Kensworth Chalk Pit, Dunstable

Name: Kensworth Chalk Pit
Address: Dunstable, United Kingdom

#18 among attractions in Dunstable

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Kensworth Chalk Quarry is a 131.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kensworth in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire. ()

Coordinates: 51°51'58"N, 0°31'1"W

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Dunstable United Kingdom

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Kensworth Chalk Pit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, Dunstable Downs, Sallowsprings.

0.8 miNW
Golf
Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable
20 min walk • Dunstable Downs Golf Club is a golf club in the southwest of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1906. As of 1995 the course measured 6251 yards. The club has hosted the British PGA Matchplay Championship.
1.3 miSW
Memorial
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
32 min walk • 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.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
22 min walk • Dunstable Downs are part of the Chiltern Hills, in southern Bedfordshire in England, located near the town of Dunstable. They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns.
1.2 miSW
Protected area
Sallowsprings, Chiltern Hills
30 min walk • Sallowsprings is a 1.3 hectare nature reserve in Whipsnade in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This site was formerly a caravan park, and it is now a traditional hay meadow. A rich variety of flowers includes common knapweed, bluebells and cowslips.
0.7 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary
18 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Landpark Wood
21 min walk • Landpark Wood is a 3.6 hectare nature reserve near Whipsnade in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This wood has mature beech trees, hornbeam, oak and ash. The understorey is hazel and hawthorn, with bluebells, yellow archangel and woodruff.
1.3 miNE
Park
Cottage Bottom Fields, Dunstable
34 min walk • Cottage Bottom Fields is a 14.1 hectare local nature reserve in Dunstable in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council.
1.2 miNW
Nightlife, Music and shows, Music venue
California Ballroom, Dunstable
30 min walk • The California Ballroom, nicknamed "Cali" and "Soul City", was a 2000-capacity music venue, being one of the United Kingdom's best-known soul music venues outside London.