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The great Ouse in Bedford, July 2003

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction S)

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...

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

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SE)

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.....

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction S)

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...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SE)

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Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Ampthill

Ampthill (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction S)

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

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction SW)

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S)

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......

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

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

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NW)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

St Ives

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction E)

This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England...

Rothwell Pub

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Ladybridge Lake

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction W)

The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of Northampton was destroyed, it was rebuilt in such a.....

St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Milton Keynes (46 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction SW)

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day...

Trees

Woburn (30 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey...

Barton Le Clay

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction S)

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.....

Church near Ashwell

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction SE)

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...

Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction SW)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Recommended attractions near Riseley

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

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

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

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

coming soon email: collection@shuttleworth.org http://www.shuttleworthcollection.co.uk/..

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction SE)

These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

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

Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction S)

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

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

Houghton is a beautifully restored water mill from the 17th century. It can be found in the delightful village of Houghton,.....

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction S)

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

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction SW)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction W)

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Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction S)

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

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction NW)

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Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction N)

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Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction S)

Set in 3,000 acres of beautiful park land, Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Russell family for almost 450 years and it is.....

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction E)

Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction N)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.4 km, direction NW)

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