The Old Town of Hemel Hempstead boasts a diverse selection of specialist shops including fine art, antiques, quality giftware, furniture, angling supplies, soft furnishing, flowers, holistic wellbeing, travel agents, bicycles and hair and beauty salons.

You can also drink in the atmosphere of the Old Town in any of the period pubs, retro cafes and cosmopolitan restaurants dotted along the High Street.

A stroll around the area reveals historic buildings such as the Old Town Hall and St Mary’s Church, artefacts from bygone times, such as the old plough and water pump near the entrance to the car park, and cobbled alleyways leading towards the planted gardens of Gadebridge Park.