Bricket wood - 4 mile circular walk and see the bluebells with Lunch at the Gate Pub

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A beautifully-restored tea room at a picturesque railway station in Hertfordshire is now officially open for business thanks to a grant from rail operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR).

Bricket Wood station - on the Abbey Line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey – has benefited from a makeover thanks to £250,000 of funding from LNR and years of dedication to the project from local volunteers.

The tea room – located in a disused building at the single-platform station - was officially opened yesterday (Sunday 22 October) at a ceremony attended by representatives from LNR, the Bricket Wood Station Heritage Trust and local dignitaries.

As well as the tea room – which has already attracted hundreds of visitors since opening earlier this year - the grant funding also means the station is now home to informative displays about the history of the site.

The transformation of Bricket Wood was made possible due to LNR’s “Your Community, Your Fund” scheme. The funding is provided by the Department for Transport (DfT) and allocated by LNR and sister company West Midlands Railway to projects across the network.

Cara Higgs, LNR community strategy manager, said:

“The new tea room at Bricket Wood has transformed the station and the Heritage Trust have done a wonderful job in managing restoration.

“The tea room is already hugely popular and it is a perfect example of why London Northwestern Railway schemes are integral to local communities.”

Then join us for a 4 mile circular walk and see the bluebells followed by lunch at The Gate Pub in Bricket Wood.

We will meet at 10.15am for Coffee at the beautifully restored Victorian Tea room on the platform at Bricket Wood Station by car or train on the Abbey flyer branch line from St Albans Abbey Station or Watford Junction.

After our walk we will have lunch at The Gate Pub. Payable on the day.

Take a look at a sample menu HERE