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At Sundown on The Thames

East Molesey

in the county of Surrey

Recommended Towns & Villages near St Neots

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)

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The Church of St Lawrence at Willington, Bedfordshire - Taken on 27-12-05

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

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.....

Pony's

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

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...

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction S)

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

St Ives

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 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...

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Church near Ashwell

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction S)

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 (15.4 miles, 24.8 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......

Kayaker on River Granta

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.5 miles, 24.9 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.....

St Bene't's Church, Cambridge

Cambridge (439 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction E)

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

Silsoe High Street, viewing south Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (16.7 miles, 26.9 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...

A picture of Ampthill

Ampthill (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SW)

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

Baldock High St, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction S)

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

River Cam at Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction E)

This pleasant village can be found in the spacious countryside within easy driving distance from Cambridge...

Marendaz Trainer at Barton Aerodrome

Barton Le Clay (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (18.9 miles, 30.5 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.....

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (19.2 miles, 30.9 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...

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (19.3 miles, 31.0 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...

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction SW)

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

All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (21.9 miles, 35.3 km, direction N)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Trees

Woburn (30 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (22.5 miles, 36.1 km, direction SW)

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

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE)

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

A sunny winter December 17th 2006 at Shuttleworth House, Bedfordshire

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

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

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

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

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)

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

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)

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

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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

Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 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.....

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction S)

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

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction E)

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Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction SE)

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

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 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.....

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction NW)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction E)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction NW)

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Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.3 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.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(24.9 miles, 40.0 km, direction NW)

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Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(25.1 miles, 40.4 km, direction SE)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(25.5 miles, 41.1 km, direction SW)

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