Relocation

New to Dacorum

The practical briefing we wish someone had handed us: which hospital is actually A&E, where the trains really leave from, and why Hemel Old Town is not the Marlowes.

Living in Hemel Hempstead

A New Town that still contains a market town: 96,000 people, a Magic Roundabout, and the borough’s jobs.

Living in Berkhamsted

A Chiltern market town with a castle, a serious high street and a station that makes London feel close.

Living in Tring

A compact market town with a world-class stuffed-animal museum and a station that is not in the town.

Living in Kings Langley

A royal village split by the Gade: canal, high street, station, and a school that pulls south Hemel.

Living in Bovingdon

Airfield village, famous market, a prison next door, and a high street that still works on a Tuesday.

Useful numbers

• EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance999
• Hertfordshire PoliceNon-emergency101
• NHSUrgent medical advice111
• Dacorum Borough CouncilSwitchboard01442 228 000
• Hertfordshire County CouncilHighways, schools, social care0300 123 4040
• UK Power NetworksPower cuts105
• Gas emergencyCadent / National Gas0800 111 999
• Environment Agency floodsFloodline0345 988 1188
• Samaritans24-hour listening116 123
• DENSHomelessness and foodbank, Hemel01442 250 784