Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in HERTFORDSHIRE

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Жыл бұрын

What are the 10 prettiest towns in the county of Hertfordshire? To determine this, I visited them all. Here's what I found out.
As a disclaimer, this list is neither a social commentary, nor a guide on which are the nicest towns to live, but purely a judgement on the aesthetics of each respective town centre.
All footage is my own, and originates from my flagship channel, 4K Explorer, which you can check out here: -- / @4kexplorer
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@jayhemmantcricket 6 ай бұрын

Im very happy to have been born in the beautiful country of Hertfordshire, I still have to tell people I come from North London though...

@gregbeard6057 6 ай бұрын

Another great video. I grew up and went to school in Bishop's Stortford. I was somewhat surprised that Harpenden wasnt included.

@expressoevangelism80 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe it! Hemel Hempstead got a mention, but yes that old High St is lovely.

@claireseyeviewonredbubble 2 күн бұрын

I was hoping to see Wheathampstead, place of my childhood. I lived in St Albans for a few years so that was lovely seeing it.

@davidmiller4078 6 ай бұрын

Yeah interesting neat that you gave Hemel Hemstead a mention well done done

@expressoevangelism80 Ай бұрын

How on Earth did he swing that? I was an estate agent there ‘77 & ‘79. It was awful, apart from some little niches along the old high st.

@JansViews 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree with your selection. I moved to WGC from London 20yrs ago and still enjoy how pretty the town centre is. I often visit St Albans as it’s only a 15 min drive and also think it is very pretty and worthy of being placed as your No.1. 👏🏽

@earyb1 3 ай бұрын

I am from Hartford, Connecticut in the U.S. and planning to study abroad at the University of Hertfordshire this autumn. I always found it ironic that the I'm going from Hartford to Hertford. I was watching this video to lean more about the region and it just blew my mind to find out that my home city is actually named after the city that I'm going to be studying in. 🤯

@AlexinGreatBritain 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, there's often a connection when it comes to UK and US towns and cities with shared place names! It's something I find quite fascinating myself.

@Trish-ql9kz 2 ай бұрын

So you will be based in Hatfield? I studied at this University 20 years ago while living in Stevenage, Herts

@Trish-ql9kz 2 ай бұрын

Royston!! no way 🤨

@01tk69 Ай бұрын

This is a small world !!!

@greni7472 15 күн бұрын

Enjoyed this video. Nice to see the beautiful towns of Hertfordshire.

@expressoevangelism80 Ай бұрын

I’m really loving some of these reintroductions to quite a few happy memories. You do find some lovely locations dotted around. Thank you.

@AlexinGreatBritain Ай бұрын

That's nice to hear, thanks!

@paulinesvisuals Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really enjoyed this!

@AlexinGreatBritain Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, thanks!

@nevster76 4 күн бұрын

Having lived bordering Rickmansworth for most of my life then moving to Hitchin, before settling just outside Ampthill, I am pleased to see that they are all deemed by yourself some of the prettiest towns in their county ❤

@AlexinGreatBritain 3 күн бұрын

Yep, fine towns indeed!

@stevetkocz Ай бұрын

Fantastic walk through of towns near me, amazed to see my home town of Stortford made it 4th lol

@taniayager3361 6 ай бұрын

I used to drive up to St Albans from London to visit my ex-sister-in-law who had a Start Right shoe shop slap bang in the centre of the town. Also had excellent Sunday Lunches there too! Fond memories of that place! Great vid of Hertfordshire and stunning towns with an abundance of history worth taking a visit to.

@FreedomPhilosophyTV Жыл бұрын

My Dad was involved in the development of WGC. It’s pleasant if a little to regimented, like Milton Keynes. St Albans is a good pick for first position.

@malcolmhull2335 5 ай бұрын

I’ve lived in St Albans for 30 years, so obvs biased, but your right, it is a great place to live

@fliprim 6 ай бұрын

Good choices Alex!

@christinawatkinsyoutube 5 ай бұрын

I feel very proud that my hometown is number one. St Albans is just so wonderful. But this video was really informative S I notice I’ve never been to the other cities, only driven past them, even though they’re so lovely!!

@stop-the-greed 4 ай бұрын

St Alban's . Where I spent my youth . Nowadays like everywhere . Full of homeless

@allthisway40 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, and I (mostly) agree with your list! Have you considered covering Buckinghamshire? Plenty of small, pretty towns there.

