Letchworth town centre drive at night 01 11 1991
Badly driven Vauxhall Cavalier does laps of Letchworth town centre on a rainy Friday night in November 1991
Places to see in ( Stevenage - UK )
Places to see in ( Stevenage - UK )
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Stevenage is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south.
Stevenage is roughly 32.9 miles (50 km) north of central London. Two films were set in and around Stevenage, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush and Boston Kickout. Spy Game was partly filmed in Stevenage but set in Washington, D.C.. The 1959 film Serious Charge was also filmed in Stevenage.
A small community arts centre is located in the Roaring Meg Retail Park. The Boxfield and Foyer Gallery is situated in the Gordon Craig Theatre, which forms part of the large central Leisure Centre. Stevenage Museum is located under the St. Andrew and St. George's church on St George’s Way.
A distinctive feature of Stevenage is its urban landscape. It has many roundabouts, few traffic lights, a network of completely segregated cycleways, and some of the tallest street lights in Britain. Stevenage is served by the A1(M) motorway. The old Great North Road passes through the centre of the town, and the High Street in the Old Town has several pubs that were coaching inns on this road; it is mostly now classified as the B197. Stevenage is also served by the A602, connecting the town to Hitchin, Watton-at-Stone, Hertford and Ware.
Buses within and to outside the town are provided by several operators, the main within the town being Arriva The Shires. Other operators include Centrebus, Uno, and Cozy Travel. The town is served by Stevenage railway station on the East Coast Main Line, and has regular commuter services to London and Cambridge, as well as connections to the North and Scotland.
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Beacon Hill Farm Welcome
As the only double winner of England's Self Catering Holiday of the Year and winner of many other major awards, Beacon Hill Farm offers outstanding luxury holiday cottages in Northumberland as well as luxury Shepherds Huts for self-catering, glamping-style holidays for two.
At our self-catering holiday cottages near Alnwick and Morpeth in Northumberland, we have a superb Spa with a wide range of leisure facilities - including a swimming pool with Jacuzzi, gymnasium and beauty salon.
McDonald's Stevenage Leisure Park
Love being mummy the fleabag! Cheers Vito lol I will sit alone ????
KN10 HYM - Hitchin - 18th February 2016
Just avoided hitting this car in Hitchin, the driver clearly hadn't woken up yet!
Garden City Greenway - Full circuit July 2015
An update in July 2015 cycling around the Letchworth Garden City Greenway from Stotfold to Radwell, Norton, Baldock, Jackmans, Willian, Wymondley Wood, Purwell on the edge of Hitchin, Letchworth Golf Course area, Harkness Roses, Highfield, Fearnhill, Wilbury Hills (passed The Gardeners Arms at 30:45, now infamous in the Simon Pegg movie The Worlds End) and touching the edges of Standalone farm and the Grange Estate.
It is noticeable that many of the pathways have been re-laid or upgraded since my last outing. It is still a wonderful diverse ride all the way round with greats views, solitude, and interesting areas of beauty.
Much of the eastern route running alongside the A1 is on National Cycle Route 12 and some of the Great North Way -
Covering town, residential, industrial, rolling Hertfordshire hills and areas of outstanding natural beauty including some great views, local attractions, some roads and many remote dedicated recreational country paths around Letchworth, Baldock, Willian and the edge of Hitchin in North Hertfordshire - England, UK.
There are 60 numbered way point markers on the route marked on the Greenway website's map: - some markers are more battered and weathered than others but they are slowly being replaced and are marked on the video to show where you are on the route.
Alternative Map of Route:
This film is speeded up by 225% - It takes roughly 1.5 - 2 hours on a clear day with no wind and has a number of semi-challenging hill climbs and descents. Just over 13 miles all the way round.
Knights Templar Sports Centre - K Team
Trains at Stevenage, ECML | 11/02/18
A busy and chilly visit to Stevenage station situated on the East Coast Mainline after spending around 2 hours on Sunday 11th February 2018, there were engineering works taking place between Hitchin and Stevenage and Biggleswade and Sandy both are for 'track work', to make factors even worse a class 700 which we saw at Huntingdon broke down at Stevenage, so fast trains and slow trains were both diverted through platform 1 until it cleared platform 2.
Stevenage info:
Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 27 miles 45 chains (44.4 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by Great Northern. It is also served by Hull Trains and Virgin Trains East Coast.
The present station was opened on 26 July 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage, replacing the previous station, which was 73 chains (1,500 m) to the north, and further away from the centre of the new town. The station was built by British Rail.
