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Flats to Rent in Hemel Hempstead

Rent one of our affordable, comfortable luxury flats/serviced apartments in Hemel Hempstead. Flats to rent offer a practical alternative to booking a hotel in Hemel Hempstead.

Our flats to rent in Hemel Hempstead are ideally located for a wide range of visitor tourist attractions and local amenities and these are listed below.

Our self-catering holiday apartments in Hemel Hempstead are also advertised on Holiday-Rentals and on a leading Bed & Breakfast website!

Hemel Hempstead + Hollywood = Hemelwood!

There is so much filming activity for film and television being done in Hemel Hempstead that the title of ‘Hemelwood’ is gaining real traction!

Abodebed locations in the centre of Hemel Hempstead are in close proximity to studios at:

  • Bovingdon Airfield (ITV+)
  • Leavesden (Warner Brothers)
  • Elstree (Sky Studios, BBC)

Dancing on Ice

We have hosted professional skaters and celebrities on Dancing on Ice for a few years now.

The professional skaters who won with their celebrity partners from the 2019/2021/2022 and 2024 shows were all guests at Abodebed when they won!

The Old Town

The Old Town in Hemel Hempstead is a very popular location for filming. Shows such as Afterlife (Netflix) with Ricky Gervais, Band of Brothers (Sky TV), Granchester and many others.

AbodeBed as a Filming Location

We were recently selected as a location to film a new drama to be released on BBC in 2025!

More details to follow!

Some photos from the filming can be seen below:

Hospitals in Hemel Hempstead

Breakspear Medical

Breakspear Medical is a privately owned and run day hospital in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, specialising in the treatment of allergy and environmental illnesses. Abodebed are located only a very short distance from the clinic (five minutes’ walk).

Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Hemel Hempstead Hospital provides local NHS healthcare facilities.

The address is: Hillfield Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4AD

You can call the hospital at: 0845 241 2255

One Stop Doctors

One Stop Doctors is a private clinic offering a range of every day healthcare services, on-site state-of-the-art diagnostics, specialist Clinics and other healthcare services.

Leisure Facilities & Nightlife in Hemel Hempstead

Our luxury flats and apartments to rent in Hemel Hempstead are near leisure facilities, nightlife and popular tourist attractions, including:

Shopping at Riverside Shopping Centre

The Riverside Shopping Centre is the new open-air shopping development that is set to bring a vibrant and exciting shopping experience to the heart of Hemel Hempstead.

You will be surprised at Hemel Hempstead’s thriving town centre shopping in The Marlowes Centre, with this Riverside development bringing Debenhams, TK Maxx, H&M, Monsoon and many more to the town.

Out of town shopping includes superstores such as: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, B&Q, Homebase, Staples, Halfords and Currys.

Cineworld

The Cineworld Cinema in Hemel Helpstead boasts an IMAX and Super screen.

Theatre & Comedy Gigs

The Hemel Hempstead Old Town Hall Box Office. Call to book: 01442 228091

Main Theatre – excellent fringe theatre presentations

Cellar Club – Gigs and comedy

Restaurants

Jarman Square – Hemel Hempstead’s premier leisure destination

Sports Facilities in Hemel Hempstead

Ice Skating

Planet Ice at Jarman Park – Silver Blades themed ice rink.
Call: 08458 725799
Email: info@hemel-aquasplash.co.uk

XC Centre

Hemel Hempstead XC Centre – extreme sports centre, BMX and skateboard park, rock climbing and pot holing.

Dacorum Sports Centre

Dacorum Sports Centre, Park Road, Hemel Hempstead. Fully accessible for people with mobility problems.

The new facilities include a swimming pool complex consisting of:

  • water confidence pool (with moveable floor to aid teaching)
  • 25-metre competition pool
  • diving pit
  • outdoor seasonal 25-metre pool
  • outdoor bubble pool
  • outdoor paddling pool area

All outdoor pools will be open from mid-April through to mid-October.

Call: 01442 228188

Sportspace Fitness Centre

Sportspace Fitness Centre has an impressive range of facilities, including:

  • 50 strength training, cardiovascular, and circuits machines
  • steam room
  • sauna
  • large aerobics studio with sprung floor and sports cafe
  • crazy golf, giant chess and draughts
  • bowls, petanque and croquet
  • kids paddling pool (May to September)
  • picnic area and tables

Dacorum Athletics Track

Located in Gadebridge Park, along the Leighton Buzzard Road.

