Straw House Apartments,
The Cathedral Quarter, St Albans

These fully-furnished St Albans serviced apartments offer short-let accommodation within a historic building in central St Albans, the oldest town in Hertfordshire.

The apartments are located close to a number of bars and restaurants, the ancient St Albans Abbey and the mainline train station which has connections into London.

The spacious one and two bedroom apartments have been renovated to a high specification with contemporary interiors and modern furnishings.

The comfortable living areas feature an open-plan layout and LCD TVs and the kitchens are fully equipped with a complete range of modern appliances.

The self-catering apartments are ideal for both those on business or holiday trips and provide a homely accommodation for guests to enjoy within this historic and pretty town.

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Situated 22 miles north of central London in the Metropolitan green belt, St Albans is Hertfordshire's oldest town which has been shaped by 2000 years of human occupation.

After the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43, it developed as the city of Verulamium, becoming one of the largest towns in Roman Britain. Built mainly of wood, it was destroyed during the revolt of Boudicca in AD 60-61 but was rebuilt to feature many impressive town houses and public buildings. The town was then encircled by gated walls in AD 275.

The Abbey Church became St Albans Cathedral when the City Charter was granted in 1877. There is evidence that the original site was somewhat higher up the hill than the present building and there had certainly been successive abbeys before the current building was started in 1077.

The 1920s and 30s saw the development of the electrical, aircraft and printing industries which were further stimulated during the Second World War. It also became home to Ryder and Son seed merchants, and Samuel Ryder later founded the Ryder cup golfing trophy.

Today, St Albans has continued to develop as a popular commuter town. There are two railway stations; the City Station is about half a mile east of the city centre with trains to Luton Airport, London and Gatwick. The Abbey Station is less than a mile south of the centre with a service between St Albans and Watford Junction on the West Coast mainline. London Heathrow Airport is around a 30 to 45 minute motorway journey.

A street market is held in Market Place and St Peter's Street on Wednesdays and Saturdays, as it has been for many hundreds of years. There is also a farmers' market, on the second Sunday of every month.