History:
The original Stevenage railway station was built in 1850 by the Great Northern Railway, despite the apparent hostility towards the railway being built there at that time due to the inevitable decline it would cause to local coach businesses, which all ended shortly after the station was opened. In 1946, Stevenage was one of the first communities selected to become a 'New Town' as part of the governments New Towns Act, which resulted in a new town centre. In 1973, the railway station was relocated 73 chains (1.47 km) south, within walking distance (220 yd, 200 m) of the new town centre.
Facilities:
The station has two separate ticket offices (Great Northern and Virgin Trains East Coast), but in practice, each sell each other's tickets. There are also seven ticket machines. There are toilets at street level (but not on the platforms) and lifts from the station building to both platforms.
The station also has automatic ticket barriers, which were installed by First Capital Connect (the previous train operator) shortly after it took over the route, as a revenue protection exercise and to improve security at the station. There is a snack bar, at street level, and two coffee bars at platform level, with one per platform. The newsagent previously at street level closed in March 2014, pending the redevelopment of the station which has since been completed. Since December 2013, the previous train operator, First Capital Connect started refurbishing the station completely, introducing passenger lifts between platform and street level, and refurbishing the concourse area plus retail units. The works were due to be completed by April 2014, but were delayed. Since Great Northern took over the franchise in September 2014, these works have been completed.
Both island platforms have indoor waiting rooms that were refurbished in May 2012 as part of a wider scheme to refurbish and add waiting rooms across the Great Northern Route, and there is also outdoor seating along the length of the platforms.
The station is a short walk on a walkway from Stevenage Bus Station and is opposite a leisure complex that includes the Gordon Craig Theatre.
Services:
Great Northern
Most of the trains serving Stevenage station are operated by Great Northern, lying on its Great Northern Route from London King's Cross to Peterborough and Cambridge. It is also served by trains between London and Letchworth via Hertford North; these trains use Moorgate station in London. Great Northern services mainly use the outer faces of each island platform - platform 1 for Kings Cross and Moorgate and platform 4 for Letchworth, Cambridge and Peterborough. During weekday rush hours & at weekends some trains to/from Hertford North also terminate & start from platform 4.
The Monday–Saturday off-peak service is:
4 trains per hour southbound to King's Cross, of which:
2 run fast, calling at Finsbury Park only;
2 stop at all stations as far as Hatfield, then fast to Potters Bar and Finsbury Park.
2 trains per hour northbound to Cambridge (one semi-fast, one stopping at all local stations)
2 trains per hour northbound to Peterborough, calling at all stations.
1 train per hour south to London Moorgate via Hertford North, calling at all stations en route;
1 train per hour north to Letchworth Garden City, which only runs on weekdays (at weekends this service terminates here).
Virgin Trains East Coast
Stevenage is also served by some Virgin Trains East Coast services on the East Coast Main Line. During the day, there is an hourly service between London King's Cross and Leeds and an hourly service between King's Cross and Newark North Gate (extended to York every 2 hours); at other times there are also services to Edinburgh and Newcastle.
Hull Trains
Hull Trains offer a very limited service, only calling at Stevenage on Sunday afternoons, 1 train northbound and 2 trains southbound. This service runs between King's Cross and Hull.
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Trains at Stevenage, ECML | 24/02/18
A unscheduled visit to Stevenage since i had to pick up my sister here from London, around 20 minutes was spent on Saturday 24th February 2018. Not much action as intended since it was a weekend and late evening and there were engineering works, so trains were diverted on platforms 1 and 4 and terminated trains used platforms 3 and 2.
Stevenage info:
Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 27 miles 45 chains (44.4 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by Great Northern. It is also served by Hull Trains and Virgin Trains East Coast.
The present station was opened on 26 July 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage, replacing the previous station, which was 73 chains (1,500 m) to the north, and further away from the centre of the new town. The station was built by British Rail.
History:
The original Stevenage railway station was built in 1850 by the Great Northern Railway, despite the apparent hostility towards the railway being built there at that time due to the inevitable decline it would cause to local coach businesses, which all ended shortly after the station was opened. In 1946, Stevenage was one of the first communities selected to become a 'New Town' as part of the governments New Towns Act, which resulted in a new town centre. In 1973, the railway station was relocated 73 chains (1.47 km) south, within walking distance (220 yd, 200 m) of the new town centre.
Facilities:
The station has two separate ticket offices (Great Northern and Virgin Trains East Coast), but in practice, each sell each other's tickets. There are also seven ticket machines. There are toilets at street level (but not on the platforms) and lifts from the station building to both platforms.
