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Stevenage is a town of approximately 88,000 in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II. Map. Directions. Satellite.
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Stevenage is a must for architecture and planning historians, sociologists and socialists to visit, it represents, perhaps, the most successful of the great Post-War experiments with new housing. It was a huge project to relocate those who were displaced by the war in clean, open, and healthy new towns. Its often unattractive architecture is mostly...
By car
The A1(M) motorway is the most common road used to get into the town and it runs along the western border of the town, although planned future development of Stevenage may breach this barrier and continue on the other side. The A1(M) stretches 409 mi (658 km) from London to Edinburgh, and roughly follows the path of the famous and historic Great North Road. The other major road connecting Stevenage to the surrounding area is the A602 which connects the town to the A10 and Ware to the Southeas...
By train
1. 51.902-0.2071 Stevenage train station. The railway station is on Lytton Way in the town centre of Stevenage. The line served is the King's Cross East Coast Main Line, run by LNER, which is a major railway line in the UK. Major stops include: London King's Cross, Cambridge, Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, as well as London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Horsham and Brighton. The station is served by LNER, First Hull Trains, Thameslink and Great Northern rail...
By plane
The nearest airports are London Luton Airport (LTNIATA) (about 10 miles west of Stevenage, easily accessible by the A505 via Hitchin, or buses 101 and 777), and London Stansted Airport (STNIATA) (about 30 miles to the east of Stevenage, accessible by coach 777).
51.9251-0.1917781 Rooks Nest House. Weston Road, Stevenage & Forster Country. Forster Country is a relatively small area of countryside around Rooks Nest House, and it is the last remaining bit of...High Street and the Old TownBefore the arrival of the new town Stevenage was a small town centred around the old High Street. On the High Street there are several listed buildings, some very old pu...51.9014-0.19862 Stevenage Museum, St George's Way, ☏ +44 1438 218881. W-F 10AM-4:30PM Sa 10AM-5PM, closed on bank holidays. Facilities: disabled toilet with baby changing, small coffee areas and gi...51.92057-0.197243 St Nicholas Church, Rectory Lane.. St Nicholas Church is the ancient parish church of Stevenage. The present Norman church replaced a much simpler Saxon church in 1100 AD and like...WalkingThere are many good walks to be had in and around Stevenage. One of the most notable is The Avenue walk. This walk takes you from the High Street, north to the tree lined Avenue and along th...Stevenage Leisure Park, Six Hills Way. The leisure park has lots of attractions. Firstly, there's the large 16-screen multiplex Cineworld Stevenage cinema (Booking Line: 0871 220 8000). Then there'...Most souvenirs on offer for tourists can be purchased from Stevenage Museum. They sell Stevenage postcards, key rings, and Stevenage history and guide books.Roaring Meg Retail Park(there is a large branch of Curry's, Homebase, Toys 'R' Us, and many other stores),Monkswood Retail ParkRestaurants and other eateries in Stevenage range between average to good! The restaurants include Italian, Indian, Chinese and others. Alternatively, go to some of the fine country pubs nearby or venture a few miles north to the more old market town of Hitchin. Service in Stevenage restaurants is, again, generally average. There are lots of Indian...
Pubs
In Stevenage, there are roughly 25 pubs. Some are better than others. Here are some of the better ones: 1. 51.91171-0.202582 The Dun Cow, 32 Letchmore Road, ☏ +44 1438 313268. Offers excellent quality Extra-Cold Draught Guinness, the usual selection of Draught and Bottled Beers and Wines and Spirits including Scotch Whisky - "Isle of Jura". Entertainment at the Dun Cow includes the obligatory Pool table, Juke Box, Darts and the occasional Disco and Karaoke evening. The Dun Cow offers guest Re...
Because Stevenage isn't really a tourist destination, there are not that many hotels for a town of its size.
Stevenage is near lovely, undulating countryside and picturesque villages, yet it's only half an hour away from the great city of London. Therefore, this makes Stevenage an ideal base to explore London and the Home Counties.
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about 27 miles (43 km) north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1 (M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south.
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Stevenage is a town in Hertfordshire in England. It is between the towns of Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City. In 1801, 1,430 people lived in Stevenage. In 1901, 4,049 people lived in Stevenage. In 2001, 79,724 lived in Stevenage. The town grew the most in the 1950s and 1960s, when it became the first new town in the world.
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Nov 11, 2016 · 11 November 2016. Stevenage at 70: A look back at Britain's first New Town. By Jodie Halford. BBC News. Seventy years ago, Stevenage in Hertfordshire was designated the UK's first New Town....
