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Sandy Lodge promontory fort

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Sandy Lodge promontory fort is one of two promontory forts the Albion Guide charts in Bedfordshire. For arrivals by rail, Sandy Station is 1.5 km to the north-west. The nearest other promontory fort is Willington, 8.3 km to the west.

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Photo of The Lodge, Sandy, a nature reserve near Ickwell, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

The Lodge, Sandy

Nature reserve near Ickwell

The RSPB's headquarters wrapped in over a hundred acres of woodland, heath and formal gardens on the Greensand Ridge, laced with nature trails.

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Photo of The Cock, a pub near Broom, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

The Cock

Pub · With rooms near Broom

Greene King ales fetched by the jug straight from the cellar in a quarry-tiled village pub with no bar counter.

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Photo of Swiss Garden, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Ickwell, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Swiss Garden

House & garden near Ickwell

A theatrical Regency Swiss garden of winding paths, follies and a chalet cottage.

4.8 km SW

Photo of Old Warden, a village in Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Old Warden

Village

Estate village of picture-book thatched cottages, restored by the Shuttleworth family, with the Swiss Garden and vintage aerodrome on its doorstep.

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Photo along the Ouse Valley Way, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Syresham to King's Lynn, England.

Ouse Valley Way

Long-distance path

The Great Ouse walked source to sea — from a pub garden at Syresham to the old quay at King's Lynn, 150 miles across five counties.

6.5 km NW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Ashwell, a village in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Ashwell

Village

North-Hertfordshire village of preserved timber-framed houses gathered under a tall medieval church spire, beside the chalk springs that feed the River Cam.

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