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Why Don't You...?
Ideas and activity reviews to help you find the fun stuff in St Albans and Hertfordshire.


Why Don’t You… Try Hair Braiding
It turns out, hair braiding is fun and quite addictive!
Jez Farmer
Nov 64 min read


Why Don’t You… Try Yoga
I discovered an oasis of calm and tranquility in the heart of St Albans at Clarity Yoga Shala, and found that I was compatible with yoga...
Jez Farmer
Sep 14 min read


Why Don’t You… Try Nano Training at the Gym (Or Getting Fit At Fifty In St Albans, A Gymtro Journey)
If like me, the gym feels like an alien environment – strange machines, frosty atmosphere, intimidating clientele – you might like to try Gymtro. They have created a smaller, more intimate environment where they can deliver personal training programmes to groups of 5 or less.
Jez Farmer
Apr 234 min read


Why Don't You... Try A Wine Tasting Evening
Whether you consider yourself a wine connoisseur, or wine ignorant, there’s a lot of fun to be had at a wine tasting evening.
Jez Farmer
Mar 183 min read


Why Don't You... Learn To Skateboard
Whether you're 8 or 58, there’s something undeniably cool about cruising down the street on a skateboard.
Jez Farmer
Feb 193 min read


Why Don’t You… Take A Trapeze Class
One of the more exotic hobbies in St Albans right now, St Albans Trapeze and Aerial Arts offer classes in a few different disciplines –...
Jez Farmer
Feb 113 min read


Why Don’t You… Fly A Microlight?
A 30 or 60 minute trial flight in a microlight taking off from a small airfield (Plaistow Airfield) on farmland in St Albans
Jez Farmer
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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