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Shefford

Bedfordshire, East of England · population 7,307 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Chicksands 1.4 milesCampton 1.4 milesClifton 1.4 milesMeppershall 1.5 milesSouthill 1.8 milesChurch End 2 milesUpper Stondon 2.1 milesLower Stondon 2.1 miles

Villages in Shefford

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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in Shefford

Days out around Shefford – castles, lakes, hills, nature reserves and more, including 1 in Shefford itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏰 Castles & stately homes1🏞️ Lakes & lochs22⛰️ Hills & peaks2🌿 Nature reserves15🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks1🏛️ Museums2🌳 Parks & gardens22🗿 Monuments & memorials10🏚️ Ruins2🏺 Archaeological sites8📸 Landmarks & sights3🛝 Playgrounds2

Days out

🏰 Castles & stately homes

🏰 Castle

Meppershall Castel

Church End · 1.9 miles

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Days out

🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Castle Lake

Beadlow · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Warren Lake

Clophill · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Serpentine Lake

Ickwell · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Upper Pond

Ickwell · 3.7 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Middle Pond

Ickwell · 3.7 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Lower Pond

Ickwell · 3.7 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Acre Pond

Silsoe · 3.7 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Ladies' Lake

Silsoe · 3.7 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Long Water

Silsoe · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Broad Water

Silsoe · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Leg O'Mutton Lake

Silsoe · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Green Lagoon

Fairfield · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Blue Lagoon

Fairfield · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Old Fishponds

Northill · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Blacksmiths Pond

Pirton · 4.3 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Dahlia Pond

Fairfield · 5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Manor Farm - Damsel Lake

Lower Caldecote · 5.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Gerry's Hole

Ickleford · 5.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Manor Farm - Carp Lake

Lower Caldecote · 5.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Manor Farm - Becks Lake

Lower Caldecote · 5.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Manor Farm - Winters Lake

Seddington · 5.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Manor Farm - Booneys Lake

Seddington · 5.6 miles

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Days out

⛰️ Hills & peaks

⛰️ Peak

Cain Hill

Upper Gravenhurst · 3.7 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Deacon Hill

Little Offley · 5.6 miles · 172 m above sea level

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Days out

🌿 Nature reserves

🌿 Nature reserve

Millennium Meadow

Newtown · 2.5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Henlow Common and Langford Meadows Nature Reserve

Langford · 2.5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Seal Bank

Langford · 2.5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Clophill Lakes Nature Reserve

Beadlow · 3.1 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Wildlife hide

Beadlow · 3.1 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Pix Brook Nature Reserve

Church End · 3.7 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Old Warden Tunnel

Old Warden · 4.3 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Stotfold Watermill Nature Reserve

Stotfold · 5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Knocking Hoe National Nature Reserve

Pirton · 5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Oughtonhead Common

Hitchin · 5.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Flitton Moor Local Nature Reserve

Flitton · 5.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Norton Common

Letchworth · 5.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Rushymeade

Pulloxhill · 6.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Pegsdon Hills

Little Offley · 6.2 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

King's Wood

Houghton Conquest · 6.2 miles

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Days out

🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks

🦁 Zoo

English School of Falconry

Cotton End · 5 miles

Cotton End Road, Beford MK45 3DT

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Days out

🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

Military Intelligence Museum

Campton · 1.2 miles

Nimrod Drive, Shefford SG17 5PR

+44 1462 814643

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🏛️ Museum

Garden City Collection Study Centre

Letchworth · 5 miles

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Days out

🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Shefford Millenium Green

Shefford · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Chicksands Bike Park

Deadmans Cross · 2.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Arlesey Recreation Ground

Arlesey · 3.7 miles

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🌳 Park

Saxon Gate Park

Stanford · 4.3 miles

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🌳 Park

Silsoe Nature Reserve & Park

Silsoe · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

The Haven Gardens

Stotfold · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Jubilee Recreation Ground

Biggleswade · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Kings Reach Play Park

Biggleswade · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Fitness Park

Biggleswade · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Rutherford Way Play Park

Biggleswade · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Linear Wood

Biggleswade · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Maunder Avenue Play Area

Biggleswade · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Salcombe Close Play Area

Biggleswade · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Carter Meadow Play Park

Biggleswade · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Herschel Green

Biggleswade · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Orchard

Upper Gravenhurst · 5.6 miles

Ampthill Road

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🌳 Park

Collings Crescent Play Park

Biggleswade · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Wilbury Recreation Ground

Letchworth · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Swinburne Park

Hitchin · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Green

Pulloxhill · 6.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Cadwell Playing Field

Ickleford · 6.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Moggerhanger Park

Moggerhanger · 6.2 miles

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Days out

🗿 Monuments & memorials

🗿 Monument

History of Bridge

Upper Gravenhurst · 2.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

George Montague Dunk Earl of Halifax memorial

Appley Corner · 2.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

Dog's Cemetery

Silsoe · 3.7 miles

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🗿 Monument

Northill War Memorial

Ickwell · 4.3 miles

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🗿 Monument

Hutton Monument

Silsoe · 4.3 miles

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🗿 Monument

Biggleswade War Memorial

Biggleswade · 4.3 miles

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🗿 Monument

Ailesbury Mausoleum

Upper Gravenhurst · 5.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

Ebenezer Howard

Letchworth · 6.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

First World War Memorial

Letchworth · 6.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

Ebenezer Howard

Letchworth · 6.2 miles

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Days out

🏚️ Ruins

🏚️ Ruins

Mooring Tower

Cotton End · 5.6 miles

This is where the R101 airship launched from, as described in Bill Hannack's book "Fatal Flight: The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship". See this diagram: https://youtu.be/ixxXhZVFXxQ?t=603

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🏚️ Ruins

St Mary The Virgin

Beadlow · 3.1 miles

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Days out

🏺 Archaeological sites

🏺 Archaeological site

Cainhoe Castle Hill

Beadlow · 3.1 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Higham Gobion Castle

Shillington · 4.3 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Motte & Bailey

Pirton · 5 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Knocking Knoll Long Barrow

Pirton · 5 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Gagmansbury (Upbury)

Pulloxhill · 5 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Ickleford Tumulus

Letchworth · 6.2 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort

Seddington · 6.2 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Radwell Roman villa

Norton · 6.2 miles

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Days out

📸 Landmarks & sights

📸 Landmark

The Shuttleworth Collection

Ickwell · 3.7 miles

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📸 Landmark

Summerfields' Miniature Railways

Haynes · 3.7 miles

Hammer Hill, Haynes MK45 3BH

+44 7498 869902

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📸 Landmark

Wrest Park & Gardens

Silsoe · 4.3 miles

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Days out

🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Heather Drive

Stanford · 5 miles

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🛝 Playground

Aspen Gardens Play Area

Astwick · 5 miles

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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Shefford.

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