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Exbury Gardens

Exbury

in the county of Hampshire

Cromer, Norfolk

Cromer

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk

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A picture of Ampthill

Ampthill

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

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

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Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction E)

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......

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Silsoe High Street, viewing south Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SE)

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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Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow

(4.4 miles, 7.1 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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Marendaz Trainer at Barton Aerodrome

Barton Le Clay

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction SE)

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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A picture of Bedford

Bedford

(6.5 miles, 10.5 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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Chocolate Box

Old Warden

(6.6 miles, 10.7 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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Woburn Deer Park, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)

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

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

Willington

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

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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Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NE)

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Maulden Wood

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction E)

Maulden Wood is an attractive mix of semi-natural broadleaf woodland, acidic grassland and conifer plantations. A waymarked walk.....

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Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction E)

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

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Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction SE)

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

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

Rowney Warren

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction E)

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

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Rhino

Woburn Safari Park

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SW)

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Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey

(6.1 miles, 9.9 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.....

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Sharpenhoe Clappers

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)

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Sundon Hills Country Park

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

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Barton Hills Nature Reserve

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)

Barton Hills NNR is an example of chalk grassland typical of the northern Chilterns. The site also includes areas of Chilterns.....

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Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

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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