@AlexinGreatBritain Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Buckinghamshire may well be one of the next counties to feature as I've only got a few towns left to visit there.

@user-fj3lj4iy1q Ай бұрын

And st Albans was my home for 23 years , loved living there

@rogerking7258 6 ай бұрын

How on earth can you include Bishop's Stortford in this list? I grew up there in the fifties and sixties when it was absolutely lovely, but the insidious process of "modernisation" started in the late sixties. Just one example of what they did was to fill in the river and waterfall in the town centre and replace them with a car park. Since then it's been a non-stop process of cramming in more and more multi-storey car parks and unlovely residential buildings; and you should see the cinema; one of the ugliest buildings on the planet. I got out of there in 1980 and have never regretted it.

@adrian-ze9cz Жыл бұрын

I have been to rickmansworth a million times visiting friends and a king time ago to st albans. Have forwarded this to ricky/st albans friend

@AlexinGreatBritain Жыл бұрын

Ah thanks, I appreciate it! :)

@Lei-2011 5 ай бұрын

My cousin lives in Rickmansworth and whenever I go their house I always see like massive rich looking houses on the streets I swear

@bobmathews9072 7 ай бұрын

I’m shocked , shocked I tells thee , that my own town of Watford aka “Grotty Watty” didn’t make the list . Actually I’m not , as the High Street’s a craphole , although we do have some of the best parks in the country . The last film in the “cornetto trilogy” (Shaun of The Dead , Hot Fuzz & The Worlds End) was filmed in Letchworth & Welwyn , you’ll have recognised the high street straight away if you’ve seen the film

@musicandbooklover-p2o Жыл бұрын

Great video and great narration. You taught me a lot about my home county. I had family who lived in Stanborough, Welwyn, and always thought it was a lovely place to live. And I have family still living in other parts around the county. However I was thrilled to see my own birthplace as number one, the city where my parents grew up [within walking distance of Hatfield Aerodrome], went to school, married, where my brother and I were born - although dad was head hunted and we grew up in NZ. However my heart has always been in St. Albans [I just wish I could afford to live there but that is well out of my reach unfortunately] and the cathedral is, to me, the most beautiful in the country. AVE VERULAMIUM. And have you covered Suffolk, I lived in both Clare [my grandparents moved there from St. Albans] and Stowmarket and still fondly remember Sudbury, Bury St. Edmonds, Ipswich, as they were 30 years ago. While Long Melford will be known to many thanks to Lovejoy.

@AlexinGreatBritain Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, that's nice to hear! I've been to parts of Suffolk, although I'm a few filming trips short of being able to make a prettiest towns video for it at the moment. But I was pleasantly surprised by Ipswich, and Bury St Edmunds is beautiful, of course.

@musicandbooklover-p2o Жыл бұрын

@@AlexinGreatBritain Lavenham normally wins in that regard and it is beautiful but personally I think there are many far prettier villages and towns to be found.

@AlexinGreatBritain Жыл бұрын

@@musicandbooklover-p2o Perhaps. In any case I'm avoiding villages as there are just too many of them, so I may have to disappoint a few Harry Potter fans in regard to Lavenham!

@svong8789 2 ай бұрын

Great video. No Baldock though - was it too small to make the list?

@AlexinGreatBritain 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Baldock was very close to making it, but I feel like the high street's a bit too wide and heavy on traffic.

@stevej1818 5 ай бұрын

I love how you picked loads of towns around the slum town of St Evenage. I was born and raised in this town. Spent years collecting water from the neighbouring town Hitchin. Like Lewis Hamilton I was able to get out and no longer living in poverty.

@User58747 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding me that there are still some decent places left in England. Having lived in Reading and Peterborough, I was beginning to loose faith!!!

@nascot10 6 ай бұрын

No Harpenden?

@AlexinGreatBritain 6 ай бұрын

I was very close to including Harpenden.

@JansViews 6 ай бұрын

Harpenden would probably make top 15. It’s a nice town, but not quite as pretty as the towns mentioned IMO.

@minimaxi802 6 ай бұрын

I thought Bishops Stortford is in Essex near Stanstead airport.

@AlexinGreatBritain 6 ай бұрын

It's near Stansted, but on the Herts/Essex border.

@crzxr 5 ай бұрын

No Hereford, for those who like to cross their Ts comprehensively?

