Garston, Hertfordshire Garston, Hertfordshire Garston is a village in Hertfordshire, England. Garston is contiguous with Watford and now, despite retaining a local identity, is effectively a suburb. It is within the Stanborough, Woodside and Meriden wards of the borough of Watford, although a small number of its streets are in Hertsmere. The Building Research Establishment has its headquarters within Garston. Garston has several large secondary schools including St Michael's Catholic High School, Parmiter's School and Francis Combe Academy. Garston railway station on the Abbey line is served by West Midlands Trains services. Arriva London operate a bus garage in Garston. It is
Walkabout (pub chain) Walkabout (pub chain) Walkabout is an Australian themed pub and restaurant chain in the United Kingdom owned by Stonegate pubs since December 2016. Walkabout employs 821 employees and its head office is based in Hemel Hempstead. The first Walkabout bar was opened in 1994. In December 2016, it was reported that the brand had 30 outlets, down from a peak of about 50. In 2009 Walkabout's parent company went into administration. A number of unprofitable sites were closed and the company refinanced itself. In the 2010s Walkabout came under pressure by boroughs keen to clean up and gentrify their high