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These eight pub walks all take in lots of pretty autumnal colour (photo: Ashridge Estate, Getty Images)

Christmas

These are the Christmas menus that made history

In half a minute Mrs Cratchit entered: flushed, but smiling proudly: with the pudding, like a speckled cannonball, so hard and firm, blazing in half of half-a-quartern of ignited brandy, and bedight with Christmas holly stuck into the top. Oh, a wonderful pudding! Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart and Terry Kilburn in the 1938 film of A Christmas Carol (photo: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo)

Eating is at the heart of Christmas Day, writes St Albans author Alex Johnson, but history shows what we have on our festive plates can reflect hopes, dreams and even desperation

14 activities to make the most of Christmas in Hertfordshire

Where does the tradition of pantomime originate?

25 of the best pantomimes and Christmas shows in Hertfordshire

Are these the best Christmas turkeys in Hertfordshire?

Out & About

Nostalgic old videos of Hertfordshire

Wed, 13:11 Samuel Mathewson

Travel back in time to the good old days of Hertfordshire's past with these nostalgic archive videos

14 activities to make the most of Christmas in Hertfordshire

Wed, 11:04

The Snow Centre in Hemel has a real snow slope so you can pretend you're in the Alps

Don't get bored over the Christmas period, here are fresh ideas to keep you and the family entertained right up to the new year

8 perfect autumn pub walks in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Make the most out of autumn with these eight walking routes that take in a variety of Hertfordshire's terrains and - most importantly - have a cosy pub along the way

25 of the best pantomimes and Christmas shows in Hertfordshire

Monday, November 25, 2019

Part of the magic of the season, a Christmas show is a special occasion no matter how old you are. Here are 25 of the best in Herts and surrounds this year

Villages in Hertfordshire: 10 pretty places to visit

Monday, November 18, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Aldbury is one of Hertfordshire's prettiest villages (photo: Rob Farrow)

From Aldbury to Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire has a plethora of pretty villages. We have picked just 10 that you should visit

7 of the best luxury spas in Hertfordshire

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The pool area at Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa

You don't have to go miles away for a relaxing break, there are luxury spas right here in Herts and its surrounds that will make you feel like you're back on holiday. Here's our pick of the finest

Tobias Oliver Interiors: Major interior design studio launched in Berkhamsted

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Interior designer Tobias Trigg has transformed a former solicitor's office into a beautiful showroom

Hertfordshire home: Pretty converted watermill in Westmill

Monday, August 19, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley

The river Rib has been at the heart of the property for 1,000 years (photo: Savills)

Once owned by a bodyguard to Edward the Confessor, and a hideout during the Profumo affair, The Mill in Westmill is a home with a long and intriguing history

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Hertfordshire home: A pretty converted power station near Ware

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley. Photos: The Modern House

The old barns have been converted into a showpiece kitchen and dining room (photo: The Modern House)

With a baby imminent, a couple with a vision took on a former power station near Ware and set about realising its potential as a family home

Beautiful riverside cottage garden in Wheathampstead

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Words: Philippa Pearson. Photos: Jonathan Hilder

There's plenty of seating in the garden to enjoy the river and the wildlife (photo: Piers Photography)

With exotic inspiration from her travels mixed with cottage garden plants and natural areas, Sally Trendell has created a magical riverside garden at her home near Wheathampstead

19 fine dining rosettes for restaurants in Hertfordshire

Wed, 12:39

The surge in fine dining in Hertfordshire is clear in the AA Restaurant Guide 2020, with 19 businesses in the county qualifying

These are the Christmas menus that made history

Wed, 12:24 Alex Johnson

Eating is at the heart of Christmas Day, writes St Albans author Alex Johnson, but history shows what we have on our festive plates can reflect hopes, dreams and even desperation

Ad Feature The Three Tuns Ashwell

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Located in the picturesque village of Ashwell, between Royston and Baldock in the county of Hertfordshire. The Three Tuns is a quintessential English inn.

Tasting menu at Hitchin's Kite at the Red Hart

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Julie Lucas

What better way to try new food and wines than with a tasting menu

8 perfect autumn pub walks in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Make the most out of autumn with these eight walking routes that take in a variety of Hertfordshire's terrains and - most importantly - have a cosy pub along the way

Nostalgic old videos of Hertfordshire

Wed, 13:11 Samuel Mathewson

Travel back in time to the good old days of Hertfordshire's past with these nostalgic archive videos

Where does the tradition of pantomime originate?

Tue, 16:54 Words: Tricia Thompson

Pantomime Fairies Flying Across the Stage, 1871 (photo: Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo)

It's as Christmassy as sleigh bells but just where does the peculiarly British tradition of pantomime come from?

The University of Hertfordshire launches free legal advice service

Monday, November 18, 2019

University of Hertfordshire has opened a law clinic

The service not only helps those who can't afford legal fees, but gives real world experience to law students

10 key historic events that happened in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Words: Stephen Roberts

Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, led a fierce and bloody uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman empire (photo: Lebrecht Music & Arts/Alamy Stock Photo)

At key times Hertfordshire has been at the fulcrum of national events. Here are 10 that made the historic headlines

Nature writer Richard Mabey: A neighbour of the wild

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Words: Holly Louise Eells

One of Britain's most influential nature writers, Richard Mabey discusses his latest book reflecting on five decades of writing and his enduring love for his home county of Hertfordshire

Nostalgic old videos of Hertfordshire

Wed, 13:11 Samuel Mathewson

Travel back in time to the good old days of Hertfordshire's past with these nostalgic archive videos

Nature writer Richard Mabey: A neighbour of the wild

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Words: Holly Louise Eells

One of Britain's most influential nature writers, Richard Mabey discusses his latest book reflecting on five decades of writing and his enduring love for his home county of Hertfordshire

British Film Institute National Archive in Berkhamsted

Monday, October 14, 2019 Words: Richard Burton

Still from the 1903 film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. Its restoration by the BFI has been viewed more than a million times on YouTube (photo: AF Fotografie/Alamy Stock Photo)

Spanning more than a century, the British Film Institute National Archive is the largest of its kind in the world. Richard Burton explores the collection and the work to preserve it in perpetuity at Berkhamsted