Providing athletics facilities for track and field, with an 8-lane synthetic track to international specifications.

Includes changing pavilion with showers, social/club room and refreshments. Floodlit. Summer activities from end April to late September.

No need to book, just turn up. Call 01442 211155 for enquiries.

Golf Courses

Little Hay Golf Complex, Box Lane, Bovingdon.
Public pay and play 18 hole, 9 hole pitch and putt, putting green, 24 bay driving range, golf tuition.
Call: 01442 833798

Shendish Manor Golf Club, London Road.
Public pay and play 18 hole, 9 hole pitch and putt.
Call: 01442 251806

Sports Clubs

Football

Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club, Vauxhall Road

Rugby League

Hemel Stags Rugby League Football Club, Pennine Way
Call: 01442 219799
Email: info@hemelstags.com

Rugby Union

Hemel Hempstead (Camelot) Rugby Union Club, Chaulden Lane
Call: 01442 230353 or 01442 213408

Cricket

Boxmoor Cricket Club
The Oval, St. Johns Road, Boxmoor Pavilion
Call: 01442 240527

Hemel Hempstead Town Cricket Club
Heath Park, St. Johns Road, Boxmoor
Call: 01442 242690

Drift Limits Motorsport Academy

Supercar Driving Experiences like no other make Drift Limits the definitive bucket list ticker for the motoring enthusiast inside everyone.

Hosting an unparalleled collection of Supercars, Race Cars and Drift Cars that you can drive, ride in and even learn to drive in, they have cars that you won’t find anywhere else in the world.

With passenger experiences for ages 5 and up, driving for ages 11 and up and thrills for all starting from just £20, this is a place for the whole family. You don’t need to know everything about cars to go to Drift Limits, a sense of adventure is all you need!

We have secured access to Drift Limits’ Exclusive Driver Club, offering up to 50% off for every booking. Simply use the password DLVC-10013 at the below link to unlock the driving god in you.

Tourist Attractions near Hemel Hempstead

The Snow Centre

Many Abodebed guests love our accommodation for The Snow Centre. The perfect slope, the perfect snow, the perfect location; this is Britain’s brand new indoor snowsports destination.

Designed to deliver the alpine conditions every skier and snowboarder dreams of, you’ll find a huge 160m main slope as well as the largest indoor lesson slope in the UK. Both slopes are over 30m wide and maintained with the perfect snow surface.

Go Ape Wendover

The UK’s number one forest adventure. Days out with them are about living life a little more adventurously, having fun with friends and family and getting in touch with your inner Tarzan.

The Go-Ape Wendover experience is a 2-3 hour tree top adventure. You will be briefed for your safety before you fly down their zip wires, leap off their Tarzan Swing and tackle their crossings whilst enjoying some of Wendover’s most breathtaking scenery.

It is 30 minutes away, just off the A41 on the B4009 towards Wendover.

Whipsnade Zoo

Explore a world of wildlife like never before at Whipsnade Zoo, the largest zoo in the UK. Enjoy a full day of adventure making incredible memories. Experience thousands of amazing animals and learn how to protect their future.

Harry Potter Studios

Walk in the footsteps of Harry Potter and explore the wonders of the wizarding world

The Garden of the Rose

A beautiful five-acre Rose garden with upwards of 15,000 individual roses and more than 5000 varieties set in the Hertfordshire countryside.

Visit Herts

Looking for things to do in Hertfordshire? Find great days out, accommodation, events and restaurants in Hertfordshire with the Visit Herts tourism website.

An aerial view of a suburban neighborhood and green open fields. The left side features rows of houses with adjacent roads, while the right side showcases expansive grasslands interspersed with trees. The background includes more greenery and additional housing.

Martin’s place was perfect and just what we needed! There were 9 of us traveling for friends’ wedding at a nearby venue and Martin had two flats within the same apartment a very short drive from where we needed to be. Super convenient!

Thamasha | Aug 2024

Find your perfect stay now…

If the search results do not match your requirements, please contact us. We can usually find a way to accommodate your circumstances!

Email reservations@abodebed.com or call us on 07982 703957

Extended stays welcomed

Enquire about our exclusive rates for stays of 3 months or more