Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate
Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate is a park in Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, England. Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate is situated nearby to the locality Well Head, as well as near California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunstable Downs and London Gliding Club.
Dunstable Downs
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Dunstable Downs Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunstable Downs Golf Club is a golf club in the southwest of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1906. As of 1995 the course measured 6251 yards.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whipsnade and Church End.
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.
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
Photo: Peter Skuce, Public domain.
Dunstable is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. There are several steep chalk escarpments, most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.
Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate
- Type: Park
- Location: Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86568° or 51° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.53743° or 0° 32′ 15″ westElevation
778 feet (237 metres)Open location code
9C3XVF87+72GeoNames ID
9409503
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