The station also has automatic ticket barriers, which were installed by First Capital Connect (the previous train operator) shortly after it took over the route, as a revenue protection exercise and to improve security at the station. There is a snack bar, at street level, and two coffee bars at platform level, with one per platform. The newsagent previously at street level closed in March 2014, pending the redevelopment of the station which has since been completed. Since December 2013, the previous train operator, First Capital Connect started refurbishing the station completely, introducing passenger lifts between platform and street level, and refurbishing the concourse area plus retail units. The works were due to be completed by April 2014, but were delayed. Since Great Northern took over the franchise in September 2014, these works have been completed.
Both island platforms have indoor waiting rooms that were refurbished in May 2012 as part of a wider scheme to refurbish and add waiting rooms across the Great Northern Route, and there is also outdoor seating along the length of the platforms.
The station is a short walk on a walkway from Stevenage Bus Station and is opposite a leisure complex that includes the Gordon Craig Theatre.
Services:
Great Northern
Most of the trains serving Stevenage station are operated by Great Northern, lying on its Great Northern Route from London King's Cross to Peterborough and Cambridge. It is also served by trains between London and Letchworth via Hertford North; these trains use Moorgate station in London. Great Northern services mainly use the outer faces of each island platform - platform 1 for Kings Cross and Moorgate and platform 4 for Letchworth, Cambridge and Peterborough. During weekday rush hours & at weekends some trains to/from Hertford North also terminate & start from platform 4.
The Monday–Saturday off-peak service is:
4 trains per hour southbound to King's Cross, of which:
2 run fast, calling at Finsbury Park only;
2 stop at all stations as far as Hatfield, then fast to Potters Bar and Finsbury Park.
2 trains per hour northbound to Cambridge (one semi-fast, one stopping at all local stations)
2 trains per hour northbound to Peterborough, calling at all stations.
1 train per hour south to London Moorgate via Hertford North, calling at all stations en route;
1 train per hour north to Letchworth Garden City, which only runs on weekdays (at weekends this service terminates here).
Virgin Trains East Coast
Stevenage is also served by some Virgin Trains East Coast services on the East Coast Main Line. During the day, there is an hourly service between London King's Cross and Leeds and an hourly service between King's Cross and Newark North Gate (extended to York every 2 hours); at other times there are also services to Edinburgh Waverley and Newcastle. These services use platform 2 southbound and platform 3 northbound.
Hull Trains
Hull Trains offer a very limited service, only calling at Stevenage on Sunday afternoons, 1 train northbound and 2 trains southbound. This service runs between King's Cross and Hull.
1985 (Flitwick) Squadron - Region Field Day Ensemble 2013
Seven Nation Army & Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) mash up performed by 1985 (Flitwick) Squadron Ensemble at the 2013 Region Field Day Competition.
Rainy Afternoon at Stevenage, ECML | 28/04/18
A wet and cold afternoon at Stevenage situated on the ECML after spending around 2 hours on Saturday 28th April 2018, i thought all this cold weather was over with! By the end of this video my hands were almost frozen. For a while, all platforms were operating normally with trains blasting past on both platform 2 & 3. Unlike other visits to Stevenage in the past there has always been a problem.
Stevenage info:
Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 27 miles 45 chains (44.4 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by Great Northern. It is also served by Hull Trains and Virgin Trains East Coast.
The present station was opened on 26 July 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage, replacing the previous station, which was 73 chains (1,500 m) to the north, and further away from the centre of the new town. The station was built by British Rail.
History:
The original Stevenage railway station was built in 1850 by the Great Northern Railway, despite the apparent hostility towards the railway being built there at that time due to the inevitable decline it would cause to local coach businesses, which all ended shortly after the station was opened. In 1946, Stevenage was one of the first communities selected to become a 'New Town' as part of the governments New Towns Act, which resulted in a new town centre. In 1973, the railway station was relocated 73 chains (1.47 km) south, within walking distance (220 yd, 200 m) of the new town centre.
Facilities:
The station has two separate ticket offices (Great Northern and Virgin Trains East Coast), but in practice, each sell each other's tickets. There are also seven ticket machines. There are toilets at street level (but not on the platforms) and lifts from the station building to both platforms.
The station also has automatic ticket barriers, which were installed by First Capital Connect (the previous train operator) shortly after it took over the route, as a revenue protection exercise and to improve security at the station. There is a snack bar, at street level, and two coffee bars at platform level, with one per platform. The newsagent previously at street level closed in March 2014, pending the redevelopment of the station which has since been completed. Since December 2013, the previous train operator, First Capital Connect started refurbishing the station completely, introducing passenger lifts between platform and street level, and refurbishing the concourse area plus retail units. The works were due to be completed by April 2014, but were delayed. Since Great Northern took over the franchise in September 2014, these works have been completed.
