Stowe Landscape Gardens
(8 Miles)*
One of the first and finest Georgian landscape gardens in Britain, Stowe has over 30 arches and temples mirrored in the waters of lakes or silhouetted against the sky. The garden and park were created by the Temple family during a two hundred year period.
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National Waterways Museum
(8 Miles)*
Housed in a restored cornmill in the picturesque village of Stoke Bruerne, the museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of inland waterways.
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Cowper & Newton Museum
(9 Miles)*
Visit Orchard Side, home of the 18th century poet, translator and Letter-writer William Cowper. See displays of his works, portraits and memorabilia, plus those of his friend John Newton.
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Woburn Abbey
(9 Miles)*
Visitors will experience living history at Woburn Abbey - the Russell family has lived here for almost 450 years and it is still their family home.
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Leighton Buzzard Railway
(10 Miles)*
With its sharp curves, its steep gradients, its level crossings and its unique roadside running, the Leighton Buzzard Railway takes you back to a more relaxed age of transport.
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Claydon House
(10 Miles)*
Claydon is an extraordinary house with remarkable 18th century, rococo and chinoiserie decoration. Features include the unique Chinese room and parquetry Grand Stairs.
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Ascott
(11 Miles)*
Originally a half-timbered Jacobean farmhouse, Ascott was bought in 1876 by the de Rothschild family and considerably transformed and enlarged.
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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
(13 Miles)*
The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working Steam Museum, with one of the largest collections of locomotives, vehicles and railway memorabilia in the UK.
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
(14 Miles)*
Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum.
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Bromham Mill and Gallery
(14 Miles)*
There was a mill on the site of Bromham Mill since before the domesday survey in 1086.
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Abington Park Museum
(14 Miles)*
'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building.
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Waddesdon Manor
(14 Miles)*
Waddesdon manor was built between 1874 and 1889 in the style of a 16th-century French chateau for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to entertain his guests and display his vast collection of art treasures.
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Moot Hall
(15 Miles)*
Elstow Moot Hall (or Green House as it was formerly known) was built in the late 15th century as a market-house in connection with the village fairs.
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Oak Farm Rare Breeds Park
(15 Miles)*
Oak Farm Rare Breeds Park is now Closed to Visitors.
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Bedford Museum
(15 Miles)*
Housed in the former Higgins and Sons Brewery, Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle, beside the Great Ouse Embankment.
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