Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whipsnade Zoo and Dunstable Downs.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunstable and Edlesborough.
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.
Edlesborough
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edlesborough is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale area of Buckinghamshire, England. Edlesborough is about 3 miles west-south-west of Dunstable and immediately south of the village of Eaton Bray, just over the county boundary in Bedfordshire.
Houghton Regis
Town
Photo: John Yaxley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell.
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Garden in Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: garden, war memorial, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8532° or 51° 51′ 12″ northLongitude
-0.5376° or 0° 32′ 15″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3XVF36+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 225998256OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4994297
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Whipsnade Tree Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Whipsnade trækatedral”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Whipsnade Tree Cathedral”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Whipsnade trekatedral”
- Norwegian: “Whipsnade trekatedral”
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