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Barton Hills

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Barton Hills is a National Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire, covering 0.44 km². It is one of three National Nature Reserves in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Chilterns National Landscape.

For more of the same, Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills and Galley and Warden Hills are close by. The nearest railway station is Harlington (Beds), about 5.1 km to the west.

More places to visit near Barton Hills

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.

0.3 km NE · 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.

2.7 km W

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.

5.7 km N

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.

6.9 km NW