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Willington Dovecote, built during the 16th century. Willington, Bedfordshire.

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SW)

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

Bedfordshire

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction W)

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...

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (7.4 miles, 11.9 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...

A row of cottages, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 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...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 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......

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 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...

St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)

The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...

A picture of Ampthill

Ampthill (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SW)

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

Marendaz Trainer at Barton Aerodrome

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.9 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.....

St Marys Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.  Late Evening

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction S)

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...

The TOWN CENTER CLOCK in STEVENAGE TOWN CENTER.

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

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...

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction E)

The village of Grantchester, is a picturesque village along the river Cam, often enjoyed by tourists and students who travel to the village by punt from nearby Cambridge, to.....

Trees

Woburn (30 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SW)

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

Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction W)

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...

Cambridge University

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction E)

Cambridge has an abundance of magnificent buildings, and these together with riverside walks, wonderful museums and quaint old streets...

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)

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

Fledgling woodpecker

Dunstable (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SW)

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...

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction SE)

Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...

Recommended attractions near Sandy

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SW)

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)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SW)

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

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)

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

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)

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

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.1 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.....

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 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.....

A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 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.....

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)

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

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

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

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SW)

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.....

Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

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Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

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This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SE)

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Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction S)

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

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction E)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.1 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.....

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction SW)

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....


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