Watford

Watford has a lot going for it. Its got good shopping, good leisure facilities, located next to the M1 and M25, has good rail links and is on London's door step. SHOPPING For shopping, you have the Harlequin Centre (Indoor) which has many good shops (including Marks and Spencers, John Lewis, BHS, Whsmiths, HMV etc) and is of a good size. Step outside and you're on the High Street, which also has many shops. Situated to one side of the Harlequin is Charter Place, an outdoor section containing a few shops which looks rather dated and is due for redevelopment. Charter Place leads into Watford Market; an indoor market which runs on Tuesdays, Fridays and ...

WARNING TO ALL VISITORS

Never would I visit Watford again and I would recommend other visitors stay away.

Parking is atrocious. The signs are misleading and tickets are issued and a vast rate - the wardens know the best areas that visitors are confused. Believe me, I have fallen victim to it.

If you get a ticket, the appeal process is not independent! And if you want to take it further it will cost you double. Even residents are complaing about the parking but the council have refused to do anything about it - it's a way of making money.

Avoid the area - or it will be a very expensive trip. You have been warned.

Having lived in Watford all my life, I think that I am well equipped to tell you all about it (so what if I’m only 16??). Let us begin with a sprinkling of history: Watford had began primarily as a market town, with many Inns for weary travellers on their way to London (thus the enormous number of pubs nowadays).Watford then grew up in the Victorian Industrial eruption, due to it’s closeness to London, and the various mills that sprung up out of nowhere. To cater for this, a mainline train station was constructed, Watford Junction, and the The Grand Junction (not Union as it is sometimes referred to as) Canal that runs from Brentford to Braunston ...