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Close to the Chiltern Hills, Leighton Buzzard is visited by hundreds each year for its heritage railway, the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway. This Bedfordshire town was the site of the Great Train Robbery, and the filming of the subsequent film of same name, and where the opening of the Grand Union Canal was celebrated.
 
 
 
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Ascott House
The De Rothschild family bought Ascott in 1876. It was originally a Jacobean farmhouse and has been considerably transformed and enlarged. It contains a very fine collection of paintings and oriental porcelain as well as English and French furniture. The...
 
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Leighton Buzzard Railway
Built in 1919, the original narrow gauge railway was constructed in order to help out the post war effort after the First World War. Today, it makes for one of the few surviving narrow gauge railways of its age...
 
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Pitstone Green Museum
The Pilstone Green Museum carries an extensive collection of historical information that is related to the local people and their surroundings. There are archaeological finds that show the very earliest of civilisation in the region, as well as much...
 
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Ford End Watermill   (Approx 9 Miles)
The first recording of this water mill was in 1767, but it is fairly well thought by archaeologists and historians that the mill has been in place for a great deal longer than that. The mill stayed in service...
 
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Natural History Museum   (Approx 8 Miles)
The Natural History Museum allows visitors to come face to face with a full-sized gorilla, be stared down by a giant moa bird and be tracked by the eyes of an anaconda. There are in total more than four...
 
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Pitstone Windmill   (Approx 6 Miles)
The original Postmill construction was erected in 1627, and operated as an important part of the local economy for many centuries. The entire building was overhauled and restored by a team of dedicated local volunteers. The National Trust...
 
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St Mary's Church   (Approx 1 Miles)
Constructed in 1868, St Mary's Church in Woburn is a fine example of a 19th Century church built in the Continental Gothic style of the 13th Century. It replaced the 'Old' St Mary's Church on Bedford Street, which is now...
 
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Tring Reservoirs   (Approx 7 Miles)
The Tring Reservoirs were created in the nineteenth century to supply extra water to the Grand Union Canal Arms. The reservoirs are now a Site of Special Scientific Interest and attract many visitors each year. As well as being a...
 
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Whipsnade Estate and Whipsnade   (Approx 9 Miles)
Offering outstanding views over the Vale of Aylesbury and the Chiltern Ridge, the Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs encompass the highest point in the East of England. This beautifully maintained area of natural beauty is protected by the National Trust...
 
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Whipsnade Tree Cathedral   (Approx 7 Miles)
This beautiful and unusual project was started as a peace and reconciliation programme after the horrors of the First World War. The Whipsnade Tree Cathedral covers an area of over nine acres and is managed and maintained by the...
 
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Woburn Abbey   (Approx 7 Miles)
Woburn Abbey is one of England's most majestic stately homes. Set within a 3,000-acre deer park the Abbey has been home to the Dukes of Bedford for over 400 years. Today, whilst still a private home, parts of the Abbey...
 
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Woburn Heritage Centre   (Approx 10 Miles)
Woburn Heritage Centre is a museum and local tourist information point. The Centre's exhibits capture in tremendous detail Woburn's history and its people. There are old photographs, maps and a selection of artefacts to view, as well as leaflets and...
 
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Woburn Safari Park   (Approx 8 Miles)
Woburn Safari Park is the ultimate safari adventure experience in the UK. Take a drive around the Park and see tigers, lions, wolves and bears plus many other wild animals close-up. There’s an opportunity to walk around the Wild World...
 
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