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Photo of Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, a folly near Ivinghoe in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral© Colin Park / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Luton Airport Parkway StationLuton Airport

38 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 the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Chilterns

National Landscape near The Lee

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

3.8 km N

Photo of Cardington Sheds, a landmark near Luton, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Cardington Sheds

Landmark near Luton

Two vast airship hangars built for the R101 that still dominate the flat land south-east of Bedford, among the largest structures in the country.

4.2 km W

Photo along the Hertfordshire Way, a 195-mile long-distance path in eastern England.Highlight

Hertfordshire Way

Long-distance path

Hertfordshire's grand circuit from the Royce Stone at Royston — chalk streams, commons and country houses for nearly 200 miles.

6.1 km SW · Hertfordshire

Photo of The Silver Cup, a gastropub near Harpenden, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

The Silver Cup

Gastropub near Harpenden

Common-side dining pub on the edge of Harpenden.

7.4 km SE

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.

9.6 km NW

Photo: Dunstable Downs, a 243m hill near Ivinghoe in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Dunstable Downs

County top near Ivinghoe

Chalk escarpment with gliders and sweeping views.

9.7 km W

Photo of Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, a folly near Ivinghoe in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Folly near Ivinghoe

A ten-acre garden planted between the wars in the outline of a cathedral, with grass avenues for nave and transepts and 'walls' of trees, a memorial to the fallen.

10 km W

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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.

0 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Luton Hoo Walled Garden, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Luton Hoo Walled Garden

House & garden near Luton

Capability Brown's unusual octagonal walled garden of the 1760s, restored by volunteers.

2.1 km SW

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.

3.2 km NE · spans 5 counties

Photo of The Old Bell, a pub near Harpenden, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

The Old Bell

Pub near Harpenden

Grade II-listed country pub near Harpenden, settled into the Hertfordshire countryside since 1765.

5.6 km S

Photo along the Icknield Way Path, a 110-mile long-distance path running from Ivinghoe Beacon to Knettishall Heath, England.

Icknield Way Path

Long-distance path

The missing middle of the 'oldest road in Britain', linking the Ridgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon to the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath.

6.1 km N · spans 7 counties

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.

6.1 km N · Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire

Dunstable Priory

Priory near Luton

The surviving nave of an Augustinian priory, with a Norman west front.

8.5 km W

Griffin Farm Vineyard

Vineyard near Dunstable

Small family vineyard near Dunstable growing English grapes on the chalk, open to visitors by appointment.

8.7 km W

Photo of The Bell (Studham), a pub in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

The Bell (Studham)

Pub near Studham

Grade II listed inn of more than 500 years standing in the Chiltern-edge village of Studham, repeatedly named the county's best countryside pub.

9.4 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (22) — 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.