Borehamwood - town in southern Hertfordshire, England

Borehamwood is a town in Hertfordshire that is next to and shares a railway station with its upmarket neighbour Elstree.

Understand

Elstree was a coaching town on the roman road: Watling Street [the A5 renumbered A5183]. Location of Elstree Studios

Get in

Located between the M1 and the A1.

• Elstree & Borehamwood railway station, 51.6531°, -0.2802°. On the London St. Pancras - Bedford Thameslink

Get around

See

Do

• Watling Chase Timberland Trail, 51.693°, -0.286°. 10.5 mile footpath in the Watling Chase Community Forest in Hertfordshire. It starts at Elstree & Borehamwood railway station, finishing in Smallford near St Albans. 2018-02-16
• Watch football at Boreham Wood FC, who play soccer in the National League, the game's fifth tier in England. Their home ground Meadow Park (capacity 4500) is a block north of the main road through town.

Buy

Eat

The high street has plenty of nice restaurants.

Drink

• The Alfred Arms, 22 Shenley Rd, WD6 1DR (From the station car park follow Shenley Road towards the town centre.), 51.65558°, -0.27579°, +44 203 210 1041. noon-11:30PM. 2020-11-20
• The Hart & Spool, 148-150 Shenley Rd, WD6 1EQ, 51.65705°, -0.27207°, +44 208 953 1883. 8AM-11PM. Wetherspoons 2020-11-20
• Mops & Brooms, Rowley Ln, WD6 5PD, 51.66659°, -0.25392°, +44 208 953 1291. McMullens Pub with rural views. 2020-11-20
• The Oak, Rossington Ave, WD6 4LA, 51.66861°, -0.2901°, +44 208 207 3773. 2020-11-20
• The Waggon & Horses, Watling St, Elstree, WD6 3AA, 51.65853°, -0.30326°, +44 208 953 1406. noon-10PM. 2020-11-20

Sleep

• Holiday Inn London-Elstree M25, Jct.23, Barnett Bypass, 51.657728°, -0.272308°, +44 871 942 9071. 2018-02-16
• The Manor Elstree (formerly Edgwarebury Hotel), Edgwarebury Lane, Elstree, WD6 3RE (south of Barnet Lane), 51.63840°, -0.28974°, +44 208 327 4700. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. A tudor manor house. An excellent place to view the lights of London on a summer night. £55-£247 2020-11-20
• Premier Inn London Elstree, Warwick Rd, WD6 1US (From A1 join Elstree Way. After the BP Garage and turn left into Warwick Road.), 51.65889°, -0.25511°, +44 3333 211 261. 2020-11-22
• Travelodge Borehamwood, Studio Way, WD6 5JY, 51.66270°, -0.26190°, +44 8715 591 807. £24+ 2020-11-20

Connect

Go next

• To the north London Colney, on the B5378 through Radlett
• To the north east Potters Bar, follow the A1(M) Barnet-By-Pass
• London/North
• To the west Watford,