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Photo: Whitehill (Butterfield Green), a 178m hill near Luton in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

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Whitehill (Butterfield Green)

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Whitehill (Butterfield Green) tops out at 178 m in Bedfordshire. It is the highest point of Luton. It stands within the Chilterns National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Luton, 3.9 km to the south.

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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 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.

2.3 km SW · spans 4 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.

5.9 km NW

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.

6.9 km SW

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.

9.1 km SE · Hertfordshire