The Henderson Hub

What it’s like

Art courses, a drama class for 4 to 7s and family films, all inside a bookable community hall in Abbots Langley.

The kids' bit here is the art course: six sessions spread across the year, and the site puts it at £50 per child for the course or £200 if you take the whole year. Work out which is better value before you commit, because the yearly price only stings if your six-year-old is still keen in February. There's also a drama class for 4 to 7s run by Perform on Thursdays, which is the youngest thing on the programme.

Everything else is a mixed bag you pick from rather than a place you wander round. Family productions turn up in the theatre programme, Hub Cinema runs film screenings, and there's an art exhibition programme that's free to look at. So it's really four or five different things under one roof, and which one you book depends on your kid.

The Hall itself is hired by the hour: £40 for the Main Hall, £20 for Elvira's coffee shop, £10 for the meeting room, half an hour minimum each. That's the awkward bit if you just want a quick slot, and the meeting room is up one and a half flights of stairs with no lift, so it's no good with a buggy or a wheelchair. The Main Hall and the café both have disabled access. Parking is free but it's a short walk away rather than on site, which is worth knowing with a four-year-old who's decided not to walk.

Food is Elvira's coffee shop: coffee, homemade cake, the usual refreshments. Good for a sit-down after a class, and handy if you're waiting out someone else's session. Afternoon Tea lands on the third Wednesday of the month and Quiz & Fizz on the last Thursday, both grown-up draws rather than kid ones.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

4 to 7s, mostly for the art and drama sessions

Booking

Spaces hired by the hour, minimum half an hour

Parking

Free long-stay car park a short walk away (postcode WD5 0AW)

Food

Elvira's coffee shop for coffee, homemade cake and refreshments

Wheelchairs

Disabled access in the Main Hall and café

Parties

Fixed-price children's party package using the Main Hall for three hours

• The meeting room is up stairs with no lift: no good with a buggy or wheelchair
• Rooms go by the hour with a half hour minimum, so short slots aren't really a thing
• Parking is free but off site, in a long-stay car park a short walk away
• Kids' art is £50 for a single course, £200 for the full year of six

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