Things to do in Luton and places to eat nearby

[Flannelfeet]

👋. Im staying in Luton next friday till Tuesday with my husband. We are heading to Knebworth to eddfest on the Saturday. Anyone who knows Luton or lives there can you please share ideas of things to do and great places to eat? ❤️

Go to the airport and watch planes take off and land?

I wouldn't do that, some are Ryanair and Mr O'Leary would probably charge you for watching them.

Seconded

No, it's worse.

Even in the 1970s/80s its returned an MP who openly supported apartheid. It is also the birthplace of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

In the thought experiment “If you had to sacrifice a British city to a flattening bomb, which would you pick?” … Luton, without a seconds hesitation.

Possibly rethink where you’re staying - sorry but we live about 10 miles away and it’s most definitely to be avoided.

There are lots of lovely surrounding areas where you’ll have a much more pleasant time, as PP have suggested.

Jeez, is it that bad? We tried to get closer to Knebworth but there wasnt much available and we booked in January.

Yes, the hotel is pretty much just a bed for us. We want to be out and about.

We have been to milton keynes the past 2 years for bludfest, we really liked it there actually but it was bloody hot 🥵

We seen them in glasgow on the run for your lives tour, really good. Husbands favourite band, im looking forward to going.

Going with what i seen online the restaurant looked worth a try...week arrive around 8pm on friday so hopefully able to get a table for a bite when we check in.

😆 🤣 😂. Shall I wear my anorak?

🤣🤣🤣. Right...definitely not looking around Luton then.

It’s pretty grim.

😬😬😬. Oh well, train to London it is. 😆 🤣 😂.

Very nice of you and whoever else suggested similar. Plenty of decent people (including children) live here. So you can fuck off with this hatred! Shame on you!

Luton topped the list of UK 50 crap towns in 2004.

Surely after all those years they have made it better?

Since you are from the area can you please give me some suggestions? Is there anything to do on the sunday? We will be a tad delicate from the concert on the Saturday so we wont want to venture very far, im hoping for a chill and a carvery. Then London on the monday.

Seconded. Luton has its problems like many large towns these days but we're all sick of this sort of rhetoric. Many many good people, excellent schools, thriving cultural scene and plenty of improvements going on.

And then charge you extra for carrying your handbag.

Anyone remember Lorraine Chase?

Or the "Cats" Luton Airport no 22 in the charts 1979.

Hi OP. Live in the Knebworth area. Suggestions for local vs going into London as other PP have suggested.

Hermit of Redcoats pub (Little Wymondley) is fab for food and country vibes.

Misya on Stevenage High Street is excellent (Turkish) & there's a great Tapas restaurant as well. If you like Iron Maiden, The Red Lion on the High Street is also good! Lots of people going to the concert will likely be at this pub.

Hitchin is great, market town with lots of independent shops, cafes etc.

Lannock Farm in Weston.

There's a few public walks around Knebworth and Stevenage if you want to have a country walk. Believe there's an app with routes etc.

London is fine as a suggestion but I'm sure there's plenty to do in and around the area. Keep in mind the trains are going to be heaving, they always are when something is on at Knebworth. Advise you check as well re engineering works which are frequent over the weekend. Have fun, will be listening from the confines of my garden!! 🤘

No one’s suggesting nice people don’t live in Luton! But the schools are irrelevant to someone who’s just visiting for the weekend, and so, almost certainly, is whether they coincide with an event at the Hat Factory. For a weekend where you want to do enjoyable tourist things, having travelled to do so, it is a dead loss.