Hertfordshire Days Out Guide (2026)
Hertfordshire tourist attractions - Top things to do in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire features gardens, museums, wildlife attractions, historic houses, parks and scenic places to explore across St Albans, Watford, Stevenage and Hertford. There’s plenty to enjoy throughout the year.
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Active & Adventure in Hertfordshire
Dinosaur Safari Adventure Golf - Arkley
Dinosaur Safari Adventure Golf is an outdoor 18-hole miniature golf course in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire just off the A1(M)... read more
Active (sporting) things to do
Rock Up Watford
Unit 106/108, Intu, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2UB
Active (sporting)
Animals & Nature in Hertfordshire
Aldenham Country Park - Elstree
Aldenham Country Park is a country park with a petting farm and is near Elstree in Hertfordshire... read more
Animals & Nature
Church Farm Ardeley - Ardeley, Nr Stevenage
Church Farm Ardeley is a working, free range farm in Ardeley, near Stevenage in Hertfordshire... read more
Animals & Nature
Paradise Wildlife Park - Broxbourne
Paradise Wildlife Park is an interactive zoo with gardens and children's activities near Hoddesdon and just off junction 25 of the M25... read more
Animals & Nature
Shepreth Wildlife Park - Shepreth, nr Royston
Shepreth Wildlife Park is a walk-through animal attraction in Shepreth village between Cambridge and Royston... read more
Animals & Nature
Willows Farm Village - St Albans
Willows Farm Village is a farm-based attraction with farmyard animals, fairground rides, and play areas for children... read more
Animals & Nature
Arts & Crafts in Hertfordshire
Potstop - Knebworth
Potstop is a studio where visitors can paint a piece of pottery in Knebworth, Hertfordshire... read more
Arts and crafts activities • Indoor
The Pottery Project - Berkhamsted
The Pottery Project is a pottery painting studio in Berkhamsted, near Hemel Hampstead in Hertfordshire... read more
Arts and crafts activities • Indoor
Historical & Heritage in Hertfordshire
Ashridge Estate - Berkhamsted
Ashridge Estate is a countryside estate covering 5000 acres on the borders of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire and along the ridge of the Chiltern Hills... read more
Historical tourist attractions
Berkhamsted Castle
White Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1LJ
Historical
Hatfield House - Hatfield
Hatfield House is a Jacobean mansion built in the early 1600's with formal gardens, and the largest privately owned estate... read more
Historical tourist attractions
Knebworth House - Knebworth
Knebworth House comprises a stately home, 28 acres of formal gardens with a dinosaur trail and a 250 acre deer park with an adventure playground... read more
Historical tourist attractions
Family & Kids Activities in Hertfordshire
360 play Stevenage
Unit 6, Six Hills Way, Stevenage Leisure Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2UA
Kids • Indoor
Big Space Indoor Play Centre - Harpenden
Big Space Indoor Play Centre is an indoor play centre for children upto 12 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire... read more
Kids days out • Indoor
Parents Paradise - Bushey, Watford
Parents Paradise is and indoor play centre for children up to 11 years old in Watford in Hertfordshire... read more
Kids days out • Indoor
Rye-assic Adventure Park - Hoddesdon
Rye-assic Adventure Park is a dinosaur themed children's activity play centre near Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire... read more
Kids days out • Indoor
Museums & Galleries in Hertfordshire
British Schools Museum - Hitchin
British Schools Museum is a history museum about children's education and childhood in Hitchin... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor
De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre - London Colney
De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre is an aircraft museum located close to junction 22 of the M25 that was previously known as the Mosquito Aircraft Museum... read more
Museums & Galleries
Natural History Museum at Tring - Tring
Natural History Museum at Tring is a museum which mainly features displays of stuffed animals housed in a building purpose built in 1889... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry
The Forties Experience - Bushey
The Forties Experience is a historical experience and museum about World War II located in Bushey in Watford in Hertfordshire... read more
Museums & Galleries
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium - St Albans
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium is the ruins of a Roman theatre, an arena with a central stage, dating from around 140AD... read more
Museums & Galleries
Other Places to Visit in Hertfordshire
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - Watford
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is a tour round the sets used in the Harry Potter films near Watford in Hertfordshire... read more
Other places to visit
Hertfordshire Gift Experiences
Hertfordshire offers something for everyone, with attractions suitable for families, children, adults and couples throughout the county.
Page Updated: 24th May 2026