St Albans Hotels

St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It was a settlement of pre-Roman origin named Verlamion by the Ancient British, Catuvellauni tribe. It became the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the Roman city of Verulamium. Saint Alban, the first British Christian martyr, was beheaded sometime before AD 324 and gave it its modern name. It is a historic cathedral and market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt.St Albans has a thriving cultural life, with regular concerts and theatre productions held at venues including St Albans Abbey, The Maltings Arts Theatre,the Alban Arena, the Abbey Theatre and St Saviour's Church, given by numerous organisations including St Albans Bach Choir,St Albans Symphony Orchestra, St Albans Chamber Choir, St Albans Chamber Opera, The Company of Ten, St Albans Choral Society. and The St Albans Organ Theatre, There is also STARTS a registered charity dedicated to raising the profile of all the arts in St Albans and enriching the city's cultural environment. Also the Sandpit Theatre is a Theatre attached to Sandringham School which hosts a wide variety of plays throughout the year, mainly performances put on by the pupils of sandringham school