Wardon Abbey

#3349 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1135 (889 years ago)Coordinates: 52°4'53"N, 0°21'48"W

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Wardon Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Leonard, Church of St Andrew, Chicksands Priory, St Mary's Church.

0.9 miE
Church
Church of St Leonard
24 min walk • The Abbey Church of St Leonard of Old Warden is a Grade I listed church in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.
4.1 miE
Church
Church of St Andrew, Biggleswade
105 min walk • St Andrew's Church is the Anglican parish church for the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, England. The church is Grade II* listed and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
2.8 miS
Monastery
Chicksands Priory, Shefford
72 min walk • Chicksands Priory is a former monastic house at Chicksands in Bedfordshire.
3.6 miSW
Ruins
St Mary's Church
93 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.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Maulden Wood
116 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.
3.9 miN
Museum, Historical place
Willington Dovecote and Stables
99 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.
4.7 miNW
Park
Fenlake Meadows, Bedford
119 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.
4.7 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
119 min walk • Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966. The original footprint of the church dates back to the 12th century, but the current building dates mostly from the 15th century.
1.8 miE
52°5'23"N • 0°19'22"W
The Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade
47 min walk • Specialty museum, Garden, Park
4.1 miNE
Park
The Riddy, Sandy
105 min walk • The Riddy is an 8.4 hectare flood meadow and Local Nature Reserve located in Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, bordering the River Ivel.
3.1 miNW
Church
Cople Village Hall, Bedford
79 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.