De Grey Mausoleum

#1677 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Coordinates: 52°0'40"N, 0°27'27"W

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De Grey Mausoleum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Houghton House, Chicksands Priory, St Mary's Church, Maulden Wood.

2.6 miNW
Entertainment, Sculpture, Ruins
Houghton House, Ampthill
66 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.
4.4 miNE
Monastery
Chicksands Priory, Shefford
112 min walk • Chicksands Priory is a former monastic house at Chicksands in Bedfordshire.
2.7 miNE
Ruins
St Mary's Church
70 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 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Maulden Wood
52 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.
1.4 miN
Memorial
Ailesbury Mausoleum, Maulden
36 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...
3.8 miSE
Church
Church of St Nicholas, Barton-le-Clay
96 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.
4.2 miSE
Hill
Barton Hills, Chiltern Hills
107 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.
2.4 miW
Park
Flitwick Wood, Norwood Road Nature Reserve
61 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.
3.6 miSW
Church
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
91 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.
3.2 miE
Church
St Mary's Church
82 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.
2.7 miNW
Memorial
Masquerade, Ampthill
68 min walk • 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.