Totternhoe Knolls, Dunstable
#4 among attractions in Dunstable
Facts and practical information
Totternhoe Castle was a Norman castle in Totternhoe. Bedfordshire. Only earthworks survive. It is a Scheduled Monument, and part of Totternhoe Knolls Site of Special Scientific Interest. ()
Totternhoe Knolls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Ivinghoe Beacon, Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable Priory.
- 3.4 miSEFamily fun at large conservation zoo
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
87 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills of Bedfordshire, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo stands as the United Kingdom's largest zoo. This sprawling sanctuary in Dunstable, England, is home to a myriad of species, offering visitors a unique glimpse into the animal kingdom.
- 3.4 miSNatural attraction, Hill, Hiking trail
Ivinghoe Beacon
88 min walk • Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in Buckinghamshire, England, 233 m above sea level in the Chiltern Hills, close to Ivinghoe and Aldbury. Dunstable, Berkhamsted and Tring are nearby. The Beacon lies within the Ashridge Estate and is managed and owned by the National Trust.
- 2.4 miSEGolf
Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable
61 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.
- 2.7 miEChurch, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Dunstable Priory, Dunstable
69 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.
- 3.1 miSEMemorial
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
80 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.
- 2.5 miSENature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
65 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.
- 3 miSEProtected area
Sallowsprings, Chiltern Hills
77 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.
- 3.2 miSArchaeological site
Icknield Way
83 min walk • The Icknield Way is an ancient trackway in southern and eastern England that runs from Norfolk to Wiltshire. It follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills.
- 2.8 miNEChurch
Church of All Saints, Dunstable
71 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 miSWChurch
Eaton Bray Village Hall
26 min walk • Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. The arcades of the nave and the font date from the Early English period. There is a 16th-century communion table. The church was completely reconstructed in the 15th century though the core is 13th-century.
- 1.4 miNChurch
Church of All Saints
35 min walk • Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.