Abbots Langley

By car

From the M25, take junction 20 (Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Watford A41), then take the A4251 to Kings Langley (this exit is also on the A41), at the roundabout go right (2nd exit, Home Park Mill Link Road), at the T junction go right (Station Road), you will go past Kings Langley train station on the left. After you go under the tunnel take the 2nd left down Gallows Hill Lane, follow this road until you get to the village centre.

By train

Trains from London Euston to Tring stop at Kings Langley station. They run every 30 minutes during the day. Journey time from London is usually 25–30 minutes.

By bus

The Arriva bus service 500 goes though Aylesbury - Tring - Berkhamsted - Hemel Hempstead - Kings Langley - Watford. The closest stop to Abbots Langley is between Kings Langley and Watford and is near Langlebury Lane and Bridge Road on the A41 (Watford Road).

Getting around by bus is best done on the Arriva bus service 8 which goes past most of the places in Abbots Langley (Have a look at this map). The service starts near South Way Play Area (The grey '2' on the map), goes through Watford then South Oxhey and ends in Northwood.
You could also get around by taxi:

• Abbots Cars

  address: 2 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT

• Leavesden Country Park

  address: WD5 0GN
  27 hectares of walking/biking paths, tennis courts, a football pitch, wildlife areas, children’s play area and an outdoor gym for adults

• Manor House Grounds

  address: Gallows Hill Lane, WD5 0BX

Due to Abbots Langley being primarily a residential area, there isn't a lot to do activity wise, however there are a couple of playgrounds and sports fields for public use.

• Manor House Grounds Play Area

  address: Gallows Hill Lane, WD5 0BX
  This playground has swings and a helter skelter slide.

• South Way Play Area

  address: South Way, WD5 0JL
  Opened in August 2012, the playground has climbing trees, a zip wire, embankment slide, toddler swings, rotator bounce, basket swings, a dish roundabout, trampoline, climbing net and a picnic area.

• Abbots Supermarket

• Budgens

  address: 57 High St, WD5 0AE

• Martin's

  phone: +44 1923 266302
  address: 22/26 High St, WD5 0AA

• Sherwood News

  phone: +44 1923 894448
  address: 1 College Rd, WD5 0NS

• Spar

  address: 28 School Mead, WD5 0LA

• Tesco Express

  address: 11 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT

With 4 Indian restaurants and a takeaway, 4 Chinese takeaways and a restaurant, an Asian restaurant, 2 cafés, 3 fish and chip shops and a pizza place, eating out is not a problem in Abbots Langley! Most of the places to eat are spread along the high street with some around a kilometre away on School Mead road and a couple the same distance away in Katherine Place.

High Street

• Abbots Tandoori

  address: High St, WD5 0AB
  Indian restaurant.

• Deli-Licious

  address: 1 Langley Parade, High St, WD5 0AD
  Sandwich and coffee shop.

• Dolphin Fish Bar

  address: 4 Langley Rd, WD5 0AB
  Fish and chip shop.

• Forest of India

  address: 39-41 High St, WD5 0AA
  Indian restaurant.

• Full Moon

  address: 76 High St, WD5 0AW
  Chinese and Thai takeaway.

• Peony Gardens

  address: 43 High St, WD5 0AA
  Chinese takeaway.

• Pin Wei

  address: 35 High St, WD5 0AA
  Chinese restaurant.

• Village Cafe

  address: 32 High St, WD5 0AR
  Cafe.

• Village Tandoori

  address: 12 High St, WD5 0AR
  Indian takeaway.

School Mead

• Domino's Pizza

  address: 21 School Mead, WD5 0LA
  Pizza takeaway.

• New Beijing

  address: 19 School Mead, WD5 0LA
  Chinese takeaway.

• Night of Bengal

  address: 20 School Mead, WD5 0LA
  Indian restaurant and takeaway.

• The Lighthouse

  address: 18 School Mead, WD5 0LA
  Fish and chip shop.

Katherine Place

• Aroma Kitchen

  address: 1 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT
  Asian cuisine restaurant and takeaway, they also deliver.

• Barkers Fish 'n' Chips

  address: 4 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT
  Fish and chip shop.

• The Boys HomeTraditional pub.

• The Compasses

  address: 95 Tibbs Hill Rd, WD5 0LJ

• The Royal Oak

  address: Kitters Green, WD5 0ET

• The Swan

  address: College Rd, WD5 0NR

There isn't anywhere to stay in Abbots Langley unless you are looking for something more permanent. There are lots of places a few miles outside, however (have a look at Go next for some ideas).

• Abbey Pharmacy

  phone: +44 1923 262151
  address: 45 High St, WD5 0AA

• Abbots Langley Pharmacy

  phone: +44 1923 263737
  address: 78 High St, WD5 0AW

• Boots

  address: 61 High St, WD5 0AE

• Leavesden Vantage Pharmacy

  address: 14 Katherine Place, WD5 0BT

• Police

  address: Manor Lodge, High St, WD5 0AP
  In an emergency, always dial 999. For non-emergencies dial 101. @AbbotsPolice on Twitter.

• Library

  address: High St, WD5 0AP
  Has computers with internet access and free Wi-Fi.

• Post Office

  address: 42 High St, WD5 0AR

• Abbots Langley is closely linked to Hunton Bridge in Kings Langley which has two places to stay.
• Leavesden in Watford is home to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour where you can look around the studios where the Harry Potter series was made. Watford also has a park and leisure centre.
• Hemel Hempstead, one of the post-war "new towns" has a picture perfect parish church and old town high street.
• Berkhamsted still has the motte and bailey where the keys to the kingdom were given to William the Bastard.