Weird & Wonderful Tours
Tour 1
Start point: The Natural History Museum, Tring HP23 6AP
Duration: ½ day
Estimated mileage of tour from start to finish: 17 miles
Start you day at the Natural History Museum, Tring. Where you will find over 5000 stuffed animals and bird specimens on display. This unique attraction is housed in a unique Victorian setting in Tring – post code HP23 6AP, approx tour time 2 hours.
Directions to next destination: Start your journey by going west on Surrey Place towards Akeman Street. Turn right onto Akeman Street, then turn right onto High Street B4635. Continue to follow B4635. Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit. Turn left onto A41. take the A414 slip road toward Hemel Hempstead. Enter next roundabout and take 4th exit onto St Albans road A414. Remain on A414, turn left onto Redbourn Road A5183.
Redbournbury Watermill is a fully restored 18th century working watermill, producing stone ground organic flour. Coffee, cream teas and home-made cakes served whenever the mill is open –post code AL3 6RS, approx tour time 1 hour
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Tour 2
Start point: St Albans AL1 5PE
Duration: ¾ day
Estimated mileage of tour from start to finish: 36 Miles
Begin your day with a visit to St Albans Organ Theatre, here is housed a permanent playing collection of mechanical dance organs and theatre pipe organs – post code AL1 5PE, approx tour time 2 hours
Directions to next destination: Start out going east on Camp Road toward Windermere Avenue. Turn right onto Drakes Drive. Turn left onto Camp Road, then turn right onto Hill End Lane and left onto Highfield Lane. Turn left to stay on Highfield Lane, turn left onto North Orbitial Road A414. Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto A1(M). Take exit 4 on the left toward A414 Hertford/A6129 Welwyn Garden City. Continue on A414 until Stanstead Road B1502. Turn Left onto Hoe Lane then left onto Walton Road then left onto Warner Road and right onto Scotts Road.Scotts Grotto in Ware is a fascinating 18th century grotto, lined with flints, fossils, and shells from all over the world. The grotto also has a summer house and small garden – post code SG12 9JQ, approx tour time 1 hour
Directions: Go south on Scotts Road toward Warner Road and turn left the right onto Walton Road. Turn right onto Hoe Lane then right onto Stanstead Road B1502. At roundabout take 3rd exit A10 north.
End your day at Royston Cave, once a secret meeting place for Knights Templar, the chalk cave has many medieval cavings – approx tour time 1 hour
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We recommend that you contact any attractions and pre book your group trip in advance in order to avoid any disappointment. By pre booking, you may be eligible for a discount.
