Unbelievable Historic St. Albans - What to do in a day as a one day trip from London?

You visit historic St. Albans as a day trip from London. But what should you do in St. Albans on your visit?
St. Albans has a very historic city centre and can be perfectly visit from London as a day trip by train. But what to do in St. Albans? The main attractions and things to do in St. Albans are its historic town centre, climb the old clock tower, visit St. Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church and discover the Roman influence on St. Albans City.
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St. Albans has a very rich history and you will see this back in its architecture when you visit this beautiful English town from London. St. Albans was the second biggest city in the UK during the Roman time and became afterwards a very important Medieval town with a very important Christian influence. It is even a popular pilgrimage destination nowadays.
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Would you visit St. Albans as a day trip from London?

[@mogsyyy]

One of the worst things about lockdown is that I've been unable to go to St.Albans since the Summer! I usually go every month or so. The market is fantastic and I miss walking around Verulamium. I'd definitely recommend visiting the Verulamium museum, where they keep three very well preserved mosaics found in the 1930s. Thanks for uploading this!

[@Svenywhere]

Would have loved to visit the Verulamium museum but it was closed due to the lockdown. I still want to go back to visit the market as well.

[@trafalgar624]

I was born here, went to school here and got my first job here.......I'm still here 60 years on!

[@Svenywhere]

And I am trying to convince my girlfriend that in a couple of years we should move out of London and move here instead

[@grahamrudd9183]

I used to live in St Albans way back in the 1960s residing at 319 Hatfield Road and attending Beaumont Secondary School... A beautiful town which holds many fond memories for me...

[@Svenywhere]

Who knows at some point this place would give some memories as well. Seems to be a great place to live if you want to live outside London but still be in reach of London

[@captainmacoy]

The church looks magnificent and the park looks so peaceful, thanks for showing this beautiful place.

[@dexterellis7818]

Went to St Alban's recently for a day trip. It is a lovely place, with lots of history .Well worth a visit.

[@Svenywhere]

Definitely!

[@mmintravel7926]

Beautiful and very informative vlog. Saint Albans is a very pretty place.

[@itsMaeLam]

i always love your editing and commentaries on travel videos!! been watching a lot of your content recently! the music, shots and animations (zooming in and out to a certain place) is just perfect!

[@Svenywhere]

Thank you so much!!!

[@erikavantveld8782]

This is a great recommendation for a day-trip from London! Great tip to visit during the farmers market - visiting the local markets is one of my favorite things to do in a new place!

[@Svenywhere]

Markets are always good to explore

[@TheAverageTourist]

Very informative historic look around the town. The clocktower and cathedral were very lovely. I'd love to stroll those historic streets.

[@Svenywhere]

It is only a 30 minute train ride from London. So if you ever have the chance 😉

[@Hotmamatravel]

Oh I love medieval cities. I would definitely check out the clock tower and have a beer in the old pub!!

[@Svenywhere]

Who doesn't would love to have a drink there 😉

[@xneurianx]

Medieval is about 500 years too late for St Albans - First settlement there was around 20 BC, but it became a city (Verulamium) when the Romans took it over in 43 AD. A lot of the city is still based on the Roman lay out. Although it certainly has a lot of medieval parts. The Fighters used to be my local back when I lived in St Albans. DEFINITELY worth a visit, lovely pub that. P.S. Verulamium prnonunciation is: VE (as in the start of vegetable)-RUH(as in rum)-LAY-ME-UM.

[@TheTravelingChzhed]

Ok I’m adding this to my must-see list for whenever we are allowed to visit! Haha! Yeah, you have quarantine hair going on! Love the park with the Roman ruins! So much history in one place! Crazy!

[@Svenywhere]

It is a great historical town indeed. Maybe I should start a new trend with my Quarantine hair.

[@VeganVoyagers]

St Albans definitely looks like the perfect day trip, what a cute and quaint little town! WOW can't believe how old that clocktower is, it looks like it's still in great shape. That Cathedral is also beautiful, looks like a great place to have a picture perfect picnic.

[@Svenywhere]

It really is!

[@adamprotz]

I'm vegan and live in St Albans so feel free to drop me a message if you were to visit and need vegan recommendations! :) Ps it's actually a city because it has a cathedral!

[@Svenywhere]

@@adamprotz didn't know that was the rule in England. So your place can only have a cathedral if you are a city?