Both island platforms have indoor waiting rooms that were refurbished in May 2012 as part of a wider scheme to refurbish and add waiting rooms across the Great Northern Route, and there is also outdoor seating along the length of the platforms.
The station is a short walk on a walkway from Stevenage Bus Station and is opposite a leisure complex that includes the Gordon Craig Theatre.
Services:
Most of the trains serving Stevenage station are operated by Great Northern, lying on its Great Northern Route from London King's Cross to Peterborough and Cambridge. It is also served by trains between London and Letchworth via Hertford North; these trains use Moorgate station in London. Great Northern services mainly use the outer faces of each island platform - platform 1 for Kings Cross and Moorgate and platform 4 for Letchworth, Cambridge and Peterborough. During weekday rush hours & at weekends some trains to/from Hertford North also terminate & start from platform 4.
The Monday–Saturday off-peak service is:
4 trains per hour southbound to King's Cross, of which:
2 run fast, calling at Finsbury Park only;
2 stop at all stations as far as Hatfield, then fast to Potters Bar and Finsbury Park.
2 trains per hour northbound to Cambridge (one semi-fast, one stopping at all local stations)
2 trains per hour northbound to Peterborough, calling at all stations.
1 train per hour south to London Moorgate via Hertford North, calling at all stations en route;
1 train per hour north to Letchworth Garden City, which only runs on weekdays (at weekends this service terminates here).
Virgin Trains East Coast:
Stevenage is also served by some Virgin Trains East Coast services on the East Coast Main Line. During the day, there is an hourly service between London King's Cross and Leeds and an hourly service between King's Cross and Newark North Gate (extended to York every 2 hours); at other times there are also services to Edinburgh Waverley and Newcastle. These services use platform 2 southbound and platform 3 northbound.
Hull Trains:
Hull Trains offer a very limited service, only calling at Stevenage on Sunday afternoons, 1 train northbound and 2 trains southbound. This service runs between King's Cross and Hull.
National Cycle Route 12 through Letchworth Garden City - North
From North to South - National Cycle Route 12 from Willian village to Radwell (Stotfold) through Letchworth Garden City town centre.
The majority of the route is either offroad or on quiet residential roads. However you do have to cross some more heavily used roads but on dedicated crossing points in the town centre.
This film is speeded up by 175% - It takes roughly 30-40 minutes on a clear day with no wind and takes you through a diverse selection of Letchworth's suburban and rural areas using tracks, cycle paths and roads. The distance is about 4 miles from one end to the other.
Features and places of interest on route:
Willian Arboretum
Muddy Lane
The Broadway
The Railway Station
The Spirella Building
Norton Common
The Grange Estate
HATFIELD TOWN res v BUSHEY SPORTS CLUB res - 2016
match highlights of the Herts Senior County League games played on Saturday 22nd October 2016 at Birchwood Leisure Centre
Stevenage
Stevenage /ˈstiːvənɨdʒ/ is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south.
Stevenage is roughly 30 miles (50 km) north of central London. Its population has increased significantly over the last century, the population was 1,430 in 1801, 4,049 in 1901, 79,724 in 2001 and 84,651 in 2007. The largest increase occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, after Stevenage was designated a new town under the New Towns Act of 1946.
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National Cycle Route 12 through Letchworth Garden City - South
From North to South - National Cycle Route 12 from Radwell (Stotfold) to Willian village through Letchworth Garden City town centre.
The majority of the route is either offroad or on quiet roads. However you do have to cross some more heavily used roads but on dedicated crossing points in the town centre.
This film is speeded up by 175% - It takes roughly 30-40 minutes on a clear day with no wind and takes you through a diverse selection of Letchworth's suburban and rural areas using tracks, cycle paths and roads. The distance is about 4 miles from one end to the other.
Features and places of interest on route:
The Grange Estate
Norton Common
The Spirella Building
The Railway Station
The Broadway
Muddy Lane
Willian Arboretum
Beacon Hill Farm - Beacon Hill Cottage
Beacon Hill Farm
Between the Cheviot Hills and the coastline
Luxury cottages in an idyllic setting with stunning views and superb leisure facilities.
All 15 cottages Visit Britain Gold Award -- 2010.
Green Tourism Silver Award 2010.
Beacon Hill, a 350 acre estate, sits between the magnificent Northumbrian coastline and the Northumberland National Park and the Cheviot Hills; Druridge Bay, with its 7 miles of empty golden sands, lies 8 miles to the east.
