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Welham Green or North Mymms?

We live in Welham Green, it looks like Welham Green, the station is called Welham Green, the street signs say Welham Green, so why is our address North Mymms? Well the answer lies in the history books, but the team here at welhamgreen.com think it's about time it changed.
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Eating

In Welham Green

Welham Tandoori Restaurant & Take Away 5 Dellsome Lane. 01707 262684 Mon-Sat 5pm-11pm, Sun 1pm-10:30pm. All major credit cards. Free delivery on orders over £10.

Hong Kong Kitchen Chinese Take Away. 31 Dellsome Lane. 01707 262709 Sun-Thurs 5pm-10:30pm, Fri,Sat 12 noon-2pm, 5pm-11pm, closed every Tuesday. No delivery, no credit cards.

Lotus Fish Bar. Take away fish & chips. Dellsome Lane. Tue-Sat 11:30am-2pm, Mon-Sat 4:30pm-9:30pm

Deliver to Welham Green

Kurma Indian Take Away 89 Bradmore Green, Brookmans Park 01707 649886 5:30pm-11pm Free delivery on orders over £10, credit cards accepted over the phone.

The Raj Tandoori Restaurant & Take Away 55 Bradmore Green, Brookmans Park 01707 663259 12 noon-2:30pm, 6pm-11pm, Fri & Sat 6pm-11:30pm Free delivery on orders over £12, no credit cards on delivery.

Perfect Pizza 26 The Broadway, Potters Bar. 01707 656656, Midday to Midnight Fri-Sun, 4pm-Midnight Mon-Thur. Free delivery on orders over £7.78. Credit and debit cards.

Quality Pizza 1 High View, Bishops Rise, Hatfield. 01707 262020, Sun-Thurs 2pm-Midnight Fri,Sat, 2pm-1am. Free delivery. Minimum order £5. Cheques with cheque guarantee card.

Post Office

Post Office 13 Dellsome Lane. Open Mon-Sat 9am-1pm, Mon,Tue,Thurs & Fri 2pm-5:30pm. Collections Mon-Sat 11:45am, Mon,Tue,Thurs & Fri 3pm, 5pm.

Churches

In Welham Green

St. Thomas More R.C. Church. Station Road, Welham Green.
Fr. Philip Knights. Tel: 01707 262439.

Serving Welham Green

St. Mary's Church of England
North Mymms Park
Revd Sally Davenport - Tel: 01727 822062.

United Reformed Church. Oaklands Avenue, Brookmans Park. The Reverend Stephen Lewis Tel. 01707 652137.

News St Marys JMI School - new link. See Schools section below. Activity Centre now open. See below. New link to Colney Heath.

Photos

Photo gallery

Drinking

Pubs in Welham Green

The Hope and Anchor, Station Road.

The Sibthorpe Arms, Station Road.

Pubs near to Welham Green

The Old Maypole, Water End.

The Woodman, Water End.

Beer

Camra Campaign for Real Ale in Hertfordshire.

Hairdressers

Eclipse 2 Dellsome Lane. 01707 261410 Sun,Mon closed, Tue 10am-3pm, 5pm-9pm Wed,Thur 12pm-3pm, 5pm-9pm Fri 10am-7pm Sat 8:30am-4pm Beauty Therapist available on Wed & Fri.

Doctor

Potterells Medical Centre
01707 273338
Station Road AL9 7SN, Mo-Fr 8:30-18:30

Chemist

Kean Chemist Dellsome Lane. Mon-Fri 9am-6:30pm except closed Wed afternoon, Sat 9am-5pm

Travel

Welham Green Rail Users Group The group aims to provide a forum for discussion on all issues relating to rail travel to and from Welham Green.

Sovereign buses operate routes throughout central Hertfordshire.

National Rail journey planner, enter Welham Green or WMG in the From box.

Where is Welham Green Click here for a map, look for the arrow in the centre of the screen.

What is near to Welham Green: London 17 miles by road, 35mins by train.
Nearby towns and villages:
Brookmans Park,
Hatfield (House),
Colney Heath, Rushden
Potters Bar, St Albans,
.
The A1 and the M25.

Also in Welham Green: 2 pubs, 2 garages, a cafe, an estate agent, a dry cleaners, an off licence, a grocery store, a hardware shop, a newsagent and post office, a printer, a picture framing shop, a building merchant, a park, a school, a railway station... more details to follow.

Schools

St. Marys JMI School own web site.

Clubs and Societies

North Mymms Youth and Community Centre Based in the village, a community provision for all, run entirely voluntarily as a registered charity by villagers, for villagers.

Welham Martial Arts The main aim of the association is to promote the highest possible standard of Ju-Jitsu in the area in a friendly and safe environment.

Slimming World A slimming club: classes and a social evening, Wednesday nights at St Mary's School.

Garages

Tekmotive Garage, Motorcycle & Tyre Services fast friendly & efficient auto, motorcycle or scooter service repair & tyres at realistic prices.

Council and Government

Welwyn Hatfield Council. Email to council.services@welhat.gov.uk

History

Balloon Corner at the junction of Parsonage Lane and Huggins Lane. It marks the first landing in England of a passenger balloon.

Map from 1883. Have a look at Welham Green 120 years ago. Was your road there?

Do you have old photographs of Welham Green? Would you like them scanned and preserved for all to see? Please email us.

Floods in Welham Green

Click the picture for a bigger version. Picture from 30th October 2000