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Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction N)

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

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction W)

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 (4.6 miles, 7.4 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...

Barton Le Clay

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (5.9 miles, 9.6 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.....

Lovely Hitchin.

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (6.4 miles, 10.4 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...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)

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St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (7.0 miles, 11.2 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 (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)

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

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction NW)

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...

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

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction N)

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.....

St Mary's Church in Ashwell

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (7.5 miles, 12.1 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...

CHURCH IN YELDEN

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 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...

The TOWN CENTER CLOCK in STEVENAGE TOWN CENTER.

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

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...

Woburn Deer Park, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn (30 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction W)

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

View of Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire

Dunstable (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 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...

Poppies and St Helens Church

Wheathampstead (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

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

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Welwyn Garden City (16 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

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A picture of Newport Pagnell

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (17.2 miles, 27.6 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...

Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NW)

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...

At the code breaking Museum

Bletchley (43 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

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Recommended attractions near Shefford

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NW)

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)

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction W)

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

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.2 km, direction N)

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

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)

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)

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)

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

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 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)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction W)

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

Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S)

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Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SE)

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Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

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.....

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SE)

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

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

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SE)

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Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction NE)

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

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction SW)

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Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park (36 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 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.....

A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction W)

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

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction SW)

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

Hatfield House

Hatfield House (53 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction S)

Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....

Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church (17 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction S)

Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.1 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.....


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