Cople Pits

#4220 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Cople Pits is a two hectare nature reserve in Cople in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. ()

Coordinates: 52°7'49"N, 0°23'24"W

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Cople Pits – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Willington Dovecote and Stables, Great Barford Bridge, Fenlake Meadows, Church of All Saints.

0.5 miNE
Museum, Historical place
Willington Dovecote and Stables
12 min walk • Willington Dovecote & Stables is a National Trust property located in Willington, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Both buildings are Grade I listed. The property is a 16th-century stable and stone dovecote, which contains nesting boxes for over 1500 pigeons.
2.4 miNE
Bridge
Great Barford Bridge, Great Barford
63 min walk • The early fifteenth century Great Barford Bridge, sometimes called simply Barford Bridge, spans the River Great Ouse at Great Barford, Bedfordshire. It is an arch bridge with seventeen arches, originally built from limestone and sandstone.
2.3 miW
Park
Fenlake Meadows, Bedford
59 min walk • Fenlake Meadows is a 19.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Kingsbrook area of Bedford. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council. This site is in a river valley on the bank of the River Great Ouse, and it is often wet and waterlogged.
2.4 miN
Church
Church of All Saints
62 min walk • Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.
0.5 miS
Church
Cople Village Hall, Bedford
14 min walk • Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Cople, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is constructed of sandstone and Dunstable clunch, in the Early English Period and Perpendicular styles.
2.5 miW
52°7'26"N • 0°26'57"W
Jubilee Skatepark, Bedford
65 min walk • Park
2 miE
Museum, History museum
Moggerhanger House
52 min walk • Moggerhanger House is a Grade I-listed country house in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, England, designed by the eminent architect John Soane.
2 miW
52°7'56"N • 0°26'17"W
Priory Marina, Bedford
53 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
University of Bedfordshire Theatre, Bedford
60 min walk • The University of Bedfordshire Theatre is a theatre situated on the Polhill Campus of the University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Risinghoe Castle, Bedford
34 min walk • Risinghoe Castle, sometimes known as Goldington Castle, is a 20-foot mound, located in the former village of Goldington, a parish in the hundred of Barford, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.
2.7 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Bedford School Boat Club, Bedford
70 min walk • Bedford School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Great Ouse at Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford...