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Harpenden Town Council

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Welcome to Harpenden
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Harpenden Town
Council Contact Information


Harpenden Town Council
Town Hall
Leyton Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 2LX


Tel: 01582 768278
Fax: 01582 760026

Email: Harpenden Town Council
Harpenden Town Council Website

 

Useful Information

Harpenden Library

Vaughan Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4EN
For details of the opening hours and renewals Tel: 0300 123 4049 or visit their website: www.hertsdirect.org

Public Conveniences

There are four Public toilets in Harpenden and are open 8.00am - 6.00pm every day (including Bank Holidays). These are sited at:
• Leyton Road/High Street
• Westfield Cemetery, Westfield Road.
There are also public toilets sited within Sainsbury’s Supermarket, 30 High Street, and Co-operative Supermarket, Southdown Road, which are available to the public without having to use the store. These are open during store hours which are:
Sainbury’s: Monday to Saturday 7.00am - 9.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Co-operative: Monday to Saturday 7.00am - 10.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm

Car Parks

Harpenden Town Centre has ample car parking facilities with free, short stay, on-road parking and four further fee paying car parks in Amenbury Lane, Sun Lane, Bowers Way and at the Station. There are also free car parks in Southdown and Batford. Please see the map at the back of the booklet for locations. All of the car parks managed by Harpenden Town Council and St. Albans District Council have disabled parking spaces.
There is also disabled parking available throughout the Town Centre for Blue badge holders. For a location map of these spaces, please contact the Harpenden Information Point Tel: 01582 768278.

Recycling Sites in Harpenden

The Household Waste Site at Dark Lane takes aluminium foil, domestic and car batteries, cans - aerosol, aluminium and steel, cardboard, carrier bags (plastic), CD’s, electrical appliances (WEEE), fluorescent lighting tubes, food and drink cartons, fridges and freezers, glass, green garden waste, low energy light bulbs, metals, mobile phones, oil (cooking and engine), ovens and hobs, paper, plasterboard, plastic - rigid, bottles, shoes, soil improver, textiles, toner cartridges, TV’s and monitors, tyres, any other white goods, wood and yellow pages. Opening times - 10.00am - 6.00pm
There are also recycling facilities at the Amenbury Lane, Bowers Way East and
Co-operative Supermarket Car Parks.
For further information contact St Albans District Council Client Services on Tel: 01727 819285 or Wasteaware Tel: 08457 425000 www.wasteaware.org.uk

Where to Stay

There are various accommodation options in Harpenden, which are located only a few minutes walk away from the Town Centre and train station (First Capital Connect).
For full details contact:
Harpenden Information Point - Tel: 01582 768278 or visit www.harpenden.gov.uk
For details of accommodation in the surrounding towns and villages contact:
St. Albans Tourist Information - Tel: 01727 864511

Luton Tourist Information - Tel: 01582 401579

Useful Contacts

St Albans Jobcentre Plus
Beauver House, 6 Bricket Road, St Albans, AL1 3JU Tel: 0845 604 3719

Police Station
At Vaughan Road, Harpenden. Tel: 01582 768769
St. Albans Police Station Tel: 01727 796000 www.herts.police.uk
Please remember in an emergency always dial 999.

Halls for Hire

A list of Halls for Hire is available from the Harpenden Information Point
or on the website www.harpenden.gov.uk Tel: 01582 768278

Citizens Advice Bureau

This independent service offers free and confidential information at its sessions - Monday to Friday 10.00am - 1.00pm in the Town Hall. Tel: 08444 111 444

Hospitals

Spire Hospital Harpenden, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden AL5 4BP Tel: 01582 763191
www.spirehealthcare.com
No Accident and Emergency or Minor Injuries Unit onsite.
Harpenden Memorial Hospital
Carlton Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4TA Tel: 01582 760196
No Accident and Emergency or Minor Injuries Unit onsite.

