Local Features
Arsenal F.C. has its training ground on Bell Lane, London Colney, comprising a high-tech indoor training and fitness facility with outdoor football pitches. The training ground is also occasionally used by the England football squad, which regularly stay at the nearby The Grove Hotel during home matches at Wembley Stadium. Watford F.C. also train in London Colney on Arsenal F.C.'s old training ground which is situated next to their current one.
The village boasts a large number of pubs compared with its relatively small size, in common with nearby St Albans. Starting from the southern end of the High Street, the pubs are: The Colney Fox (formerly The WaterSplash Hotel); The Bull; The Green Dragon; The Golden Lion; and The White Horse. The Swan pub stood on the northern side of the river for over 300 years before its demolition in the early 1970s. The Bell pub (at the roundabout on the Southern extreme of the village) became a McDonalds restaurant in the 1990s. The White Lion and the Kings Head are in the process of being converted to residential accommodation.
J. Sainsbury's flagship store is also located in London Colney at the retail park, which also contains a Marks & Spencer's, Next, Boots, Monsoon, Accessorize and TK Maxx.
The Mosquito Aircraft Museum now known as the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre established in 1959 is located at Salisbury Hall on the south side of the M25 motorway.
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