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Sharpenhoe Clappers

Open accesson National Trust land that is open on foot at all times

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

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Sharpenhoe Clappers is a promontory fort in Bedfordshire. It is one of two promontory forts the Albion Guide charts in the county. It sits within the Chilterns National Landscape. The closest station is Harlington (Beds), 3.2 km to the west.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Sharpenhoe Clappers

Photo of the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Chilterns

You’re inside itNational Landscape near The Lee

Beech woods and chalk downland within easy reach of London, laced with old ridge paths and grazing red kites

Photo along the Chiltern Way, a 177-mile long-distance path in England.

Chiltern Way

Long-distance path

The Chiltern Society's grand loop through four counties of beechwood and chalk, grown from a Millennium project into 177 miles.

here · spans 5 counties

Photo of Sundon Hills Country Park, a country park near Barton-le-Clay in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Sundon Hills Country Park

Country park near Barton-le-Clay

A chalk hilltop of beech and ash woodland, crossed by the Icknield Way.

1.2 km SW

Photo along the Lea Valley Walk, a 50-mile long-distance path running from Luton to Limehouse Basin, England.

Lea Valley Walk

Long-distance path

Down the Lea from its source at Leagrave to the Thames at Limehouse — flat towpath walking through Hertford and the Olympic Park.

5.6 km S · spans 4 counties

Photo of Wrest Park Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Silsoe, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Wrest Park Gardens

House & garden near Silsoe

French-style mansion and formal baroque gardens.

5.8 km NE

Photo of De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton, a landmark near Silsoe, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

Landmark near Silsoe

Cross-shaped burial chapel of the de Greys of Wrest Park, built onto Flitton church and filled with some 17 carved tombs and effigies.

5.8 km N