[@VeganVoyagers]

@@adamprotz Thank you!

[@adamprotz]

@@Svenywhere that used to be the rule until the 19th century (I just googled it) ☺️ but it explains why St Albans is a city, otherwise it would probably just be a town! Eg the town of Reading is much bigger. Basically the UK is weird.

[@TwoTravelingTexans]

I didn't realize St. Albans was such a historic place. The church looks huge and quite impressive. It look s like a great day trip from London, nice the train ride is so short.

[@Svenywhere]

Yeah I never heard of St. Albans before until I moved here and people recommended me to visit it. It was a great recommendation from them.

[@BonnysOneStepAhead]

Wow what a great place, love to explore old places ...the clock tower is so old, love the way u explain. Nice music, love the cathedral👍

[@Svenywhere]

You should visit it if you have a chance

[@jackcarter1738]

Yeah it’s a great place to be, especially day In and day out

[@rokgoesaround]

So close to London and so beautiful. I like the architecture, the buildings and streets are so beautiful and the Cathedral is so magnificent. Nice addition of map in the video. Haha, who wouldn't want a free haircut.

[@Svenywhere]

I didn't because I was running short on time. Still had to cycle back to London as well.

[@justalina_S]

Thank you for putting together this video, it has most definitely inspired me to go for a day :-)

[@justalina_S]

ps, did you ever go back on a Wednesday or Saturday to try out the Farmer's Market?

[@Svenywhere]

Not yet but it is on my to do list.

[@travelwithradi9124]

Lovely vlog

[@Svenywhere]

Thank you 😊

[@xneurianx]

Another bit of St Albans History that I love; In the early 11th century, the Abbott of the Cathedral (Ealdred) decided to renovate the place, and in the process stumbled across the lair of the dragon, Wormenhert. The Abbot flattened the lair to make way for the renovations and that's about all they say about it; but there you go. Bits of St Albans Abbey are built on the site of a dragon's lair! Very exciting!

[@Svenywhere]

That is such a great piece of information. I might need to go back to do a proper history tour. Covering this, and also go into the Cathedral and so on.

[@hitlerromero1421]

Gracias 🫂 saludos desde Colombia amigo

[@CarolandDerek]

Love this as it was my go to place for culture. Beautifully filmed. Shame you couldn't go into the amphitheatre. WELL DONE. 🌈👍

[@Svenywhere]

Maybe need to go back another time for the museum.

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

What a great entry ( Wednesdays and Saturdays) to be greeted by the market stalls. Being very partial to the English villages, older buildings and historical churches I am waiting for the freedom to cross the ditch and visit the UK again. Thoroughly enjoyed the glimpse of St Albans. 👍🎥❤️🌷🙋‍♀️

[@Svenywhere]

Would be a great moment to cross to the other side again

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Svenywhere It will be 2021 before I will get my chance. My first priority is New Zealand 🇳🇿 and Australia 🇦🇺 to visit the children.

[@kevwhufc8640]

Right opposite the train station is the building that was the old jail house, it replaced the old gate house Gaol opposite the abbey . The old gates are those used in opening scenes of the prison comedy Porridge . Outside there's an old cannon ( found in the ground during building work) originally 32lb smoothbore 1840 , later rebored and rifled to fire 64lb 1877 .. Its worth spending 10 mins looking around, at the back is an old water fountain with a sculpture that surprises everyone ( inc myself) the first time I saw it .

[@Svenywhere]

Wow that is really insightful. Might need to visit this on my next visit to St Albans.

[@kevwhufc8640]

@@Svenywhere there's a utube vid where a guy who explains everything about the StAlbans cannon . Channel name - 'The ministry for history' - (how the Victorians recycled mussleload cannons ) Its very interesting, I knew nothing about the details of our cannon until watching the video. 👍

[@Departures1]

Didnt now the Roman history and never been here. Looks like an easy day trip or leg in onwards journey.

[@Svenywhere]

Yes it is a very easy day trip

[@susangailcortes8006]

Oh how I miss my city

[@Svenywhere]

Why did you move away from your city?

[@NghiaPhamV84]

Wait to see your video on having your hair cut, haha. It's been a while I'm watching your videos and your hairstyle has become your "cool image" :D

[@Svenywhere]

Will still take a while before my hair is short again

[@renatocamurca2713]

The first Cristian martyr of Britain, Saint Alban.

