Museum · near St Albans · Hertfordshire

The Hypocaust

The Hypocaust is a museum in the Roman city of Verulamium displaying a mosaic floor heated by a hypocaust. Its setting is 300 m west of St Albans. It is run by St Albans Museums.

Photo: The Hypocaust, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

300 m

west of St Albans

Run by

St Albans Museums

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum near St Albans

Just outside St Albans

The Hypocaust is 300 m west of St Albans. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in St Albans peak at 19–22°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 2°67 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°52 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 7°76 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°69 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in St Albans, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for St Albans. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. St Albans’ full climate →

About

The Hypocaust

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Top of the 50 other places within 15 km is St Albans Cathedral, 1 km off.

Type: Museum
Run by: St Albans Museums
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 300 m west of St Albans
Official site: stalbansmuseums.org.uk/visit/hypocaust

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding The Hypocaust

The numbers show what else is near The Hypocaust, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Among the 8, Hemel Hempstead is the biggest, home to 95,995 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 300 m east of it

St Albans

75,544 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km south of it

Chiswell Green

6,681 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km south of it

Park Street and Frogmore

2,256 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southeast of it

London Colney

7,932 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Hypocaust is	People	Places to visit
St Albans	300 m east of it	75,544	19
Chiswell Green	1.6 km south of it	6,681	16
Park Street and Frogmore	2.2 km south of it	2,256	16
London Colney	4.1 km southeast of it	7,932	12
Bricket Wood	4.1 km south of it	4,624	16
Hemel Hempstead	4.3 km west of it	95,995	14
Bedmond	4.4 km southwest of it	678	10
Sandridge	4.4 km northeast of it	1,457	9

Make a day of it

While you are near The Hypocaust

4 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral are among the 50 within 15 km.

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral1 km away 2

Historic houseHatfield House10 km away 3

MuseumVerulamium Museum400 m away 4

Historic house · English HeritageOld Gorhambury House2.6 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle14 km away 6

Historic houseGorhambury House2.4 km away 7

CastleSomeries Castle13 km away 8

Historic houseBhaktivedanta Manor9.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on The Hypocaust

Where is The Hypocaust?

The Hypocaust is 300 m west of St Albans, Hertfordshire.

What is The Hypocaust?

Museum in the Roman city of Verulamium displaying a mosaic floor heated by a hypocaust.

Who runs The Hypocaust?

St Albans Museums.

When is the best time to visit The Hypocaust?

June to September are the warmest months in St Albans, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Hypocaust?

Within 15 km: St Albans Cathedral (1 km), Hatfield House (10 km), Verulamium Museum (400 m) and Old Gorhambury House (2.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

The Hypocaust: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Verulamium Museum: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Gorhambury House: Gary Houston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gorhambury House: Srlee at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bhaktivedanta Manor: Ilya Mauter, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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