Broad Colney Lakes, St Albans

Name: Broad Colney Lakes
Address: St Albans, United Kingdom

#38 among attractions in St Albans

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Broad Colney Lakes is an 11 hectare nature reserve previously managed by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in London Colney in Hertfordshire. It has recently been sold to an anonymous buyer but reports in The Herts Advertiser says "the selected buyer has stated that the site will continue to be used for fishing, with the woodland managed for the benefit of wildlife.” It has three lakes, created as a result of gravel extraction in the 1920s. Otters travel through Long Lake on their journeys along the River Colne, which flows through the lake, and great crested grebes nest at the edge. Small Lake is marshy and a breeding area for fish, while North Lake has tufted ducks, coots and mallards. ()

Elevation: 220 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°42'58"N, 0°18'2"W

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Broad Colney Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Boot, Sopwell Priory, De Havilland Aircraft Museum, The Odyssey Cinema.

3 miNW
Nightlife
The Boot, St Albans
76 min walk • The Boot is a public house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Located in the centre of the city, it is near the site of the First Battle of St Albans. According to St Albans Ghost Lore, it was known as the Old Wellington pub formerly the Blue Boar.
2.4 miNW
Monastery
Sopwell Priory, St Albans
62 min walk • Sopwell Priory was built c. 1140 in Hertfordshire, England by the Benedictine abbot of St Albans Abbey, Geoffrey de Gorham. It was founded as the Priory of St Mary of Sopwell and was a cell of St Albans Abbey.
1.3 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
De Havilland Aircraft Museum, London Colney
33 min walk • The de Havilland Aircraft Museum, formerly the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, is a volunteer-run aviation museum in London Colney, Hertfordshire, England.
2.6 miNW
Cinema, Nightlife, Art Deco architecture
The Odyssey Cinema, St Albans
66 min walk • The Odyssey Cinema is a film theatre in the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is a locally listed Art Deco building, located on London Road, around 0.7 kilometres east of St Albans Cathedral.
2.7 miNW
Church, Cemetery
St. Stephen's Church, St Albans
69 min walk • St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the south of the town centre, at the top of St Stephen's Hill. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Music venue
Alban Arena, St Albans
76 min walk • Alban Arena is a theatre and music venue located in St Albans, England. The venue opened in 1968 with a performance by blues singer John Mayall, and has staged concerts by bands such as Dire Straits in 1978 and Jethro Tull in 2010. Mayall returned to celebrate 40th anniversary in 2008.
1.7 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Watling Chase Timberland Trail, Shenley
44 min walk • The Watling Chase Timberland Trail is a 10.5 mile footpath in the Watling Chase Community Forest in Hertfordshire. It starts at Elstree & Borehamwood railway station, where it links with the London Loop, and goes mainly through farmland and parks.
2.5 miNW
51°44'56"N • 0°19'40"W
St Albans South Signal Box, St Albans
65 min walk • Historical place, Museum
~1420 ftS
Church
All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney
7 min walk • All Saints Pastoral Centre was a conference and retreat centre at London Colney on the southern outskirts of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The All Saints building was designed by Leonard Stokes in 1899 and built in 1901, originally as a convent for the Anglican Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor.
2.3 miNW
Park
Watercress Wildlife Site, St Albans
59 min walk • Watercress Wildlife Site is a 1.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is owned by St Albans City Council and managed by the Watercress Wildlife Association, a registered charity. The boundaries of the site are the Alban Way, the River Ver and the houses of Riverside Road.
2.1 miN
51°44'50"N • 0°17'59"W
Trestle Arts Base, St Albans
55 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater