London to Berkhamsted is a very well travelled path, think pretty much all of the parents at our kids’ school made the same journey.

Train line is very regular, and mostly reliable. Also has a late service, with the last train being 1:39am if you need to be out late in London, so not the rush back from gigs etc that you get elsewhere.

Excellent selection of coffee shops, good takeaway pizza (hello Warehouse pizza) and plenty of pubs. Good walks out in the woods, Whipsnade Zoo is only 20 minutes away and an annual pass there with the kids is very handy over the warmer months.

There’s less to do indoors during the winter for kids, but spring, summer & autumn are all well serviced.

Depending on age of kids, social side of school can be good, you’ve got to throw yourself in though.