De privétour door de Romeinse stad St. Albans





Beschrijving
Ontdek de oude stad St. Albans tijdens deze dagwandeling vanuit Londen. Een perfecte ontsnapping uit de drukte van de grote stad, de dag doorbrengen met het verkennen van de oude Romeinse ruïnes en charmante Engelse marktplaatsen en schilderachtige kerken van St. Albans.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
Bezoek de Heilige Bron in St. Albans. Bezocht door de martelaar zelf en alsof dat nog niet genoeg is, brachten deze wateren een zieke en bejaarde Uther Pendragon nieuw leven in voor een gevecht. Als je Uther niet kent, ken je misschien wel zijn zoon, de legendarische koning Arthur.
Dit prachtige oude park staat eigenlijk op de top van de oude Romeinse stad, met de 'moderne' stad rechtop op de heuvel. Indrukwekkende delen van de oude Romeinse stadsmuur zijn nog te zien.
Bekijk enkele van de overgebleven overgebleven Romeinse muren.
Bekijk een van de mooiste Romeinse mozaïekvloeren in Groot-Brittannië, waar dan ook!
Deze prachtige oude kerk is 1000 jaar oud en is van oorsprong Anglo-Saksisch. Nog steeds gebruikt vandaag en vol geschiedenis en karakter.
Verken de ruïnes van het oude Romeinse theater en de winkels.
Dit museum barst van Romeinse voorwerpen die overal in het park en de stad zijn ontdekt.
Een kanshebber voor de oudste in Groot-Brittannië, die op de een of andere manier al sinds niet zo lang na de Romeinen beschermheren en pelgrims heeft gediend.
Dit imposante oude poortgebouw heeft een indrukwekkende geschiedenis en is één van de verborgen pareltjes van deze geweldige oude stad.
Leer het verhaal van onze eerste christelijke martelaar uit de Romeinse tijd en ontdek een van de mooiste kathedralen in Europa die ooit een bedevaartsoord en een belangrijke abdij was tot in de tijd van koning Hendrik VIII.
Bekijk dit stukje levende geschiedenis van de slagvelden van WO I.
De markt vindt niet elke dag plaats, maar zelfs als het wel zo is, is er hier zoveel te zien.
Gelegen aan het einde van de historische markt van St. Albans, werd deze toren gebouwd in 1403 en is het enige vrijstaande Belfort in Groot-Brittannië.
Geniet van het levendige stadscentrum van St. Albans met zijn oude pubs, crepieries, bruisende markt, luxe winkels en relaxte sfeer. Ongeveer 20 minuten met de trein vanuit Londen, maar een wereld verwijderd. Dit is het echte Engeland waar wij, de lokale bevolking, zo van genieten.
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Wat is inbegrepen
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Belangrijke informatie
- Baby's en kleine kinderen kunnen in een wandel- of kinderwagen mee
- Hulpdieren toegestaan
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Geschikt voor alle condities
- Werkt onder alle weersomstandigheden, kleed je gepast
- Kledingvoorschrift is smart casual (voor toegang tot de kathedraal van de abdij)
Beoordelingen(8)
Excellent all round. Good service. Brilliant food, especially Omboo. We were served by Lun, 5 stars. The room v pleasant, brilliant shower, no leaking doors!
We came here to celebrate someone's 60th birthday. The location of the hotel is beautiful. Unfortunately, we didn't book a room to stay-in so I can't comment on the rooms. The restaurant itself was spacious and has a great view of the lake. We came during lunch time. They offer a 2-course and 3-course meal. They also offer a children's menu. Overall, we loved the selection offered to us. The meals we ordered were all delicious. The portions were great too, even for the kids' portions. My kids who are usually picky eaters loved their meals too. On top of this, service was great. The staff are kind. They surprised the celebrant with a bday dessert at the end, and they also kindly gave us milk for my baby's bottle. I definitely would go back to this place again. Remember to book though as it was full when we went.
We had a wonderful and fun tour of St Albans . Our guide Kevin met us at our London hotel and accompanied us by underground and train to charming St Albans. The tour was extensive and covered all the sites we wanted to see related to Roman and medieval history. Kevin is a fountain of knowledge and made our walk so interesting , filling us with facts from Roman times to the present. We considered visiting St Albans on our own, I’m so glad we didn’t as we would not have gotten nearly as much out of the visit as we did with a top notch guide. It was definitely worth the cost of the tour.
Thanks so much for your lovely review Ron. We really appreciate it and I'm so glad that you enjoyed your tour with Kevin. It's such a beautiful and incredible place with so many nooks and crannies. Hopefully very Christmassy for your visit too.
Knowing a bit about Roman London we were curious to learn about Verulamium and the connections with London. We learnt a lot from Lin who was very knowledgeable, friendly and coped well with our lively group! We had the added bonus of a glorious warm day.
Thank-you for your lovely review. St Albans is always a nice place to visit but especially on a perfect day, weather-wise. I'm so glad that you had an enjoyable day.
This was a terrific tour. We had this wonderful guide named Kevin who knew so much about Saint Albans and its history. He was so enthusiastic. He gladly would’ve continued walking and telling us more for as long as we wanted. I was enjoying the tour tremendously and only had to give up because I got tired and couldn’t keep up, even though I was probably 10 years younger than he was! He was very accommodating and made sure we were comfortable and took us for food when we got tired and gave us a great time. Highly recommended.
Thank-you so much for your wonderful review. I'm so glad that you had such a nice time in St Albans. There is so much to see and it's such a beautiful though yes slightly hilly place! St Albans also has plenty of nice old pubs and restaurants so I'm glad you Kevin found you something nice.
An incredibly exciting and interesting place. The day was also enhanced by the very talented guide Kevin, who had an incredibly good service level and great historical knowledge.
Tack så mycket för din fina recension. Jag är så glad att du hade en intressant och bra dag och hade kul med Kevin också. Thank-you very much for your kind review. I'm so glad that you had an interesting and good day and had fun with Kevin too.
Had many visits to special events held at the Cathedral & all have been excellent. Always keep an eye out for their events which never disappoint
Our guide, Kevin, was well informed and entertaining so it was a pleasure to spend the day with him . We live near St Albans, VT so this tour was a must in our travel plans. We were in awe to be standing in Roman ruins, evidence of the forward thinking of Roman engineers (for example, we don't have radiant flooring though some of our neighbors do). Kevin brought to life the wonder of a farmer plowing his field and finding a Roman ampitheater. That doesn't happen here! There is a wonderful medieval church (we couldn't get enough of the churches),and other high points of the local history he didn't want us to miss.He also recommended lunch in an amazing waffle restaurant. Sadly we did not have enough time to tour the Roman museum - that would have required an overnight , or second trip. well worth the expense of the private tour.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed your trip to St. Albans with Ye Olde England Tours. It is such an incredible place and yet comparatively few people visit it as the big coach companies don't go there. There is so much to see with the Roman sights, the churches and magnificent Abbey and just the general vibe of the old streets, markets and pubs. You're always welcome to return one day and I'm sure Kevin would be delighted to pick-up right where you left off. Thanks for such a nice review.