@peterallam6494 5 ай бұрын

11 02 24, Icknield Way ? Said to be a Pre-Roman route, & others, upgraded during Roman occupation. Topic for another video ?

@AlexinGreatBritain 5 ай бұрын

Could be, I do find Roman roads and Celtic trackways quite fascinating!

@peterallam6494 5 ай бұрын

@@AlexinGreatBritain 11 02 (2), Keep up the good work ! What was your Home Town /Village ? Best Regards.

@AlexinGreatBritain 5 ай бұрын

@@peterallam6494 Cheers! I'm from Louth, Lincolnshire. Well technically a tiny village nearby with no shops called North Ormsby.

@peterallam6494 5 ай бұрын

@@AlexinGreatBritain 11 02 (3), My late Parents retired to Sutton on Sea, my Dad & l used to get our haircuts there. My Mum & wife enjoyed shopping there too - Dept' Store, Butchers, Outfitters & other ranges of shops - all pre 'net days. Surrounding countryside captivating too. Happy Days !

@AlexinGreatBritain 5 ай бұрын

@@peterallam6494 Ah nice, it's a great stretch of coast there. I've got fond childhood memories of Mablethorpe.

@Villanellexvibess 21 күн бұрын

what about tring the museum there is amazing

@simonfiveash3810 3 ай бұрын

I can't believe you missed out TRING which is nicer than your top 10 ,unbelievable and did you actually visit TRING 🤔

@AlexinGreatBritain 3 ай бұрын

Yep. It's alright but a little too much mock tudor in Tring for my taste. But if it floats your boat, here's the footage from my main channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/etuag5mYpqvXdpc.html

@notquiteatory971 5 күн бұрын

Where’s the mighty cheshunt?

@NMiller80666 3 ай бұрын

Hertford is the prettiest town off all :). You missed out Folly Island, Hertford.

@davemurphy1 5 ай бұрын

No Tring?

@AlexinGreatBritain 5 ай бұрын

A close call, but not for me, no.

@expressoevangelism80 Ай бұрын

Used to live in Tring, in ‘77-‘79 It was lovely.

@Treskersic 9 ай бұрын

where's ware ? hehe

@stop-the-greed 4 ай бұрын

Ware . Full of wolves

@matfresco 3 ай бұрын

excellent stuff... my channel is all Hertfordshire based. Drop by some time.

@LynnHypno 25 күн бұрын

Tring? Did you not visit Tring?

@AlexinGreatBritain 25 күн бұрын

Of course. Tring had just a little too much mock Tudor architecture going on for my taste.

@ptolemyegan8578 3 ай бұрын

Buntingford robbed. Still enjoyed; thanks for the upload.

@johnorchard4 6 ай бұрын

James Stewart was not crowned king of Scotland after his stay in Royston, he had been crowned king of Scotland years before!

@AlexinGreatBritain 6 ай бұрын

I know - I was referring to him becoming James I of England in addition to already being the VI of Scotland.

@robgriffiths55 4 ай бұрын

It's Stuart for God's sake!

@johnorchard4 4 ай бұрын

@@robgriffiths55Good to see someone rooting for their school history lessons. Yes, the normally accepted spelling in recent times has been Stuart, but the reality is that the family name derived from a title one of their forebears had held - and is still held by the Prince of Wales, that being Grand Steward of Scotland. It was not rendered as Stuart very often throughout the manyyears of them being the ruling house in Scotland.

@arl2839 6 ай бұрын

I could buy Hertford as a pretty town if they hadn't driven a dual carriageway through the middle of it and plonked the world's ugliest multi-storey car park alongside it! What happened to Tring? Also Buntingford?

@JansViews 6 ай бұрын

I agree, although it is still steeped in historical buildings, which have a beauty of their own. Over the past 10 years it has lost its charm and now seems to be in limbo as the council continue to screw up its aesthetic. There are still some lovely spots but it's sad to see the town centre gobbled up by new builds.

@Mark.Andrew.Pardoe 5 ай бұрын

Whato Alex, I see you've left Stevenage and Watford for your ugliest towns in Hertfordshire. Quite right too.

@AlexinGreatBritain 5 ай бұрын

To be honest though, there won't be an ugliest towns series from me. Those types of videos may get a lot of views, but that kind of negativity's not what my channel's about. And there are more important things in life than ad revenue. But to each their own and all that.