Dunstable Downs
Dunstable Downs are part of the Chiltern Hills, in southern Bedfordshire, England; and are located near the town of Dunstable. They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whipsnade Zoo and London Gliding Club.
Whipsnade Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England.
London Gliding Club
Aerodrome
Photo: RJPLancaster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The London Gliding Club is a members' club whose airfield is located at the foot of the Dunstable Downs. Many privately owned gliders are based there. It has the facilities to train pilots in powerless flight, and in the skills necessary to fly cross country using nature's sources of energy.
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral is a 9.5-acre garden in the village of Whipsnade in Bedfordshire, England. It is planted in the approximate form of a cathedral, with grass avenues for nave, chancel, transepts, chapels and cloisters and "walls" of different species of trees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whipsnade and Holywell.
Whipsnade
Village
Photo: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2+1⁄2 miles south-south-west of Dunstable on the top of the Dunstable Downs, which drop away steeply to the south of the village.
Holywell
Village
Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holywell is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The settlement is close to Whipsnade and Studham, and Holywell forms part of the Studham civil parish.
Church End
Village
Church End is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England. The settlement forms part of the wider Totternhoe village and civil parish, with Church End being the closest part of the parish to the larger town of Dunstable.
Dunstable Downs
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 771 feet
- Description: escarpment in Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: escarpment and landform
- Location: Kensworth, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86424° or 51° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.53628° or 0° 32′ 11″ westElevation
771 feet (235 metres)Open location code
9C3XVF77+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6443799173OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dunstable Downs” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dunstable Downs”
- Dutch: “Dunstable Downs”
- German: “Dunstable Downs”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dunstable Downs”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dunstable Downs”
- Norwegian: “Dunstable Downs”
- Swedish: “Dunstable Downs”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dunstable Downs”. Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.