APSLEY LOCK: A new Express by Holiday Inn currently under construction on the Grand Union Canal between Hemel Hempstead and Watford, south of Luton Airport, has confirmed a target opening date of Monday 4 October. ABTN admits to having a vested interest in the property as it borders Waterside, a restaurant owned by the editor”s daughter and son-in-law. The hotel has 118 bedrooms, sits on the A41 linking Hemel to junction 20 on the M25, and is straight across that road from the Apsley railway station with easy access to central London.
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