Telegraph Hill

#1030 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Telegraph Hill is a nature reserve near Lilley in north Hertfordshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. According to the Chilterns AONB, the hill is owned by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust; a notice on the site says that it is managed by the trust, but it is not listed on the trust's web site as one of its reserves. ()

Coordinates: 51°56'49"N, 0°22'24"W

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Telegraph Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Beds Golf Club, Church of St Katharine, Church of St Nicholas, Barton Hills.

2.3 miSW
Golf
South Beds Golf Club, Luton
59 min walk • South Beds Golf Club is a golf club in Galley Hill, near Bramingham and north of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1893 and is ranked as the fourth best golf course in the county by the website Top 100 Golf Courses.
4.3 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of St Katharine
110 min walk • The Church of St Katharine of Alexandria is the Church of England parish church for Ickleford in Hertfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
2.3 miNW
Church
Church of St Nicholas, Barton-le-Clay
59 min walk • Church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed church in Barton le Clay, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.
2 miW
Hill
Barton Hills, Chiltern Hills
51 min walk • Barton Hills are situated southeast of the village of Barton-le-Clay in the English county of Bedfordshire. They are part of the Chilterns and hiking routes are marked on maps at the entrance to the hills. From the foot of the hillside, a spring marks the start of a chalk stream river. During the summer, Dartmoor ponies roam the hills.
4.3 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin
111 min walk • The Queen Mother Theatre is a modern purpose-built theatre located on Walsworth Road in Hitchin in Hertfordshire. Named for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the theatre offers a varied programme of amateur productions.
4.5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lea Valley Walk, Luton
115 min walk • The Lea Valley Walk is a 50-mile long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural.
4 miN
Church
St Mary's Church
102 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Lower Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
0.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit
14 min walk • Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a 79-hectare nature reserve in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
2.5 miSW
Park
Galley and Warden Hills, Luton
63 min walk • Galley and Warden Hills is a 47 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Warden Hill, a suburb of Luton in Bedfordshire. The local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council, and it was notified in 1986 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is also a Local Nature Reserve.
1.5 miNE
Park
Knocking Hoe, Barton-le-Clay
39 min walk • Knocking Hoe is a 7.7 hectare National Nature Reserve and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is mentioned in A Nature Conservation Review. It is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is managed by Natural England.
1.4 miNW
Protected area
Barton Gravel Pit, Chiltern Hills
37 min walk • Barton Gravel Pit is a 1.1 hectare nature reserve east of Barton-le-Clay in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.