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in the county of Bedfordshire

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

About Clophill

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. Clophill has several listed buildings and attractions of historical interest.

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Recommended attractions near Clophill

Cainhoe Castle(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)Pictures
Maulden Wood(1.3 miles, 2.2 km, direction N)Pictures
Wrest Park House and Gardens(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction SE)Pictures
Houghton House(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction W)Pictures
Rowney Warren(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NE)Pictures
Sharpenhoe Clappers(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)Pictures
Barton Hills Nature Reserve(5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)Pictures
The Swiss Garden(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NE)Pictures
Sundon Hills Country Park(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction S)Pictures
Shuttleworth House(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NE)Pictures
The Shuttleworth Collection(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NE)Pictures
Woburn Safari Park(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)Pictures
Woburn Abbey(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)Pictures
Wardown Park Museum(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction S)Pictures
Wild Britain(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)Pictures

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Recommended towns near Clophill

Silsoe, a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (1.3 miles, 2.1 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.
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Ampthill, a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction W)
The lovely town of Ampthill lies sheltered by hills in the sandstone belt of Bedfordshire.
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Barton Le Clay, a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (3.9 miles, 6.2 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...
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Old Warden, a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE)
Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings.
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Elstow, a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction N)
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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Bedford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction N)
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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Willington, a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (8.0 miles, 12.8 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...
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Hitchin, a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SE)
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Woburn, in the county of Bedfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction W)
The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey.
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Sandy, a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)
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Baldock, in the county of Hertfordshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)
The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside.
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Dunstable, a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)
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.
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Ashwell, in the county of Hertfordshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 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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Stevenage, in the county of Hertfordshire (13.0 miles, 20.8 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.
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Newport Pagnell, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 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.
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Nearby travel help

Flitwick Station(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction SW)
Millbrook (Bedfordshire) Station(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)
M1 Junction 12(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction SW)
M1 Junction 13(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)
London Luton Airport(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction S)
Cambridge Airport(28.4 miles, 45.6 km, direction NE)
Clophill to London(38.1 miles, 61.3 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Clophill

Hotel NameApproximate distance from Clophill center
Menzies Flitwick Manor(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW)
The Carriage House(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction E)
Express By Holiday Inn Bedford(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N)
The Barns Hotel (Form. Corus Hotel Bedford)(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)
Park Inn Bedford(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction N)
Embankment Hotel(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction N)
Bedford Swan Hotel(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction N)
Firs Hotel & Restaurant(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)
De Pary's Hotel(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction N)
Shakespeare Hotel(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N)
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