Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs, Dunstable

Name: Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs
Address: Dunstable, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Dunstable

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Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs is a 73.4 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dunstable in Bedfordshire. It was notified in 1987 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and part of it is owned by the National Trust. ()

Coordinates: 51°52'8"N, 0°32'24"W

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Dunstable United Kingdom

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Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable Priory, Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, Dunstable Downs.

0.4 miNE
Golf
Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Dunstable
11 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.
1.5 miNE
Church, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Dunstable Priory, Dunstable
39 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.
1.1 miS
Memorial
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
29 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.
~1930 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
10 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.
1 miS
Protected area
Sallowsprings, Chiltern Hills
26 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.
1.2 miNW
Church
Church of St Giles
32 min walk • The Church of St Giles is a Grade I listed church in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. The church was built using stone from local quarries and has a fine exterior. "Flint-flushwork" decoration is used in the gable of the nave.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Landpark Wood
29 min walk • Landpark Wood is a 3.6 hectare nature reserve near Whipsnade in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This wood has mature beech trees, hornbeam, oak and ash. The understorey is hazel and hawthorn, with bluebells, yellow archangel and woodruff.
1.3 miNE
51°53'8"N • 0°31'39"W
Dunstable Sea Cadets, Dunstable
33 min walk • Windmill
0.6 miN
Nightlife, Music and shows, Music venue
California Ballroom, Dunstable
17 min walk • The California Ballroom, nicknamed "Cali" and "Soul City", was a 2000-capacity music venue, being one of the United Kingdom's best-known soul music venues outside London.
1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Lancot Park
31 min walk • Lancot Park is a cricket ground in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Situated at the foot of Dunstable Downs, on the outskirts of the village of Totternhoe, Lancot Park is the home of Dunstable Town Cricket Club.