(AL5 5) St Albans - Marquis Lane

By the river - it's a residential area, but with a small car park (approx 15spaces), and street parking overlooking with a beautiful large nature reserve. Perfect if you're passing through and need a brief stop. Fabulous place to relax, walk the dogs, let kids play etc. The river is shallow, safe (with various paddling areas), a ford, perfect for dogs to swim, kids to paddle etc. 3nice pubs (and one grotty one) and an esso/Tesco within a 5min walk. If you're just looking for an afternoon or overnight pit stop it's great, but as residential not somewhere to spend prolonged time. More suitable to vans than large motorhomes