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Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings...

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Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NE)

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The Church of St Lawrence at Willington, Bedfordshire - Taken on 27-12-05

Willington

(4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction NW)

Willington lies on the south east outskirts of Bedford, it is most notable for its Dovecote, an oblong structure with nesting chambers and several stepped gables. Its stables are.....

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Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction SW)

A village surrounded by woodlands and famous for the art of straw plaiting used to make straw boater hats. Legend has it that Dick Turpin stopped here on his famous ride to York......

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Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)

Elstow's fine Moot Hall is a building of 1500, this is a medieval market hall which is open to the public, it houses a collection illustrating John Bunyan's life and times...

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A picture of Bedford

Bedford

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NW)

Bedford is the historic County town of Bedfordshire with a beautiful riverside setting on the great River Ouse. John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's has strong associations with this town...

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Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SW)

Silsoe is mostly noted for Wrest Park, a mansion in French Chateaux style which was the home of the de Grey family...

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Entry into Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)

Ashwell embodies some of the finest domestic architecture in England, here in this well preserved village, at a glance you get a pleasurable insight as to what England was like in the 16th and 17th-centuries...

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A picture of the remains of Houghton house, in Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Ampthill

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SW)

The lovely town of Ampthill lies sheltered by hills in the sandstone belt of Bedfordshire...

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Barton Le Clay

Barton Le Clay

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)

The attractive village of Barton-le-Clay nestles at the foot of the beautiful Barton Hills, it is ringed by beautiful Bedfordshire countryside and is famous for its impressive.....

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DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

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A sunny winter December 17th 2006 at Shuttleworth House, Bedfordshire

Shuttleworth House

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

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Sunset in April at Rowney Warren, Nr Chicksands, Shefford, Beds

Rowney Warren

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....

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Maulden Wood

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction SW)

Maulden Wood is an attractive mix of semi-natural broadleaf woodland, acidic grassland and conifer plantations. A waymarked walk.....

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Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction SW)

The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....

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Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW)

Wrest Park House was once the home of the de Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The gardens form a charming.....

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Wild Britain

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NW)

Formerly known as Bedford Butterfly Park...

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A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

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Barton Hills Nature Reserve

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

Barton Hills NNR is an example of chalk grassland typical of the northern Chilterns. The site also includes areas of Chilterns.....

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Sharpenhoe Clappers

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW)

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