Out & about

Home Farm Glamping is a boutique glamping site nestled into the village of Elstree. Throughout our glamping season we run workshops, activities and events which are also open to the public, offering our guests an experience where wellbeing meets wildlife.

Our 250 acres offer a quiet refuge for country picnics and dog walking (visitors are asked to use leads in the park and not to take pets into the gardens). You might catch a glimpse of Red and Sika deer. Children can run loose at the Adventure Playground, search for Geoffrey the Gorilla, hiding at the centre of the Victorian Maze, and enjoy a dinosaur safari with 72 pre-historic creatures grazing amongst the redwoods. Closed during the winter.

THE WALLED GARDEN AT LUTON HOO ESTATE WAS DESIGNED BY CAPABILITY BROWN IN THE LATE 1760.

The Garden changed and evolved under owners and management to match the fashion of horticulture in the 19th and 20th centuries, with each owner leaving their mark on the garden's rich history.

Just over 21 years ago the Walled Garden Project began with a determination that the Walled... Read more

Swings, slide and wooden adventure trim trail, backing on to Marshalls Wood which is a perfect walk in the woods for children who get easily-tired legs! No toilet facilities.

Oxhey Activity Park (open 24/7) includes a skate park (suitable for all ages), café (with toilets with Changing Places services), table tennis tables (bring your own bat & ball), toddler and junior play area and improved walking and cycling routes through the park including disabled access.

A one hundred hectare woodland with an easy access sculpture trail just waiting to be explored. The local nature reserve has an easy access circular walk of one km, which starts and ends at the car park. The trail has a firm surface and is suitable for young families with buggies, wheelchair users and those less mobile. Natural sculptures found along the way depict the wildlife and history of the... Read more

Panshanger Park is 400 hectares of stunning countryside. You can enjoy the surroundings of ancient woodland, veteran oak trees and views across the Mimram Valley. Some areas of earlier mineral extraction have been restored to agricultural land, which supports winter populations of endangered farmland birds and summer breeding populations of lapwing. On the lakes and the river you may see kingfishers, great crested grebes and, if you are lucky, an osprey passing though on migration.

Visit the website for 6 maps marking heritage walking routes around Redbourn. Click on the maps to get full details of all the points of interest on the route. Each maps has two sets of instructions - the full history and a version for children.

From London 2012 venues to campsites, heritage sites, cycling, walking, white water rafting, horse riding, nature reserves and wide open spaces - you name it and it's likely to be waiting for you in the Lee Valley. Home of Lee Valley Boat Centre, Lee Valley White Water Centre, Lee Valley Farm Parks plus more. There are various access point to the park. See the website for details.

Rothamsted Park covers 23 hectares and provides a home for many of the town's sport and recreational activities including the Skate Park, playground, a zipline, floodlit courts for tennis, netball and 5-a-side football, the swimming pool and outdoor pool which is open in the summer months, 2 cricket squares, several football pitches, an orienteering course and the Leisure Centre. However, it is also the place for a gentle stroll, a dog walk, a BBQ (in the designated areas) and a quiet picnic. Paid parking on Amenbury Lane. Some free parking available on Leyton Road.