Dunstable Downs
Dunstable Downs is an airfield in United Kingdom. Dunstable Downs is situated nearby to the locality Well Head, as well as near the village Church End.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include London Gliding Club and Dunstable Downs.
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
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.
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
Nature reserve
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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 Church End and Whipsnade.
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.
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.
Totternhoe
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Totternhoe is a village and civil parish in the Manshead hundred of the county of Bedfordshire, England. Totternhoe is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dunstable Downs.
Dunstable Downs
- Type: Airfield
- Category: transportation
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86667° or 51° 52′ northLongitude
-0.54833° or 0° 32′ 54″ westElevation
495 feet (151 metres)Open location code
9C3XVF82+MMGeoNames ID
11711069
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Highlights include Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate and Totternhoe Castle.
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