Stevenage was the first of the New Towns constructed after World War II and it had the first pedestrianised shopping centre in Britain.
Accommodation in Stevenage with distance from station:
Ibis Stevenage Centre, ¼ mile Holiday Inn Express, ¼ mile Holiday Inn, ½ mile Accommodation in Stevenage area
Displays show life in Stevenage from pre-history to the present day. 1950s kitchen.
Open WThFS 1000-1630, closed BH.
www.stevenage.gov.uk
Originally a Tudor manor house, Knebworth was transformed by the spectacular High Gothic
decoration of the Victorian romantic novelist, Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Objects on display reflect
the family's Vice Regal time in India and visits by characters such as Charles Dickens, Winston
Churchill and Noel Gallagher. The formal gardens surrounding the house include a Gertrude Jekyll
Herb Garden and a maze. The Wilderness Garden includes life-size replica dinosaurs. Extensive
parkland, adventure playground and miniature railway. Tearoom.
Open Apr-Sep, SSu & BH (Daily Jul-Aug) 1100-1700, House 1200-1700.
Please see website for special event days.
www.knebworthhouse.com
Bus
44/45 from Bus Station to Old Knebworth then ½ mile walk (see map below).
M-S only, infrequent, 12 minutes journey.
Operated by Centrebus.
The bus passes Knebworth station and
also operates from Luton Airport Parkway.
Note: Entry to the Park is by public footpath and visitors should stay on this path
to the kiosk near the church where tickets can be purchased.
Visitors without a ticket must remain on the public footpath and not stray elsewhere in the Park.
Knebworth House is 1½ miles from Knebworth station.
This Edwardian villa was the country home of the playwright George Bernard Shaw for 44 years.
It remains much as he left it with Arts and Crafts interiors and peaceful gardens.
Open Apr-Sep, FSSu & BH for guided tours, see website.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shaws-corner
Bus 44/45 from Bus Station to Codicote Bottom (there is no marked stop), shortly after Codicote.
Then walk 1¼ miles uphill to the village of Ayot St Lawrence. M-S only, infrequent, about 20 minutes journey.
Operated by Centrebus.
The bus also operates from Knebworth and
Luton Airport Parkway.
