Zouches Farm transmitting station, Dunstable

#17 among attractions in Dunstable

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Zouches Farm transmitting station is a microwave radio link site located near the top of Blows Downs at Zouches Farm, Caddington, Bedfordshire, England. It was part of the London to Birmingham chain designed in the 1940s, and is now owned and maintained by BT Group. ()

Coordinates: 51°52'40"N, 0°29'0"W

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Dunstable United Kingdom

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Zouches Farm transmitting station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kenilworth Road, Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable Priory, Whipsnade Tree Cathedral.

2.2 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Kenilworth Road, Luton
58 min walk • Kenilworth Road stands proudly in Luton, England, as a testament to the town's deep-rooted love for football. This charismatic stadium, with a capacity of just over 10,000, is not only a sports venue but a significant landmark steeped in history.
2.1 miW
Golf
Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable
54 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.
1.6 miW
Church, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Dunstable Priory, Dunstable
40 min walk • The Priory Church of St Peter with its monastery was founded in 1132 by Henry I for Augustinian Canons in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. St Peter's today is only the nave of what remains of an originally much larger Augustinian priory church.
2.9 miSW
Memorial
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
74 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.
2.4 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lea Valley Walk, Luton
63 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.
2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
63 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.
2.5 miNW
Church
Church of All Saints, Dunstable
63 min walk • The Church of All Saints formerly The Church of St. Michael is a Church of England parish church in Houghton Regis in the English county of Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.5 miSW
Church
Church of St Mary
38 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.
2.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Waulud's Bank, Luton
64 min walk • Waulud's Bank is a possible Neolithic henge in Leagrave, Luton dating from 3,000BC. The Waulud's Bank earthworks are in the North of Luton and are situated on the edge of Leagrave common, with Central Leagrave to the south east and Marsh Farm to the west.
2.1 miNW
51°54'5"N • 0°30'47"W
Houghton Hall Park, Dunstable
53 min walk • Park
2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Landpark Wood
61 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.