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Watford is one of the larger towns in Hertfordshire, England, and has approximately 80,000 citizens.
Get in
Watford is served by the M1 and M25 motorways and is 20 minutes away from London by train. The Metropolitan line of the London Underground serves Watford and tube trains to Baker Street and Liverpool Street run approximately every ten minutes.
Frequent coaches serve Watford town centre from Heathrow Airport (Bus 724, 45 mins) and Luton Airport (Bus 321, 1.5 hours).
Get around
Most attractions in Watford are within walking distance of eachother and do not require buses or trains.
It is worth noting all Hertfordshire buses offer an 'Explorer' ticket which permits a maximum of 2 adults, 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult with 3 children to unlimited travel for £7. It is often worth doing as it can save money even if you are on your own.
See
Watford Palace Theatre
Watford Museum
Watford Football Club, Vicarage Road Stadium, 0870 111 1881. August to May. After acheiving promotion in May, Watford will play in the FA Premier League for the 2006/07 season and some of the biggest names in world football will be playing in Watford. Vicarage Road Stadium is approximately 10 minutes walk from the town centre. £10-40 (prices dependant on opposition. concessions avaialable).
Saracens Rugby Club, Vicarage Road Stadium. Throughout the year. Saracens are one of the biggest Rugby Union clubs in the south of England and have shared the Vicarage Road Stadium with Watford since 1997.
Do
Drink
Watford Town Centre comes alive at night particularly on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. The bars and clubs are practically all positioned next to eachother up the High Street. As a general rule the music is louder, the drinks are more expensive and the atmosphere is more lively the further up the High Street you go, though there are exceptions.
A flyover divides the strip into the 'High Street' and 'The Parade'. Starting from the High Street and walking up:
The Counting House, High Street
Revolution, High Street
Moon Under Water, High Street
Chicago, The Parade
Area, The Parade. Alterative nightclub.
O'Neills, The Parade
Reflex, The Parade
Lloyds No. 1, The Parade
Walkabout, The Parade
Kandi Klub, The Parade
Bar Me, The Parade
Destiny, The Parade. Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat. 10pm-3am. Watford's biggest nightclub.
Yates's, The Parade
Nazdrovya, The Parade
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