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Markyate · family

Best Family Days Out in Markyate

Cell Park, village play, and the Chilterns within a short drive.

Markyate is quiet in the way families sometimes mean when they say they want quiet.

There is no Snow Centre here. There is also no Magic Roundabout.

A day that survives rain, a budget, and a child who is finished 40 minutes early.

Markyate is small enough that an honest “best family days out” list should admit gaps. These are the nearest Dacorum options we would actually send you to.

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Adeyfield Community Centre

The Queen's Square, Hemel Hempstead · Hemel Hempstead

Adeyfield Community Centre is listed as a venue in The Queen's Square, Hemel Hempstead. The map pin comes from OpenStreetMap. Check opening times before you visit.

02

Aldbury Memorial Hall

The Green, Tring · Tring

Aldbury Memorial Hall is listed as a venue in The Green, Tring, HP23 5RR. The map pin comes from OpenStreetMap. Check opening times before you visit.

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Aldbury village and pond

The Green, Aldbury · Tring

Aldbury is almost too photogenic, which is why you should still go, just not at 11am on a bank holiday if you need a parking space. Walk up to the monument or stay on the green. The pubs work harder than the film crews.

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Apsley Community Centre

hemel hempstead · Hemel Hempstead

Apsley Community Centre is listed as a venue in hemel hempstead, HP3 9SB. The map pin comes from OpenStreetMap. Check opening times before you visit.

05

Ashridge Estate

Monument Drive, near Aldbury · Berkhamsted

The essential Dacorum landscape. Start at the monument or at Aldbury, pick a colour of mud, and accept that summer Saturdays are communal. Bluebells in spring are famous for a reason; so are the car parks that fill by 10am.

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Berkhamsted Castle

White Hill, Berkhamsted · Berkhamsted

William’s half-brother, Thomas Becket, a motte you can still scramble. Berkhamsted Castle is English Heritage, free to enter, and the first thing children should see when they get off the train. Combine with the canal and a High Street bun.

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