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Houghton Regis Marl Lakes

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Houghton Regis Marl Lakes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire, covering 0.21 km². It is one of 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Blow's Down and Totternhoe Knolls are among the SSSIs within 3.1 km. Leagrave Station is about 5.2 km away to the east.

More places to visit near Houghton Regis Marl Lakes

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

2.2 km S

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.

3.9 km S

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.

5.2 km S

Photo of Whipsnade White Lion, a hill figure near Ivinghoe in the Chilterns, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Whipsnade White Lion

Hill figure near Ivinghoe

A vast recumbent lion cut into Dunstable Downs in the early 1930s to mark the zoo below — big enough to see from the air.

5.8 km S

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.

6.5 km NE

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.

6.7 km SE