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Inside Information in Hitchin, Hertfordshire*

Hitchin, Hertfordshire Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know

Hook-up Spots (That hallowed spot where everyone hangs around with their mates dreaming of the time when they can get into the pubs or clubs - a bench, a corner: you name it.)

• Hitchin is a fantastic town with lots of rustic charm. For girlies with prams, try Stevenage; for boy racers, try Luton. Stick to Hitchin for a nice coffee on a bustling Saturday afternoon at one of the cafes with outside tables for the perfect place to hang out. There will always be places for the young-uns to hang out in any town, and in Hitchin these are: The Hill, the pool, ransoms,WHSmiths benches and any other playing field or bus shelter. Hitchin is cool. P.S The Howard Centre is in Welwyn (and not worth mentioning).
• outside the quotidian sun street while waiting for your bike to be fixed on a saturday afternoon.
• Err? not sure why this is even worth mentioning...people who hang round in Hitchin ain't worth hanging round with! Go LUTON ppl
• Outside Woolworths on a Saturday. There's always a bunch of kids sitting on a bench.
• hitchin pool on a hot summers day. yup - its a good view alright.
• The Hill is one of those places under the cameras, which are monitored!
• As mentioned below, the hill is without doubt the only place. We all used to go up there for drunk skirt fun.
• The market is quite a good place to have a laugh. Particuarly the stalls in front of the river!!!! Also ransoms rec is great when you're pissed!
• Well, lets see...while most kids can be found pushing prams around there are a few (probably the Dads) that can be seen standing around like shrunken cheap Versace & Fubu models. Try outside any bus stop at 3.35pm. They gather in packs. Its not unknown for the youngsters to PAY the owners of shiny novas and bumped up escorts to sit in the passenger seats of said cars as they cruise past Woolies blasting music mobile disco styleeee. 'Classics' such as Shaggy and The Bahamen can be enjoyed at ear splitting volume. nice.
• I think they r saying the howard centre 2 take the piss (cos theres nowhere decent to hang out in hitchin so go 2 sumwhere better)!
• the bus stops on the NEW market square
• Butts Close- packed in the summer with young girls who think it's cool to get tarted up and sit in a field drinking alco-pops!
• All the rudies in the Market Place or outside WHSmiths ( on the benches )
• For the last time......The Howard Center is in Welwyn Garden City. I'll not tell you again.
• The Howard Centre is NOT in Hitchin, poss in Letchworth.
• The benches outside WHSmiths sees a lot of my boys hanging round, waiting to pick up their giros!
• There is, and only ever will be, one hookup spot in Hitchin. This is Windmill Hill (just The Hill to those of us in the know) An oasis of green tranquility in the town centre, it is placed conviniently in between the loacl boys' & girls' schools. A bit like Primrose Hill, but with more hidden places to do the things that you really should(n't) be doing at that age young man!
• howard centre

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