Leavesden Country Park

Leavesden Country Park
College Road
Abbots Langley
Herts

Visit Our Climate is Changing to view an interactive map of Leavesden Country Park.

How to find Leavesden Country Park

Leavesden Country Park is located 4.8km north of Watford, on College Road, in Abbots Langley and is part of the grounds which was originally the site of the Leavesden Asylum erected in 1868.

Car parking is available next to Woodlands YMCA.

The park covers an area of over 27 hectares and consists of walking/biking paths, a football pitch, wildlife areas, tennis courts, a children’s play area and an outdoor gym for adults.







Public footpaths surround the park and lead on to such communities as Abbots Langley, Bedmond, Garston and Kings Langley.


The park is steeped in history and was originally the site of the Leavesden Asylum, dating back to 1868 with the construction of the main administration building and hospital north of College Road (or what was then named Asylum Road) which led from Watford to Abbots Langley.




Also located on the grounds of Leavesden Country Park is  Woodlands YMCA and the Charters Health Club, consisting of a fully equipped work out facility with on site personal trainers and a work out/dance studio. A new boxing gym will be available at the venue from  11 May.

Play Rangers at Leavesden Country Park

Come and join in free activities for children and young people at our Play Ranger project based in Leavesden.
Play Rangers will be at Leavesden Country Park on Monday's during the summer holidays from Monday 27 July to Monday 24 August, from 9am to 11am.
Children should meet at the play area.

Activities will encourage children to have fun, make decisions about their play and get dirty whilst taking part in traditional activities. For more details or inspiration on outdoor play visit www.iPlayOutdoors.co.uk

National Play Day 2009

On Wednesday 5 August, over 700 children and families from Abbots Langley enjoyed a free, fun packed day of activities at the park.


Leavesden Country Park is regularly used for a range of events, including photo shoots, as a filming location, for outdoor keep fit classes and much more. If you would like to hire this beautiful park for an event please contact leisure@threerivers.gov.uk or call 01923 776611 for further information.

How to get to the park

By car:
Take the M25 towards Watford and and exit at junction 19. Take the first exit (A41) signposted Hemel Hempstead. At the traffic lights turn right on to Bridge Road and continue on until it becomes Hunton Bridge Road and eventually Southway. At the roundabout take the first exit on to Langley Lane. At the next roundabout take the second exit on to College Road and the park entrance is on your left. 

By bus:
The 6 bus goes from Maple Cross through Mill End, Rickmansworth, Croxley green, Watford, Garston and Woodside to Abbots Langley. Ask the driver to get off at College Road, just after Tesco Metro.

By bike: 
Contact  SPOKES, the South West Herts Cycling Group,
for maps, directions and
organized cycling trips to Leavesden Country Park.
They can be reached at  www.spokesgroup.com or  
www.cycle-route.com

A walk in the park

A recent study conducted by Graduate Student Marc Breman, M.S.E, of the University of Michigan (U.S.A.) Cognitive Psychology department has concluded that individuals who spend time interacting with nature by taking walks through parks, open spaces and wildlife areas boost their short term memory and concentration by 20%. The study, which was recently published in the journal "Psychology Science," showed that just an hour strolling through the countryside increases the brains performance by allowing the brain to "switch off" and restore it's self much in the same way as an hours meditation does.