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...
The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...
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.....
Silsoe is mostly noted for Wrest Park, a mansion in French Chateaux style which was the home of the de Grey family...
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......
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...
Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings...
An abiding feature of Wheathampstead is it beautiful 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen...
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The lovely town of Ampthill lies sheltered by hills in the sandstone belt of Bedfordshire...
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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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...
Hatfield is a town with two histories. There is the history of the ancient market town whose roots are firmly embedded in Saxon times, and the modern-day history of a town that grew to meet the demands of the housing population...
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.....
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...
The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey...
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...
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...
Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...
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One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....
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Wrest Park House was once the home of the de Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The gardens form a charming.....
The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....
Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....
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These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....
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The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....
Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....
Hatfield House built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I in 1611, stands within its own.....
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.....
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.....
Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....
This park is the site where one of the biggest cities in Roman Britain once stood - Verulamium...
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Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..
This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....
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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