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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 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


En Garde! A 1st St Albans Cub Scout Adventure in Fencing
Fencing, the art of sword fighting. It’s cool for adults. It’s absolutely mind-blowing for kids. By the age of 10, a child in the UK will...
Jez Farmer
Mar 313 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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