St Albans City Hospital, Waverley Road, St Albans, Herts AL3 5PN
Minor Injuries Unit Only onsite. Tel: 01727 866122

Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Lewsey Road, Luton, Beds. LU4 0DZ
www.ldh.nhs.uk Tel: 01582 491122
Accident and Emergency and Maternity Services onsite

Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, Hillfield Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AD
Minor Injuries Unit only onsite. Tel: 01442 213141

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (QE2), Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4HE
Accident and Emergency and Maternity Services onsite Tel: 01707 328111
NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Tel: 0845 46 47

Doctors’ Surgeries

For a full list of local doctors and dentists visit the NHS website www.nhs.uk
Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 4HX Tel: 01582 767821
www.davenportsurgery.co.uk

The Elms Medical Practice, 5 Stewart Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 4QA
www.elmsmedicalpractice.co.uk Tel: 01582 712444

The Village Surgery, Amenbury Lane, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2BT
www.thevillagesurgeries.co.uk Tel: 01582 712021

Dentists

Alan Bramwell Rose Cottage, 33a High Street, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2RU
Tel: 01582 460452

Bowers Way Dental Surgery, 29 Bowers Way, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4EP
Tel: 01582 761609

Church Green Dental Surgery, 1c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2TJ
Tel: 01582 763420

Hertfordshire Centre For Dentistry, 9a Leyton Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2HU
www.dentisthertfordshire.co.uk Tel: 01582 764931

Southdown Dental Practice, 113 Southdown Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 1QQ
Tel: 01582 769799

Tant & Associates, 9-11 Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2HU Tel: 01582 764931

The Leyton Dental Practice, 14a Leyton Road, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2TG
Tel: 01582 765219

Wayside Dental Practice, 2 Douglas Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2EW
www.waysidedental.co.uk Tel: 01582 712470

Pre-Schools and Nursery

A full list of pre-schools and nursery schools can be found on the Hertfordshire County Council website www.hertsdirect.org or by phoning Children, Schools and Families on
Tel: 0300 123 4043

Infant & Junior Schools

Crabtree Infants, Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 5PU Tel: 01582 623597
www.crabtreeinfants.herts.sch.uk

Crabtree Junior, Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 5PU Tel: 01582 623501
www.crabtreejm.herts.sch.uk

High Beeches JMI, Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 5SD
www.highbeeches.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 767966

Manland Primary, Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4QW
www.manland.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 713452

Roundwood Primary, Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 3AD
www.roundwoodprimary.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 460756

St Dominic Catholic Primary, Southdown Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 1PF
www.stdominic.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 760047

St Nicholas JMI, Church Green, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2PT Tel: 01582 623620
www.stnicholas486.herts.sch.uk

The Grove Infants, Dark Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 1QB Tel: 01582 761849
www.groveinfants.herts.sch.uk

The Grove JM, Dark Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 1QB Tel: 01582 760031
www.grovejm.herts.sch.uk

The Lea Primary, Moorland Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4LE Tel: 01582 767939
www.lea-pri.herts.sch.uk

Sauncey Wood JMI, Pickford Hill, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 5BQ
www.saunceywood.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 621514

Wood End JMI, Yeomans Ave, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 3EF Tel: 01582 761636
www.woodend.herts.sch.uk

Senior Schools

Roundwood Park School, Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 3 AE
www.roundwoodpark.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 765344

St George’s School, Sun Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4TD Tel: 01582 765477
www.stgeorges.herts.sch.uk

Sir John Lawes School, Manland Way, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4QP
www.sirjlawes.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 713726

Independent Schools

Aldwickbury School, Wheathampstead Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 1AD
www.aldwickbury.org.uk Tel: 01582 713022

St Hilda’s School, 28 Douglas Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2ES
www.st-hildasschool.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01582 712307

The Kings School, “Elmfield”, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4BU
www.thekingsschool.com Tel: 01582 767566

Further Education

Oaklands College St Albans City Campus, St Peters Road, St Albans, Herts. AL1 3RX
www.oaklands.ac.uk Tel: 01727 737080

University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9AB
www.herts.ac.uk Tel: 01707 284000
University of Luton, Park Square. Luton, Beds. LU1 3JU Tel: 01582 734111
www.luton.ac.uk




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