[@FayandDanExplore]

I have never been to St Albans, you make it look very beautiful. haha it might be time for a haircut :D I had no clue about the amphitheatre.

[@Svenywhere]

It isn't difficult to look St Albans beautiful 😉

[@FayandDanExplore]

@@Svenywhere haha its always the way, we travel around the world but not next door :)

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

This paella looks so tasty at 0:49! interesting tidbit about the clock tower. If you need to go to the barber soon, then so do I--haha! (Been growing out my hair since the pandemic) Did you have a drink at the pub? You know I love me some ruins. 😁

[@Svenywhere]

Unfortunately the pub was closed. It was early Wednesday afternoon. Might be due to Covid that they weren't open yet.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

It's too bad how much the Covid restrictions are hindering things

[@gleycicarvalho1209]

Love saint albans. Lugar lindo, morei 6 meses ai

[@Svenywhere]

Cool that you have lived there for 6 months! I am even considering moving there now. Would you recommend it for living as well?

[@gleycicarvalho1209]

@@Svenywhere yes l recomend

[@gleycicarvalho1209]

@@Svenywhere i live in Brasil at the moment. But intend to go back there.

[@ChasingWhereabouts]

It looks beautiful. The street and scenic beauty looks somewhat like Bruges in Belgium. Did you climbed that tower ? Was it open during the time !! Wow the church looks so beautiful! I loved how you showed in the video.

[@Svenywhere]

Tower wasn't open unfortunately. Bruges has a different feel when you visit it, but I can imagine where it is coming from when you see these images, there are some similarities.

[@ChasingWhereabouts]

@@Svenywhere yeah I recently visited Munich as well and the tower was closed so couldn't climb on that. And not all part looked like Bruges but just some of the part in video looked like that. So thought of sharing with you what came in my mind. Were to you able to continue your cycling route or not ?

[@Svenywhere]

@@ChasingWhereabouts I know and it definitely looks like Bruges sometimes 😉 Yes I managed to cycle back with the bike at that time. Only now that bike is stolen 😭

[@ChasingWhereabouts]

@@Svenywhere wait what, that so sad to hear. I was waiting for the upcoming video which you said in the last video that you will go on that cycling route again. Take care.

[@Svenywhere]

Unfortunately need to wait a bit with future cycle videos

[@WanderingZena]

Did you travel here now by train? Where is your bike? Or that adventure is different? I like the little quaint town that St. Albans is. I would get lost in the market there. I would keep this on my list when I get to visit London. That Cathedral and Abbey church looks majestic. And yes I agree, feels like medieval atmosphere. And the park is lovely. Good place to have a picnic.

[@Svenywhere]

To tell you a little secret. I indeed came here by bike. But most of the people watching this, if you want to do this from London you would come by train. So that is why I kept it in that way.

[@jgsh8062]

Lol I live in St. Albans and I never knew you could climb the clock tower!

[@Svenywhere]

You live in a beautiful place. And surprisingly enough you learned something new as well ☺️

[@Dark_entity0]

I live in stalbans

[@Svenywhere]

Would you visit St Albans? And should I have accepted the free haircut? Probably I needed it...

[@Azrael1st]

Miserable place filled with drunks.

[@kaiyilmaz-porter4436]

i like chimken

[@pablogaviriaescobar1006]

non andrò a mentire questa città è un 3/10 tirato come un tm in mano a un ricco no kizzy

[@Svenywhere]

May I ask why you think it is a bad looking town?

[@luanderson.ferreira]

The Zombies brought me here

[@smpopplechannel]

This would be improved by a little background research - for example, The Guinness Book of Records confirms the The Fighting Cocks pub originated in the 11th Century, not 1756 as this lad incorrectly mentions; also, anyone who knows “Snorbens” would not make the error of describing St Albans Cathedral as St Albans Church! Still, it was fascinating (not!) to hear the fascinating story of how he was given a hair-cut voucher! 🤣

[@Svenywhere]

As I mentioned official dated and recorded name of the Fighting Cocks is 1756. Yes it exists probably for way older. How old exact there isn't proof for, also not if it is officially the oldest. You are right of course that the big part attached to the Abbey is St. Albans Cathedral and not St. Albans Church.