Beech Road Reservoir

Places of Interest

Dunstable Downs

Peak

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Dunstable Downs are a prominent chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, immediately south-west of Dunstable in southern Bedfordshire, England. The Downs rise to approximately 243 metres above sea level, forming the highest ground in Bedfordshire, and overlook the Vale of Aylesbury to the west.

Whipsnade Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos that is looked-after by the Zoological Society of London, a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

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

Luton

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Luton is a large town in Bedfordshire, some 35 mi north of London. It's a multicultural town with a population of about 200,000. It used to have a straw and hat-making trade, hence "The Hatters" nickname of Luton football club; a couple of factories remain along the Old Bedford Road.

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.

Leagrave

Suburb

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Leagrave is a former village and now a suburb of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England; it lies in the north-west of the town. The current council ward is roughly bounded by Vincent Road, Torquay Drive and High Street to the north, Roman Road and Stoneygate Road to the south, the M1 to the west, and Marsh Road and Leagrave Park to the east.

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