Hanger Wood

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Save this place

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Hanger Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire, covering 0.24 km². It is one of 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. For arrivals by rail, Bedford Station is about 4.1 km to the east. Nearby nature reserves include Marston Vale Millennium Country Park, Priory Country Park and Harrold-Odell Country Park.

More places to visit near Hanger Wood

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.

1.4 km E · spans 5 counties

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

3.2 km N

A country park in Bedfordshire.

6.7 km S

Riverside village west of Bedford known for its picturesque Ouse bridge, green with a round lock-up, and adjoining country park.

8.4 km NW · Bedfordshire

Two small period gardens behind the poet Cowper's Olney house, a summer flower garden and a restored kitchen garden.

10.8 km W

A Capability Brown parkland on the Greensand Ridge with wide views, ancient oaks and Katherine's Cross marking a lost Tudor palace.

11 km S