Stevenage Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Hertfordshire, England
About Stevenage
Stevenage is a must for architecture and planning historians, sociologists and socialists to visit, it represents, perhaps, the most successful of the great Post-War experiments with new housing. It was a huge project to relocate those who were displaced by the war in clean, open, and healthy new towns. Its often unattractive architecture is mostly that of the 1960s and 1970s; in this it is perhaps unfortunate, but it was also conceived with a strong vision in mind. It is easy to write Stevenage off as another soulless new town, and to make stereotypical remarks about it as a place to live, as countless unthinking and lazy commentators have done. But this is to miss what the town offers. Stevenage is like any other UK town, it has its problems and these should not be dismissed, but it also
Top Attractions in Stevenage
Explore the best things to see and do in Stevenage:
- ★Box Wood
- ★Events at Knebworth House
- ★Fairlands Valley Park
- ★Great Ashby Country Park
- ★Knebworth House
- ★Old Town Stevenage
- ★Rooks Nest House
- ★Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre
Where to Eat in Stevenage
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bombay Tandoori Restaurant
- 🍴Coreys Mill Beefeater
- 🍴Costa Coffee
- 🍴Esquires Coffee House
- 🍴Hyde Tandoori
- 🍴Jade Palace
Where to Stay in Stevenage
- 🏨Archways Lodge Hotel
- 🏨Coltsfoot Country Retreat
- 🏨Cromwell Hotel
- 🏨Express by Holiday Inn
- 🏨Hanbury Manor Hotel & Country Club
- 🏨Redcoats Farmhouse Hotel
Stevenage Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: