Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Recommended towns & villages near Wardown Park Museum

Blows Downs

Dunstable

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction W)

Henry I gave Dunstable its first "Royal" charter making it a market town, this was at the time he founded the town's Augustinian priory in 1131...

Information | Pictures (21) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Marendaz Trainer at Barton Aerodrome

Barton Le Clay

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)

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.....

Information | Pictures (13) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NE)

Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside...

Information | Pictures (51) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Poppies and St Helens Church

Wheathampstead

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SE)

An abiding feature of Wheathampstead is it beautiful 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen...

Information | Pictures (5) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

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

Information | Pictures (19) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Stevenage

Stevenage

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

Its history began in Roman times when it grew as a small town beside the Great North Road and its heritage from those times is evidenced by the Six Hills, a 2,000 year old Roman burial site...

Information | Pictures (29) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction N)

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......

Information | Pictures (8) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Chestnut walk, Boxmoor trustlands, Hemel Hempstead.

Hemel Hempstead

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

Set in a delightful valley of the Chilterns, formed by the River Gade, the town is noted for its variety of old buildings which include the Norman church dedicated to St.Mary...

Information | Pictures (24) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

St Albans Cathedral

St Albans

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction S)

One of the most pleasant parts of St.Albans is quaint Fishpond Street. The street derives it's name from a fishpond which lay nearby in medieval times where the monks used to fish...

Information | Pictures (54) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Aldbury, Hertfordshire.

Aldbury

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SW)

Lying on the edge of the Chiltern Hills this is one of the counties most attractive villages...

Information | Pictures (41) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

All towns in Bedfordshire
Complete A to Z of towns in England

Recommended attractions near Wardown Park Museum

No picture available

Barton Hills Nature Reserve

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction N)

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

Information | Hotels

No picture available

Sharpenhoe Clappers

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction N)

..

Information | Hotels

No picture available

Sundon Hills Country Park

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NW)

..

Information | Hotels

No picture available

Dunstable Downs Country Park, Dunstable

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction W)

..

Information | Hotels

Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Rothamsted Park

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

..

Information | Pictures (3) | Hotels

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW)

Where better to go for a great family day out than the zoo. Here, at Whipsnade, under the great open sky you can enjoy the.....

Information | Pictures (36) | Hotels

No picture available

Shaw's Corner

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction SE)

Home of famous Irish playwright G. B. Shaw...

Information | Hotels

Redbournbury Water Mill, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Redbournbury Mill

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)

The only working mill on the River Ver. Now a museum after a huge restoration project...

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

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

Information | Pictures (70) | Hotels

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction E)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....

Information | Pictures (6) | Hotels


All attractions in Bedfordshire
Complete A to Z of attractions in England