Barton Gravel Pit, Chiltern Hills

Name: Barton Gravel Pit
Address: Chiltern Hills, United Kingdom

#28 among attractions in Chiltern Hills

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Barton Gravel Pit is a 1.1 hectare nature reserve east of Barton-le-Clay in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. ()

Coordinates: 51°57'26"N, 0°24'10"W

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Chiltern Hills United Kingdom

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Day trips

Barton Gravel Pit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Beds Golf Club, Telegraph Hill, Wardown Park Museum, Church of St Nicholas.

2.1 miS
Golf
South Beds Golf Club, Luton
54 min walk • South Beds Golf Club is a golf club in Galley Hill, near Bramingham and north of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1893 and is ranked as the fourth best golf course in the county by the website Top 100 Golf Courses.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Telegraph Hill
37 min walk • Telegraph Hill is a nature reserve near Lilley in north Hertfordshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
4.3 miS
Museum
Wardown Park Museum, Luton
109 min walk • 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.
0.9 miW
Church
Church of St Nicholas, Barton-le-Clay
22 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.
0.7 miW
Hill
Barton Hills, Chiltern Hills
17 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.
4.1 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lea Valley Walk, Luton
105 min walk • The Lea Valley Walk is a 50-mile long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural.
3.8 miW
Church
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
97 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.
3.4 miN
Church
St Mary's Church
86 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.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit
37 min walk • Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a 79-hectare nature reserve in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
2.5 miS
Park
Galley and Warden Hills, Luton
63 min walk • 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.
4 miSW
Archaeological site
Waulud's Bank, Luton
103 min walk • 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.