Tell me about the area

A bit about Knebworth
There are two Knebworths – Knebworth and Old Knebworth – situated about one mile apart. Both are situated between Stevenage (three miles north) and Welwyn Garden City (five miles south). Knebworth is the larger of the two towns and offers a great range of local shops and pubs.

What about entertainment?
Knebworth Golf Course is a superb condition parkland course.

Knebworth Park Cricket Club is a friendly cricket club set in the magnificent grounds of Knebworth Park, offering coaching for those aged five upwards. The team play in the Home Counties Premier League and the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League.

The 250 acre Knebworth Park includes extensive children's adventure playground, 3/4 mile miniature railway and deer park, and plays host to special events throughout the summer.

What is the transport like?
A half-hourly service runs to London Kings Cross, and hourly service to Cambridge and Peterborough respectively from Knebworth station. On Sundays there is an hourly service to both London Kings Cross and Cambridge.

Click here for rail information from First Capital Connect

A bit about Welwyn village
The village of Welwyn, located several miles north of Welwyn Garden City, has many charming buildings and is the site of both Iron Age and Roman settlements.

What about entertainment?
Welwyn village has good local shops, pubs and restaurants.

What is the transport like?
A mile from the village is Welwyn North Train Station which runs a half-hourly service from Welwyn North to London Kings Cross and an hourly service northbound to both Cambridge and Peterborough (Monday to Saturday).  On Sunday, an hourly service runs to London Kings Cross and Cambridge.

Click here for rail information from First Capital Connect

What about other towns nearby?

A bit about Welwyn Garden City
Not to be confused with the village of Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City is one of only two garden cities in the UK (the other, Letchworth, is also in Hertfordshire).  Built in Britain in 1920 following the ideas of the reformer Sir Ebenezer Howard, the residential areas are purposefully away from commercial areas, resulting in tree-lined boulevards next to all industrial estates.

Welwyn Garden City has regular trains to London King's Cross which take approximately 30 minutes.

What can I do there?
Gosling Sports Park is ground-breaking 52-acre sports and leisure complex. It offers a 170m dry ski slope, the country’s first indoor clay tennis courts and full size athletics and cycling tracks.

Stanborough Lakes offer beautiful walks and a range of watersports.

Excellent modern shopping can be found at the Howard Centre indoor shopping centre and at the large John Lewis department store located nearby.

A bit about Stevenage
Stevenage represents perhaps the most successful of the new post-war experiments with new housing, and known for being the first ‘new town’ in England. It has plenty of sporting facilities, a well-respected theatre and lovely countryside both within the town and around.

What can I do there?
Stevenage Leisure Park Attractions includes a cinema, ten-pin bowling alley, bars and restaurants.

Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre is a multi-purpose venue in the heart of Stevenage incorporating the Gordon Craig Theatre, a 1100 seat Concert Hall with a programme of major musicals and variety events and a leisure centre providing indoor sports and health and fitness activities.

Education Information

Hertforshire has a strong education infrastructure, with schools, colleges, universities and ongoing adult learning institutions located throughout the county.

The area has a wide range of state and private primary and secondary schools, offering you a breadth of choice over location, age range and curriculum. There is also a large number of nursery schools, ranging in location from village halls to purpose-built facilities.

You can find out more about a school through reading the latest OFSTED report at www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports.

Useful schools-related websites

• Hertfordshire County Council
  www.hertsdirect.org/scholearn
  This local authority website provides a wealth of information on education services from pre-school to further education, including how to apply for a school place.
• Hertforshire Grid for Learning
  http://www.thegrid.org.uk/
  This site forms the principal means by which Hertfordshire Children Schools and Families (CSF) communicates with and supports its schools and other educational establishments.
• Independent Schools Information Service
  http://www.isc.co.uk/
  A comprehensive guide to independent education in the UK, with full details of more than 1,300 schools.
• Ofsted
  http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
  Provides links to school reports and official publications.
• Hertfordshire School Address Book
  www.hertsdirect.org/scholearn/schadd/
  Directory of 537 schools in Hertfordshire