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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sandridge

  

Sandridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sandridge

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Sandridge history

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Sandridge was given by Egfrith son of Offa in the first year of his reign to abbot Eadric second abbot of St Alban’s Monastery and to the monks of St Albans. The original name was “Saundruage” meaning a place of sandy soil serviced by bond tenants.

You can visit Sandridge places with Walkfo Sandridge to hear history at Sandridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sandridge has 37 places to visit in our interactive Sandridge map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Sandridge, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Sandridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sandridge & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 37 audio facts unique to Sandridge places in an interactive Sandridge map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sandridge Places Map
37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Sandridge tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sandridge

  

Best Sandridge places to visit

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Sandridge has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sandridge’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sandridge’s information audio spots:

Hill End Hospital Hill End Hospital was a mental health facility in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was established in the 1950s and 1960s.

Campaign for Real Ale Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation. It promotes what they designate as “real” ale, cider, and traditional British pubs and clubs. With just over 160,000 members, it is the largest single issue consumer group in the UK.

Sandridge Rovers F.C. Sandridge Rovers Football Club are based in Sandridge, Hertfordshire. They currently play in the Herts County League Premier Division. They play their home matches at the Spencer Recreation Ground.

Second Battle of St Albans The Second Battle of St Albans took place in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkist faction attempted to bar the road to London north of the town. The Lancastrian army used a wide outflanking manoeuvre to take the Earl of Warwick by surprise.

Sandridge Lychgate Sandridge Lychgate is a war memorial in the village of Sandridge, Hertfordshire. It records the names of the community’s 24 fallen soldiers and also those of survivors of World War I.

Verulam House, St Albans Verulam House is of early nineteenth-century origin and is Grade II Listed Building. It has previously been referred to as Diocesan House and also known as the Bishop’s Palace.

A1081 road The A1081 starts at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire and runs to High Barnet in Greater London via Harpenden, St Albans and London Colney. For most of its length, it follows the route of the original A6.

Heartwood Forest Heartwood Forest is a planned forest (woodland creation site) in Hertfordshire, England. The site covers 347 hectares (860 acres) The site is the largest continuous new native forest in England.

Harpenden Common Golf Club Golf has been played on Harpenden Common Common since 1895. Golf course consists of eleven holes on the original common and seven new holes on private land.

Childwickbury Manor Childwickbury Manor is a manor house in the hamlet of Childwickbur, Hertfordshire. It is located between St Albans and Harpenden in the north-east of the county. The Manor was built in the 17th century and is now owned by a family.

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