Masquerade, Ampthill

Name: Masquerade
Address: Ampthill, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Ampthill

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Masquerade is a picture book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams and published in August 1979, that sparked a treasure hunt by including concealed clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare that had been created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams. The book became the inspiration for a genre of books known today as armchair treasure hunts. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°2'4"N, 0°30'27"W

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Ampthill United Kingdom

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Day trips

Masquerade – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Houghton House, St Mary's Church, Maulden Wood, Ailesbury Mausoleum.

1.1 miNE
Entertainment, Sculpture, Ruins
Houghton House, Ampthill
29 min walk • Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views.
4.2 miE
Ruins
St Mary's Church
107 min walk • The present St Mary's Church is located in the centre of the small village of Clophill, between Bedford and Luton in the South Midlands of England. The new church, built in 1848, replaced the old church by order of the Church Commissioners in 1850.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Maulden Wood
69 min walk • Maulden Wood is a woodland situated in Bedfordshire, England, near the village of Maulden, on the greensand ridge that stretches from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay.
2.1 miE
Memorial
Ailesbury Mausoleum, Maulden
54 min walk • The Ailesbury Mausoleum situated in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Maulden, in Bedfordshire, is a Grade II listed structure built in 1656 by Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, of nearby Houghton House in the parish of Maulden, for the purpose of housing the coffin and...
2.3 miS
Park
Flitwick Wood, Norwood Road Nature Reserve
58 min walk • Flitwick Wood is a 14.2 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Flitwick in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council. The site is semi-natural woodland, with some ancient trees and others that have been recently planted.
2.7 miSE
Memorial, Historical place
De Grey Mausoleum
68 min walk • The de Grey Mausoleum in Flitton, Bedfordshire, England, is one of the largest sepulchral chapels in the country. The Mausoleum contains over twenty monuments to the de Grey family who lived in nearby Wrest Park.
2.4 miNW
Valley, Park
Marston Vale, Marston Moreteyne
61 min walk • Marston Vale is an area of Bedfordshire. It lies to the south west of Bedford and Kempston, near Junction 13 of the M1 motorway.
4.9 miS
Church
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
126 min walk • Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961.
4.8 miNW
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Cranfield
123 min walk • Church of St Peter & St Paul is a Grade I listed church in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961.
2.6 miS
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Flitwick
67 min walk • The Church of St Peter & St Paul is the Church of England parish church in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England. It became a Grade I listed building on 23 January 1961.
4 miSW
Zoo
Woburn Safari Park, Woburn
103 min walk • Woburn Safari Park is a safari park located in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England. Visitors to the park can drive through exhibits, which contain species such as southern white rhino, elephants, tigers and black bears.