The roads in and out of the village comprise:
- The A602,which runs North West to Stevenage and South East to Ware (both approximately 6 miles away).
- The A119, which runs South to Hertford (approximately 5 miles away) via the villages of Stapleford and Waterford.
- Watton Road, which runs South West to Datchworth and on towards Welwyn (approximately 5 miles away).
- Walkern Road, which runs North West to the cross roads for the villages of Aston, Benington and on to Walkern.
The main roads leading into London, are the A1(M), which can be accessed at Stevenage or Welwyn, and the A10 which can be accessed at Ware or Hertford. The M25 and the M1 are approximately 35 minutes drive. Luton and Stanstead airports are approximately 20 miles away.
Trains
Watton-at-Stone railway station is part of the ‘Hertford Loop’ and the local service connects us with all stations to Moorgate and Kings Cross in one direction, and to Stevenage (on the main East Coast line) in the other direction. Stevenage provides connections to a variety of destinations.
There is a Ticket Office at our station although it is staffed on weekday-mornings only. However, tickets are also available from a machine adjacent to the office.
Unfortunately we do suffer from service-disruptions from time to time, mainly on Sundays, due to engineering works and have to use a rail-replacement bus service on the day.
Information about travel, destinations, fares, timetables and live departure/arrival information, etc., is readily available via the Ticket Office or by visiting the appropriate website.
www.greatnorthernrail.com
www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/was/details.html
Buses
The main bus route is the 390 which runs between Stevenage and Hertford, as does the less-frequent 383/384 that also takes in Ware. In addition, there is a 203 morning-service to Welwyn Garden City on Thursdays.
The 390 service also provides a connection to the Lister Hospital and schools.
If you want more information about the current bus services, including those which run during school-times, visit the intalink website : www.intalink.org.uk
Taxis
In addition to a locally run private-hire service within the village (01920 830394) there are numerous taxi/min-cab companies in the nearby towns.
