Luton: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Kenilworth Road
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.
Wardown Park
Wardown Park is situated on the River Lea in Luton. The park has various sporting facilities, is home to the Wardown Park Museum and contains formal gardens.
Luton Town Hall
Luton Town Hall is a building at the junction between Manchester Street, Upper George Street and George Street, Luton, England; the current building was completed in 1936 on the site of the older Town Hall, which was burnt down 19 July 1919, following the Peace Day Riots.
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church is an Anglican Church in the centre of the town of Luton, England. The church has a rich and long history, being over 900 years old and has been rebuilt and refurbished constantly over the centuries.
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Stockwood Discovery Centre, formerly known as Stockwood Craft Museum, is one of two free admission museums situated in Luton. The museums in Luton are a part of a charitable trust, Luton Culture.
Someries Castle
Someries Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in the Parish of Hyde, near the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It was built in the 15th century by Sir John Wenlock, whose ghost is reputed to haunt the castle.
Stockwood Park
Stockwood Park is a large urban park in Luton, Bedfordshire, in the Farley Hill estate. With period formal gardens, leading crafts museums, Stockwood Park Rugby Club and extensive golfing facilities, it is about 100 hectares in area.
Wardown Park Museum
Wardown House Museum and Gallery formerly Wardown Park Museum and, before that, the Luton Museum & Art Gallery in Luton, is housed in a large Victorian mansion in Wardown Park on the outskirts of the town centre. The museum collection focuses on the traditional crafts of Bedfordshire, notably lace-making and hat-making.
Mossman Collection
The Mossman Carriage Collection is a museum housing a collection of horse-drawn vehicles in Stockwood Park, Luton, Bedfordshire.
Galley and Warden Hills
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.
The Hat Factory
The Hat Factory is an arts facility in the centre of Luton, England that seeks to develop the arts in the town and surrounding region. The Hat Factory opened in April 2004, and includes theatre, music, comedy, dance and film programmes.
Waulud's Bank
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.
Wrest Park
Wrest Park is a country estate located in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England. It comprises Wrest Park, a Grade I listed country house, and Wrest Park Gardens, also Grade I listed, formal gardens surrounding the mansion.
Markyate
Markyate is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire, close to the border with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Luton, Bedfordshire. It was founded in 1845 and the present church was built in 1910. It is situated on the corner of Castle Street and Victoria Street, next to the A505 road, in the town centre.
Putteridge
Putteridge is a suburb of Luton, England. The area is roughly bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Wigmore Lane and Hayling Drive to the south, Cannon Lane and Stapleford Road to the west, and the edge of Luton to the east.
Keech Hospice Care
Keech Hospice Care is a hospice in Luton, England. It provides care specifically for terminally ill children in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes, but also focuses on older terminally ill patients in Luton and South Bedfordshire.
Stockwood Park Academy
Stockwood Park Academy is a Mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Rotheram Avenue Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The academy was rated as requires improvement by Ofsted in 2018, although its sixth form provision was rated 'Good' in the same report.
Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park
Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park is a rare breeds farm and wildfowl park at Slip End near Luton in Central Bedfordshire. The park covers 7 acres and includes animals such as flamingos, monkeys, llamas, horses, cows, pigs, wallabies, lemurs, goats, raccoons, giant tortoises, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and ducks.
Luton Rugby Club
Luton Rugby Football Club are a Bedfordshire-based English rugby union team who currently play their rugby in London 2 North West following their relegation from London 1 North at the end of the 2018–19 season. Their ground is located by the M1 motorway just outside Stockwood Park and is called Newlands Road.
Marsh Farm
Marsh Farm is a suburb of Luton near to Leagrave and Limbury, mainly of council and social housing. The area is bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Bramingham Road to the south, Spinney Wood and the path from the wood to the edge of Luton to the west, and Great Bramingham wood to the east.
Wigmore
Wigmore is a suburb in east Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Telscombe Way and Someries Hill to the north, Wigmore Park to the south, Buckingham Drive and Wigmore Lane to the west, and the edge of Luton to the east.
University of Bedfordshire
The University of Bedfordshire is a public research university with campuses in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. The University has roots from 1882, however, it gained university status in 1993 as the University of Luton.
Hockwell Ring
Hockwell Ring is a suburb of Luton in the north-west of the town. The area is roughly bounded by Brickly Road to the north, High Street and Torquay Drive to the south, the M1 motorway to the west, and Vincent Road to the east.
Cell Park
Cell Park is a country house in Markyate, Hertfordshire near Luton, England. The house dates from the 16th century, has been modified at various times since then and was largely rebuilt in 1908 after a fire.
Luton/Dunstable Urban Area
The Luton/Dunstable Urban Area, according to the Office for National Statistics, is the conurbation including the settlements of Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, in Bedfordshire, East of England.
Sundon Park
Sundon Park is a suburb of north Luton in Bedfordshire. The area is roughly bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Leagrave Park to the south, the Midland Main Line to the west, and Spinney Woods and the footpath from the woods to the edge of town to the east.
Breachwood Green Mill
Breachwood Green Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.
Putteridge Bury
Putteridge Bury is a country house on the edge of the built-up area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England but located just over the county boundary in the parish of Offley in Hertfordshire.
Bury Park
Bury Park is an area of Luton located one mile north west of the town centre on the road to Dunstable. The area is roughly bounded by Claremont Road and Highfield Road to the north, Telford Way to the south, Hatters Way to the west, and the Midland Main Line to the east.
Stopsley
Stopsley is a suburb in the north-east of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Vauxhall Way and Turners Road North to the south, Bradgers Hill to the west, and Cannon Lane, Stapleford Road and Brays Road to the east.
Barnfield College
Barnfield College is the largest further education college in Bedfordshire, England, with two campuses in Luton.
Limbury
Limbury is a suburb of Luton, and was formerly a village in Bedfordshire before Luton expanded around it. The area is roughly bounded by Bramingham Road to the north, Marsh Road to the south, Bramingham Road to the west, and Catsbrook Road, Runfold Avenue, Grosvenor Road, Bancroft Road and Blundell Road to the east.
Round Green
Round Green is a suburb in the north-east of Luton. The area is roughly bounded by Bradgers Hill to the north, People's Park, Richmond Hill and Turners Road South to the south, Wardown Crescent and Elmwood Crescent to the west, and Vauxhall Way to the east.
New Town
New Town is a district of Luton just south east of the town centre. It is roughly bounded by Castle Street and London Road to the west, Seymour Road to the East, New Town Street to the North, and Cutenhoe Road to the south.
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