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Photo of Houghton House, a landmark near Clophill, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Houghton House© Matthew Chadwick / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Bedford St Johns StationBedford

30 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Houghton House, a landmark near Clophill, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Houghton House

Landmark near Clophill

The romantic ruined shell of a 1621 mansion above Ampthill, reputedly Bunyan's 'House Beautiful', commanding views across the Marston vale.

9.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the John Bunyan Trail, an 81-mile long-distance path in eastern England.

John Bunyan Trail

Long-distance path

Around Bedfordshire in John Bunyan's footsteps — Elstow, Bedford and the chalk rises he recast as the Delectable Mountains.

0.3 km NE · Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire

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.

0.5 km N · spans 5 counties

Photo of the River Great Ouse, a river navigation running from Bedford to Denver Sluice, eastern England.

River Great Ouse

River navigation

The great slow river of the Fens, navigable from Bedford through Ely's cathedral skyline to Denver Sluice.

0.5 km NW · Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire & Norfolk

Bromham Mill

Watermill near Bromham

A working eighteenth-century watermill on the Great Ouse three miles west of Bedford, with heritage displays and a picnic island.

1.1 km NW

Photo of Priory Country Park, a country park near Cardington, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Priory Country Park

Country park near Cardington

A country park in Bedfordshire.

1.6 km E

Photo of Elstow, a village in Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Elstow

Village

Birthplace of John Bunyan, with timbered thatched cottages, a Tudor Moot Hall on the green and the surviving abbey church.

1.6 km S · Bedfordshire

Photo of Elstow Abbey, a church in Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Elstow Abbey

Church near Elstow

Surviving nave of a Norman Benedictine nunnery church at Elstow, where John Bunyan was baptised, with a detached bell tower on the green.

1.9 km S

Photo of Willington, an ancient site near Cardington, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Willington

Ancient site near Cardington

A National Trust place in Bedfordshire.

5.8 km E

Photo of Stevington Windmill, a windmill in Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Stevington Windmill

Windmill near Stevington

The only complete windmill left in Bedfordshire, an eighteenth-century post mill on the ridge above Stevington, restored for the Festival of Britain.

6.9 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (20) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.