Discreet Dining in Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead's best evenings are found at its edges, along the canal and in the Old Town, rather than in the planned centre. This guide walks through three of them.
The Old Town High Street for a gentle first dinner
The Old Town High Street is lined with older buildings, with places to eat among the shops. It is the nearest thing here to an evening stroll and a gentle setting for meeting someone new, though it is a working high street rather than a secluded corner.
The Old Town High Street is lined with older buildings, with places to eat among the shops.
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Boxmoor for the canal and the common
Boxmoor sits by the station, with its common and the Grand Union Canal running alongside. Pubs and restaurants nearby tend to have a village feel and water views, which makes it a low key choice, especially on a light summer evening.
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Somewhere to book a room or a table for the evening, in Hemel Hempstead itself.
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Apsley for the old paper mill waterside
Apsley grew around the old paper mills and now mixes new flats with a marina and places to eat along the Grand Union Canal. It is practical, with a station of its own, the next stop towards London from Boxmoor, so choose by menu and view rather than by crowd.
Apsley grew around the old paper mills and now mixes new flats with a marina and places to eat along the Grand Union Canal.
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Planning around the canal and the roads
Hemel Hempstead was planned around roads, so its dining areas sit apart: the Old Town, Boxmoor and Apsley are separate pockets, and only the last two have stations. Canal towpaths may be poorly lit at night, so keep to roads after dark, and expect weekends to fill earlier than weekdays.
Hemel Hempstead was planned around roads, so its dining areas sit apart: the Old Town, Boxmoor and Apsley are separate pockets, and only the last two have stations.
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No, the site stops at browsing members and messaging them. A table in the Old Town, at Boxmoor or beside the canal at Apsley is a booking you make yourself with the restaurant.
Members are based in Hemel Hempstead, and more travel from Kings Langley, Rickmansworth, Chesham, Berkhamsted and Leighton Buzzard, and the Boxmoor and Apsley stations make dinner near either one easy to reach.
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