This is a beautiful estate, with 50 acres of ancient beech woods, 300 acres of parkland and grass fields; it is an ideal place for those that enjoy peace and tranquility or the walker or naturalist.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the beauty and tranquility to be found at Beacon Hill; the large number of annually returning guests, many of 15 or more years standing, is testament to this.
The luxury holiday cottages are situated in 15 acres of landscaped gardens bordering the beech wood, in the middle of the estate. The views across the fields to the coast and hills are magnificent; Northumberland is still a very unspoilt and quiet county with empty lanes and fabulous hedgerows, and Beacon Hill has a wonderful position in which to enjoy these riches.
The Cottages... are warm and welcoming, with masses of books and quality pictures, prints and furnishings. All are fully centrally heated; all (except Wood) have washer/driers, dishwashers and deep freezes. All have electric ovens, microwave, TV, radio, CD and DVD, IPod docks, Wi-Fi and Sky sports. All except Stable and Wood Cottages have open fires.
Electricity, fuel, logs, heating, linen and towels are included in the rent as are as many cots and high chairs that are required.
On arrival you will be greeted with a bottle of wine, homemade honey and mustard, a carton of milk, some tea, coffee and biscuits and in the summer, a vase of fresh flowers.
We can accommodate from a couple in Wood Cottage, a converted estate workshop, to a family of six in Quarry House, the second farmhouse for Beacon Hill. Many families chose to take more than one cottage and any combination of cottages works well as they are all dotted around 15 acres of gardens with the Spa in the centre. Full details of all the cottages with inside and outside photographs can be found on the web site.
Beacon Hill Spa
In the gardens a short walk from all the cottages, we have a wonderful Spa which is open from 7am until 9 pm daily. This is an exceptional facility with a sauna, steam room with heated granite seats, a Laconium...a warm dry heat therapy area, a jacuzzi an orangery and sun terraces to enjoy the stunning views to the south and west. A large gymnasium awaits the more energetic guest; a qualified beautician is on hand in the treatment rooms to pamper the less eager! You can also call on the services of a swimming, tennis or fly fishing coach.
There is also...
...a tennis court, a games room, an adventure play ground, a cricket net, a football pitch, a Harry Potter woodland trail, a woodland sausage sizzle camp and if fly fishing is your bent...we have a beautifully located 2 acre trout lake.
Fully Inclusive... once you are here everything we provide is free of charge!
Garden Lodge Hotel, Letchworth Garden City, England - United Kingdom (GB)
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Garden Lodge Hotel, Letchworth Garden City, England - United Kingdom (GB)
Youll enjoy a good nights sleep at the Garden Lodge Hotel,Letchworth , whether youre here for a holiday in Letchworth Garden City, or traveling through the East region of England. The Garden Lodge Hotel and offers comfortable, affordable accommodations in Hertfordshire near the A1 motorway, halfway between London and Cambridge. The Garden Lodge Hotel re-opened in April 2003, after being extensively refurbished to bring its guest rooms up-to-date. It has a comfortable reception area and a fully licensed bar available to both residents and diners that serves draught beer and a wide selection of wines, spirits and soft drinks, not forgetting a full range of cocktails. Within the hotel, Indian cuisine is available at the Spice Garden Restaurant, which can seat as many as 60 people. Situated adjacent to the A505 between Hitchin and Baldock, the restaurant is set in very picturesque surroundings and there is ample parking both on road and in the private car park. The location is ideal for smaller functions, seminars, celebration dinners and wedding receptions. There is also a meeting room for up to 24 persons. The entire property is non-smoking. The hotel is located in Letchworth Garden City, founded in 1903 as the worlds first Garden City. Letchworth was designed and created to be a self-contained community surrounded by greenbelts, where residential areas, industry, and agriculture were held in perfect balance. Visitors can learn more at the First Garden City Heritage Museum. The Garden Lodge Hotel is within walking distance of the city centre, around the Garden Square, and the Letchworth Garden City railway station. Approx. 2 km/1.2 miles north of the hotel is Norton Common, a public park with wildlife, Pix Brook, an outdoor swimming pool, and tennis courts. The Letchworth indoor swimming pool is to the east along Baldock Road, at the Letchworth Leisure Centre. Letchworth Golf Club, a full 18 hole course, is approx. 1 km/0.6 mile south of the hotel.
Hotel Features
General
Restaurant, Bar / Lounge, Non-Smoking Rooms, Coffee / Tea Maker, TV, Shower, Family Room
Activities
Tour Desk, Excursions, Garden
Services
Meeting Rooms
Internet
High-speed Internet is available at this hotel. Wireless internet on site.
Parking
The hotel has free parking.
Check-in
From 2:00 PM
Check-out
Prior to 11:00 AM
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