Travel Guide Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire UK Pros And Cons Review
Travel Guide Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire UK Pro's And Con's Review
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Pro's
* Some attractions to visit in the daytime
* Some enteriment at night with a range of pubs
* Some shops to choose from
* Some public transport
* Some hotel's to choose from
* Some eating places to choose from
* Easy to walk around
Con's
* It can get busy
Things To Do
* Piccotts End Wall Paintings
* Factory Tours
* Bike/Boat Tours
* The Old Town Hall Theatre
* Cineama
* Shopping Centre
* Spa
* Health/Fitness Clubs & Gyms
* Parks/Skate Parks/Gardens
* Drift Limits Car Racing
* Waterways Experience
* The Snow Centre
* DJs Play Park
* Soft Play
* Ice Rink
* Laser Quasar
The Beat Places To Eat Cheap Eats
* Windmill Cafe
* Sea World - Fish and Chip Shop
* Fishery Wharf Cafe
Moderate Priced Food
* Woody's Vegetarian Restaurant
* The Sitar Indian
* Chiang Mai Cottage
The Best Hotels To Stay
* Boxmoor Lodge Hotel
* Holiday Inn Express Hemel Hempstead
* Holiday Inn Hemel Hempstead M1, Jct.8
* Shendish Manor Hotel
* Premier Inn Hemel Hempstead Central Hotel
Hotel Booking Sites
* LateRooms.com
* Expedia.co.uk
* Booking.com
* Hotels.com
* TripAdvisor
* Opodo
* ebookers.com
Weather
The weather in the UK can vary from day to day. Warmer and hotter months are between April to September. Colder months with snow,sleet and rain are between October and March. You can get some humidity and pollen is highest, between June and August for hayfever suffers. You can also get rain in between, April and September.
Currency
Britain’s currency is the pound sterling (£), which is divided into 100 pence (p).
Scotland has its own pound sterling notes. These represent the same value as an English note and can be used elsewhere in Britain. The Scottish £1 note is not accepted outside Scotland.
There are lots of bureaux de change in Britain – often located inside:
• banks
• travel agents
• Post Offices
• airports
• major train stations.
It's worth shopping around to get the best deal and remember to ask how much commission is charged.
Britain’s currency is the pound sterling (£), which is divided into 100 pence (p).
Scotland has its own pound sterling notes. These represent the same value as an English note and can be used elsewhere in Britain. The Scottish £1 note is not accepted outside Scotland.
There are lots of bureaux de change in Britain – often located inside:
• banks
• travel agents
• Post Offices
• airports
• major train stations.
It's worth shopping around to get the best deal and remember to ask how much commission is charged.
Time Difference
During the winter months, Britain is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 10 hours behind Sydney. Western standard time is five hours behind.
From late March until late October, the clocks go forward one hour to British Summer Time (BST).
To check the correct time, contact the Speaking Clock service by dialling 123.
Weight And Measurements
Britain is officially metric, in line with the rest of Europe. However, imperial measures are still in use, especially for road distances, which are measured in miles. Imperial pints and gallons are 20 per cent larger than US measures.
Imperial to Metric
1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres
1 mile = 1.6 kilometres
1 ounce = 28 grams
1 pound = 454 grams
1 pint = 0.6 litres
1 gallon = 4.6 litres
Metric to Imperial
1 millimetre = 0.04 inch
1 centimetre = 0.4 inch
1 metre = 3 feet 3 inches
1 kilometre = 0.6 mile
1 gram = 0.04 ounce
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
Passport And Visas Requirements To Enter The UK
Please note: Following the recent referendum vote for the UK to leave the European Union (EU), there are currently no changes in the way people travel to Britain. The following guidelines still apply:
If you're planning an adventure to the UK, depending on your nationality and your reason for visiting, you may need to organise a visa.
If you're an American, Canadian or Australian tourist, you'll be able to travel visa-free throughout the UK, providing you have a valid passport and your reason for visiting meets the immigration rules (link is external).
Citizens from some South American and Caribbean countries as well as Japan are also able to travel visa-free around the UK.
European Union citizens, non-EU member states of the EEA (Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland), Switzerland, and members of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) do not need a visa to enter the UK.
If you have any further visa questions visit the official UK government website.
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You can dial 999 to reach either the police, fire and ambulance departments.
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Old Town Face Lift Aka Hemel Hempstead New Town (1969)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Hemel Hempstead new town is shown - modern architecture, mosaic murals, modern sculpture etc. Narrator speaks of how the town is the pride of modern developers. But new building means new problems - what to do with the old? Interesting commentary about how the new shopping centre has taken trade around from the old town.
Shots of the old town being revitalised, it is being rebuilt with help from the civic trust. It is now a conservation area. Lots of building work around the ancient buildings. Retaining and preserving the ancient while constructing the modern is a scheme never before attempted in a new town states the narrator. Planners are making the old fit with the new.
Various shots of a cobbled street being remade, a Royal Oak sign being repainted, building facades being restored etc. Various C/Us of parts of the old town including ancient lampposts, The Spinning Wheel, the town pump, etc. Old and new lampposts are contrasted, post box and no parking sign are seen. The Flower Box shop front and general views of shops in the town.
Note: interesting commentary about the old town and the new town. Trying to preserve the integrity of the old town without it turning into a museum piece. Urban preservation has a place in the space age states the narrator.
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