avenue
Hatfield Ave
Wellfield Rd
Birchwood Avenue
Crawford Rd
Hom
estead Rd
Great N
orth
Rd
Great N
orth
RdB
ull Stag
Green
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
Queensway
Links Drive
Lem
sfor
d R
d
St Albans Rd W
Sutt
on R
d
Ash
ley
Rd
Lon
gac
res
Ash
ley Rd
Drakes D
rive
Starli
ght Way
Victoria St
Victoria St
Mentmore Rd
College
Lane Coach Mews
Castle Rd
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
Diana Princess
Cedarwood Drive
Hedley Rd
Cambridge Rd
Nightingale Lane
Queensway
to Luton
to London
to Watford
to Stevenage
Tesco
to London
Way
Cycletrack to Green Lanes School & Great Braitch Lane
Orient C
lose
Marconi Way
Clarence Rd
VERU
LAM
RD
St Albans
Old Hatfield
Fleetville
The Camp
City Centre
Verulamium Park
Tyttenhanger
HighfieldPark
Smallford
Sleapshyde
Colney Heath
Birchwood
Hatfield Garden Village
The Ryde
Roe Green Town Centre
Ellenbrook N
N
to Fielder Centre
Hatfield
WalkersTake 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.
CyclistsPlease 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.
MisuseTo report criminal activity or misuse of the Alban Way contact the Community Team at St Albans Police Station Tel: 01727 796042.
Map FeedbackEmail all comments to: [email protected] Map updates will be available on: www.stacc.org.uk/albanway.
Other Walking & Cycling MapsContact Pedal Point - Tel: 01707 357551 for copies of other free maps in this series including: The Ayots, The Great North Way & The Cole Green Way.
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Map / photography / leaflet design by Stephen Wragg: Wragg Art House & St Albans Cycle Campaign member: www.wah.co.uk.
Mapping based on an original GPS map survey by Stephen, Harriet & Joseph Wragg 2002-2003.
Map text by Jane Dudman.
Many thanks to all STACC members for their contributions!
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).
3rd edition May 2006 – © WAH 2006
S T A L B A N S C Y C L E C A M P A I G N6.5 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 Feedback
If 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
Welwyn Hatfield Cycling Strategy & ForumThe Forum was set up to aid development of the local cycle strategy. For information please contact Pedal Point (details above).
Welwyn Hatfield Activity MapThis shows walking and cycling routes in the Welwyn Hatfield area - available from Pedal Point, The Galleria or Hatfield Cycle Centre.
HertsdirectSee CycleWeb pages for cycling information in Hertfordshire: www.hertsdirect.org.uk
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 the Hertfordshire Traveline - Tel: 0345 244344
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
Groundwork Hertfordshire - Tel: 01707 260129 www.groundwork.org.uk/hertfordshire
Cycle stands
Cycle shop
Take care!
National Cycle Network route
Sustrans Milepost
Local cycle route
Alban Way
Footpath
Bridleway
Motorway
Minor / Main road
Field
Park
Residential
Lake / River
Commercial
Building
100 metres
1/4 mile
Seating
School
Car park
Rail station
Public Leisure Centre
Traffic free cycle path
Proposed cycle path / signed route
Cycle / pedestrian road crossing
Suggested route
Signed on-road cycle route
Children’s Play area
Pub / Restaurant
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
Hatfield Galleria contains shops, eateries and leisure facilities, including a multi-screen cinema.
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, built in 1607 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.
Cycles are not allowed in the grounds, but you can lock your bike at the
Railway Station opposite the main entrance on the Great North Road.
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.
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